Matius 17:11-13

17:11 He ¹  answered, “Elijah does indeed come first and will restore all things. 17:12 And I tell you that Elijah has already come. Yet they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they wanted. In ²  the same way, the Son of Man will suffer at their hands.” 17:13 Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them about John the Baptist.

Matius 27:47-49

27:47 When ³  some of the bystanders heard it, they said, “This man is calling for Elijah.” 27:48 Immediately ⁴  one of them ran and got a sponge, filled it with sour wine, ⁵  put it on a stick, ⁶  and gave it to him to drink. 27:49 But the rest said, “Leave him alone! Let’s see if Elijah will come to save him.” ⁷ 

[17:11]  ¹ tn Grk “And answering, he said.” This has been simplified in the translation.

[17:12]  ² tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[27:47]  ³ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[27:48]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[27:48]  ⁵ sn Sour wine refers to cheap wine that was called in Latin posca, a cheap vinegar wine diluted heavily with water. It was the drink of slaves and soldiers, and was probably there for the soldiers who had performed the crucifixion.

[27:48]  ⁶ tn Grk “a reed.”

[27:49]  ⁷ tc Early and important mss (א B C L Γ pc) have another sentence at the end of this verse: “And another [soldier] took a spear and pierced him in the side, and water and blood flowed out.” This comment finds such a strong parallel in John 19:34 that it was undoubtedly lifted from the Fourth Gospel by early, well-meaning scribes and inserted into Matt 27:49. Consequently, even though the support for the shorter reading (A D W Θ Ë^1,13 33 Ï lat sy sa bo) is not nearly as impressive, internal considerations on its behalf are compelling.