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Mark 14:65
65And some began to spit on Him, and to blindfold Him, and to beat Him with their fists, and to say to Him, “Prophesy [by telling us who hit you]!” Then the officers took custody of Him and struck him in the face.
Mark 14:65 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say unto him, Prophesy: and the servants did strike him with the palms of their hands.
- New International Version (NIV)Then some began to spit at him; they blindfolded him, struck him with their fists, and said, “Prophesy!” And the guards took him and beat him.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And some began to spit on him and to cover his face and to strike him, saying to him, "Prophesy!" And the guards received him with blows.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then some began to spit on Him, and to blindfold Him, and to beat Him, and to say to Him, “Prophesy!” And the officers struck Him with the palms of their hands.
Context of Mark 14:65
63Then tearing his robe [to express his indignation], the high priest said, “What further need do we have of witnesses? 64You have heard the blasphemy [that is, His claim to be the Son of God]. What is your decision?” And they all condemned Him to be [guilty and] deserving of death. And some began to spit on Him, and to blindfold Him, and to beat Him with their fists, and to say to Him, “Prophesy [by telling us who hit you]!” Then the officers took custody of Him and struck him in the face. 66While Peter was down below in the courtyard, one of the servant-girls of the high priest came, 67and when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked intently at him and said, “You were with Jesus the Nazarene, too.”
Read all of Mark 14Mark 14:65 word by word
καὶ ἤρξαντό τινες ἐμπτύειν αὐτῷ καὶ περικαλύπτειν αὐτοῦ τὸ πρόσωπον καὶ κολαφίζειν αὐτὸν καὶ λέγειν αὐτῷ· προφήτευσον, καὶ οἱ ὑπηρέται ῥαπίσμασιν αὐτὸν ἔλαβον.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- someτιςtis · oneG5100
- beganἄρχομαιarchomai · to rule/beginG756
- to spitἐμπτύωemptuō · to spit on/atG1716
- on himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- to coverπερικαλύπτωperikaluptō · to coverG4028
- faceὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- faceπρόσωπονprosōpon · faceG4383
- to buffetκολαφίζωkolaphizō · to beatG2852
- to sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- Prophesyπροφητεύωprophēteuō · to prophesyG4395
- the servantsὑπηρέτηςhupēretēs · servantG5257
- did strikeβάλλωballō · to throw: throwG906
- with the palms of their handsῥάπισμαrhapisma · slapG4475
Cross-references for Mark 14:65
- Mark 15:19They kept beating Him on the head with a reed and spitting on Him, and kneeling and bowing in [mock] homage to Him.
- Numbers 12:14But the Lord said to Moses, “If her father had but spit in her face, would she not bear her shame for seven days? Let her be shut up outside the camp for seven days, and afterward she may return.”
- Job 30:10They hate me, they stand aloof from me, And do not refrain from spitting in my face.
- Isaiah 50:6I turned My back to those who strike Me, And My cheeks to those who pluck out the beard; I did not hide My face from insults and spitting.
- Isaiah 52:14Just as many were astonished and appalled at you, My people, So His appearance was marred more than any man And His form [marred] more than the sons of men.
- Isaiah 53:3He was despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and pain and acquainted with grief; And like One from whom men hide their faces He was despised, and we did not appreciate His worth or esteem Him.
- Micah 5:1“Now gather yourself in troops, O daughter of troops; A state of siege has been placed against us. They shall strike the ruler of Israel on the cheek with a rod (scepter).
- Matthew 26:67Then they spat in His face and struck Him with their fists; and some slapped Him,
- Luke 22:63Now the men who were holding Jesus in custody were mocking and ridiculing Him [and treating Him with contempt] and beating Him.
- John 18:22But when He said this, one of the officers who was standing nearby struck Jesus [in the face], saying, “Is that how You answer the high priest?”
- John 19:3and they kept coming up to Him, saying [mockingly], “Hail, King of the Jews [Good health! Peace! Long life to you, King of the Jews]!” And they slapped Him in the face.
- Acts 23:2[At this] the high priest Ananias ordered those who stood beside him to strike Paul on the mouth.
- Hebrews 12:2[looking away from all that will distract us and] focusing our eyes on Jesus, who is the Author and Perfecter of faith [the first incentive for our belief and the One who brings our faith to maturity], who for the joy [of accomplishing the goal] set before Him endured the cross, disregarding the shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God [revealing His deity, His authority, and the completion of His work].
Commentaries on Mark 14:65
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 53-72Verses 53-72 See this fully explained in the notes at Matthew 26:57-75.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 53-65Verses 53-65 We have here Christ's condemnation before the great council of the Jews. Peter followed; but the high priest's fire-side was no proper place, nor his servants proper company, for Peter: it was an entrance into temptation. Great diligence was used to procure false witnesses against Jesus, yet their testimony was not equal to the charge of a capital crime, by the utmost stretch of their law. He was asked, Art thou the Son of the Blessed? that…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 65Spit: See 10:34. Prophesy: See 6:4, 15; 8:28; 14:58. Similar abuse would happen during his trial before Pontius Pilate (15:16–20).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6565. And some began to spit on him--or, as in Mt 26:67, "to spit in [into] His face." Luke (Lu 22:63) says in addition, "And the men that held Jesus mocked him"--or cast their jeers at Him. (Also see on Joh 18:28.) to cover his face--or "to blindfold him" (as in Lu 22:64). to buffet him--Luke's word, which is rendered "smote Him" (Lu 22:63), is a stronger one, conveying an idea for which we have an exact equivalent in English, but one too colloquial to be…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Mark 14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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