Key Verse Spotlight
Mark 15:23 β Meaning and Application
King James Version
βAnd they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received {it} not.β
Mark 15:23
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
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.
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