John 19:29 meaning and explanation

A jar of sour wine was sitting there. So they soaked a sponge in the wine, put it on a stalk of hyssop, and lifted it to His mouth.

John 19:29, Berean Standard Bible

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Jesus, already on the cross, has just said he is thirsty so that Scripture would be fulfilled. A jar of sour wine, the cheap vinegar drink common to soldiers and laborers, stood nearby.

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