15:1 Now all the tax collectors 1 and sinners were coming 2 to hear him.
1 sn See the note on tax collectors in 3:12.
2 tn Grk “were drawing near.”
3 sn Sour wine was cheap wine, called in Latin posca, and referred to a cheap vinegar wine diluted heavily with water. It was the drink of slaves and soldiers, and the soldiers who had performed the crucifixion, who had some on hand, now used it to taunt Jesus further.