Mark 15:23
“And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not.”
And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.
And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.
And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not.
And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.
And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.
Counter-Arguments
The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.
Cross-References
“They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.”
“They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink.”
“After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.”
“Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God.”
“They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink.”