Mark 15:23
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not.”
οἶνος
Wine. Oinos. New wine must be put into new wineskins. The life of the Spirit cannot be contained in old structures. God is always doing something new. Be flexible enough to receive it.
δίδωμι
they were offering
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δίδωμι
To give, to grant, to bestow. Didomi. God so loved the world that He gave. Giving is the language of love. The greatest gift is always the giver themselves.
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ὅς
He
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ὅς
Who, which, that, the one who. He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. God finishes what He starts.
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λαμβάνω
did take it.
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λαμβάνω
while G138 (αἱρέομαι) is more violent, to seize or remove))
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σμυρνίζω
mixed with myrrh
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σμυρνίζω
to tincture with myrrh, i.e. embitter (as a narcotic)
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πίνω
to drink
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πίνω
to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
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