Matthew 27:34-66 they offered Jesus wine mixed with a bitter drug calls it “myrrh” : i.e., for the purpose of dulling the pain of crucifixion. Mark, but when He tasted it He refused to drink it.

AUV⁽ⁱ⁾ ³⁴ they offered Jesus wine mixed with a bitter drug [i.e., for the purpose of dulling the pain of crucifixion. Mark 15:23 calls it “myrrh”], but when He tasted it He refused to drink it. ³⁵ And after they had crucified Him, the soldiers divided His clothing among themselves by gambling for them. ³⁶ Then they just sat there and watched Him [die]. ³⁷ They attached over His head [i.e., to the upright portion of the cross] the charge made against Him, which read, “This is Jesus, the king of the Jews.” ³⁸ They [also] crucified two thieves with Him, one at His right side and one at His left. ³⁹ And those who passed by [the cross] shouted abuse at Him and shook their heads [in derision], ⁴⁰ saying, “You who [said you] would destroy the Temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself [from dying]; if you [really] are the Son of God, come down from the cross.” ⁴¹ In the same way the leading priests, experts in the law of Moses and [Jewish] elders also mocked Him, saying, ⁴² “He saved other people, [but] he cannot [even] save himself [i.e., from dying]. He is ‘the king of Israel;’ let him now come down from the cross and then we will believe in him. ⁴³ He trusted in God; now let God deliver him, if He wants [to save him from dying], for he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’” ⁴⁴ And the thieves who were crucified with Him also heaped the same abuse on Him. ⁴⁵ Now from noon until three o’clock in the afternoon there was darkness over all the land. ⁴⁶ Then about three in the afternoon Jesus called out in a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama, sabachthani? [Note: These words were spoken in the commonly used Aramaic language], which mean, My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? ⁴⁷ And when some of those standing there heard this, they said, “This man is calling for Elijah.” ⁴⁸ And immediately one of them ran and got a sponge, soaked it in sour wine and, attaching it to a stick, [lifted it up] and offered Jesus a drink. ⁴⁹ But the rest of them said, “Let him alone; let us see if Elijah [really] comes to save him.” ⁵⁰ Then Jesus called out again with a loud voice and [finally] gave up His spirit [to God. See Luke 23:46]. ⁵¹ Just then the Temple curtain was torn in two from top to bottom, the ground shook, and rocks were split open. ⁵² Graves opened up and the bodies of many dead saints [i.e., God’s holy people] were raised up [from the dead]. ⁵³ They came out of their graves after Jesus’ resurrection and entered the holy city [i.e., Jerusalem] where they appeared to many people. ⁵⁴ Now when the military man in charge, and those with him who were watching Jesus, saw [and felt] the earthquake and the [other] things that happened, they became extremely fearful, saying, “Truly this was the Son of God.” ⁵⁵ And many women, who had followed Jesus from Galilee and had ministered to His needs, were watching [all this] from a distance. ⁵⁶ Among them were Mary from Magdala; Mary, the mother of James and Joseph [i.e., probably the wife of Clopas. See John 19:25]; and the mother of James and John, the sons of Zebedee [i.e., Salome. Mark 15:40]. ⁵⁷ And when evening had come, a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who was also one of Jesus’ disciples, ⁵⁸ went to [governor] Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. So, Pilate ordered that it be given to him. ⁵⁹ Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth ⁶⁰ and placed it in his own newly prepared grave, which he had cut out of [a ledge of] rock. Then he [had] a huge stone rolled across the entrance of the grave and went away. ⁶¹ Mary from Magdala and the other Mary [i.e., probably Jesus’ mother. See verse 56], stood near the grave site. ⁶² Now on the following day, which was the day after the Preparation [for the Passover Festival], the leading priests and Pharisees assembled in front of Pilate ⁶³ and said, “Sir, we remember what that deceiver said while he was still alive: ‘I will rise [from the dead] after three days.’ ⁶⁴ Therefore, give the order to secure the grave site until the third day, so his disciples will not steal his body and then tell the people ‘He has risen from the dead.’ This last deception would be worse than the first one [i.e., the claim that Jesus rose from the dead would be worse than the claim that he was the Messiah].” ⁶⁵ Pilate said to them, “Take [a group of] guards [with you]; go and make the grave site as secure as you can.” ⁶⁶ So, they went and secured the grave site, placing a [wax] seal on the stone, while the guards watched.