Context 15:36 Then someone ran, filled a sponge with sour wine,1 put it on a stick,2 and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Leave him alone! Let’s see if Elijah will come to take him down!”
[15:36]1snSour wine refers to cheap wine that was called in Latin posca, a cheap vinegar wine diluted heavily with water. It was the drink of slaves and soldiers, and was probably there for the soldiers who had performed the crucifixion.
