John 19:29
Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth.
Cross-references
Exodus 12:22
Typology
Exodus 12:22 uses hyssop to apply Passover blood, prefiguring Jesus as the Lamb of God, with hyssop at his death.
Matthew 27:48
Parallel
Matthew 27:48 gives the same account of offering sour wine on a sponge, confirming the detail as a parallel tradition.
Mark 15:36
Parallel
Mark 15:36 adds the crowd's taunt about Elijah, providing context that the sour wine offering was part of mockery.
Luke 23:36
Parallel
Luke 23:36 shows soldiers offering sour wine in mockery, highlighting the ridicule Jesus endured, paralleling this account.
Psalm 69:21
Prophetic fulfillment
Psalm 69:21 prophesies offering sour wine to the suffering righteous — here Jesus receives it, fulfilling the psalm.
Matthew 27:34
Parallel
Matthew 27:34 records an earlier offer of wine mixed with gall that Jesus refused, contrasting with the sour wine he accepted here.