Luke 23:36 Meaning and Explanation
“And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar,”
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What Does Luke 23:36 Mean?
The execution squad adds its scorn, lifting toward him the sour wine that soldiers drank — a mock cup for a mock king. The psalmist had written long before: “in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink” (Psalm 69:21).
Even the rough humor of soldiers walks inside prophecy's lines; nothing at Calvary falls outside what God foresaw. The one who once turned water to wine at a wedding now receives sour wine on a cross — he who gives the cup of joy accepts the cup of mockery, so that the scorned and the thirsty of every age might drink living water from him.
Luke 23:36 in the Original Language
oxos (ὄξος), 'vinegar' -- cheap sour wine, the common ration of soldiers.
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What does Luke 23:36 mean?
The soldiers join the mockery, coming up and offering Jesus vinegar.