# John 19:29

> 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

## When

- AD 30-33? (counted from the text)
- Date source: The same reconstruction of the Passion: AD 30 or 33, within Pilate's prefecture.

## Who ruled

- **Tiberius**, emperor of Rome, AD 14-37 · Source: Tacitus, Annals I-VI; Suetonius, Tiberius
- **Pontius Pilate**, prefect of Judea, AD 26-36 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVIII.3-4; Tacitus, Annals XV.44; the Caesarea inscription, which carries his name and office in stone
- **Herod Antipas**, tetrarch of Galilee, 4 BC – AD 39 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVII.8-XVIII.7
- **Philip**, tetrarch of Ituraea, 4 BC – AD 34 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVII.8, XVIII.4
- **Caiaphas**, high priest, AD 18-36 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVIII.2.2 and XVIII.4.3; the ossuary of "Joseph, son of Caiaphas," found in Jerusalem in 1990

## See also

- Numbers 19:18 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/numbers/19/18
- Luke 23:36 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/luke/23/36
- Mark 15:36 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/mark/15/36
- Exodus 12:22 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/exodus/12/22
- Matthew 27:48 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/matthew/27/48
- Psalms 51:7 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/51/7
- Matthew 27:34 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/matthew/27/34
- 1 Kings 4:33 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-kings/4/33

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/john/19/29
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/john/19
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).