John 18:22

John 18:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so?
• New International Version (NIV)When Jesus said this, one of the officials nearby slapped him in the face. “Is this the way you answer the high priest?” he demanded.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When he had said these things, one of the officers standing by struck Jesus with his hand, saying, "Is that how you answer the high priest?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)And when He had said these things, one of the officers who stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, “Do You answer the high priest like that?”

Context of John 18:22

20Jesus answered him, ‘I have always taught in the Jewish meeting places, or at the temple. Those are public places where all the Jews meet together. I have said nothing secretly. 21So you do not need to ask me these questions. You can ask the people who heard me when I taught them. They know what I said.’ When Jesus said this, one of the soldiers hit him on the face. The soldier said, ‘You should not speak to the leader of the priests like that!’ 23Jesus replied, ‘If I said something wrong, tell us what it is. But if I said something that is true, you should not have hit me.’ 24Then Annas sent Jesus to Caiaphas, the leader of the priests. Jesus still had ropes tied round his arms.

John 18:22 word by word

ταῦτα δὲ αὐτοῦ εἰπόντος εἷς παρεστηκὼς τῶν ὑπηρετῶν ἔδωκεν ῥάπισμα τῷ Ἰησοῦ εἰπών· οὕτως ἀποκρίνῃ τῷ ἀρχιερεῖ;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And whenδέde · thenG1161
• heαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• hadλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• thusοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• of the officersὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• of the officersὑπηρέτηςhupēretēs · servantG5257
• which stood byπαρίστημιparistēmi paristanō · to stand byG3936
• struckδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• with the palm of his handῥάπισμαrhapisma · slapG4475
• Answerest thouἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
• the high priestἀρχιερεύςarchiereus · high-priestG749
• soοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779

Cross-references for John 18:22

• Job 16:10People insult me and they laugh at me. They hit me on my face. They all join together to attack me.
• Job 30:10They hate me and they do not come near me. When they see me, they spit at my face.
• Isaiah 50:5The Almighty Lord has spoken clearly to me. I have accepted his message, and I have not turned back.
• Jeremiah 20:2So he told his men to beat Jeremiah. Then they tied Jeremiah up with heavy pieces of wood on his legs. That was at the Benjamin Gate of the Lord's temple.
• Micah 5:1Soldiers in Jerusalem, come together! Get ready, because your enemies are attacking you. They are all round the city, ready to fight. They will hit Israel's ruler on his face with a stick.
• Matthew 26:67Then some of them spat into Jesus' face. They also hit him with their fists.
• Mark 14:65Then some of the men began to spit on Jesus. They covered his eyes with a cloth and they hit him many times with their fists. They said, ‘Show us that you are a prophet! Tell us who hit you!’ Then the guards took hold of Jesus and they beat him.
• Luke 22:63The men that were holding Jesus were laughing at him. They hit him many times.
• Acts 23:2The most important priest, who was called Ananias, heard Paul's words. He said to the men who were near Paul, ‘Hit that man on his mouth!’
• Acts 23:4The men who were standing near Paul said to him, ‘You must not say bad things against our most important priest!’

Commentaries on John 18:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22One of the officers - struck Jesus - This was an outrage to all justice: for a prisoner, before he is condemned, is ever considered to be under the especial protection of justice; nor has any one a right to touch him, but according to the direction of the law. But it has been observed before that, if justice had been done to Christ, he could neither have suffered nor died.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22One of the officers - One of the inferior officers, or those who attended on the court. With the palm, of his hand - This may mean: “Gave him a blow either with the open hand or with a rod” - the Greek does not determine which. In whatever way it was done, it was a violation of all law and justice. Jesus had showed no disrespect for the office of the high priest, and if he had, this was not the proper way to punish it. The Syriac reads thus: “Smote the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-27Verses 13-27 Simon Peter denied his Master. The particulars have been noticed in the remarks on the other Gospels. The beginning of sin is as the letting forth of water. The sin of lying is a fruitful sin; one lie needs another to support it, and that another. If a call to expose ourselves to danger be clear, we may hope God will enable us to honour him; if it be not, we may fear that God will leave us to shame ourselves. They said nothing concerning the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22-23When Jesus reminded Annas about the correct legal procedure, one of the temple guards thought he was being disrespectful. The guard slapped Jesus. However, Jesus knew the law well and spoke truthfully. There were no witnesses accusing him, and no evidence was presented against him.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. struck Jesus with the palm ... Answerest Thou the high priest so--(See Is 50:6; and compare Ac 23:2). (Also see on Mr 14:54.)Read the comment

Topics related to John 18:22

• Court
• Jesus Continued
• Malice
• Persecution
• Priest
• Prisoners

In the dictionaries

• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• High priest
• Annas
• Judge
• Resort
• Cohort
• Jesus Christ
• Jesus Christ, the Arrest and Trial of
• John, Gospel of

Commentaries on John 18

• 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
• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings