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A man prepares a sponge with sour wine as another raises it toward Jesus.
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Mark 15:36

Sour Wine and Waiting

The Cross and the Tomb · Mark 15

Story guide: Someone fills a sponge with sour wine and raises it on a reed, while the bystanders wait to see whether Elijah comes.

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36Then someone ran, filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a reed, and gave him a drink, saying, “Wait! Let us see whether Elijah is coming to take him down.”

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