Matthew 26:67

Matthew 26:67 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands,
• New International Version (NIV)Then they spit in his face and struck him with their fists. Others slapped him
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then they spit in his face and struck him. And some slapped him,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then they spat in His face and beat Him; and others struck Him with the palms of their hands,

Context of Matthew 26:67

65Then the high priest tore his robes and said, “He has blasphemed! What further need do we have of witnesses? Behold, you have now heard the blasphemy; 66what do you think?” They answered, “He deserves death!” Then they spat in His face and beat Him with their fists; and others slapped Him, 68and said, “Prophesy to us, You Christ; who is the one who hit You?” 69Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard, and a servant-girl came to him and said, “You too were with Jesus the Galilean.”

Matthew 26:67 word by word

Τότε ἐνέπτυσαν εἰς τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐκολάφισαν αὐτόν. οἱ δὲ ἐράπισανRead the interlinear

• Thenτότεtote · thenG5119
• spatἐμπτύωemptuō · to spit on/atG1716
• in His faceπρόσωπονprosōpon · faceG4383
• and beatκολαφίζωkolaphizō · to beatG2852
• and othersὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• slappedῥαπίζωrhapizō · to slapG4474

Cross-references for Matthew 26:67

• Matthew 27:30They spat on Him, and took the reed and began to beat Him on the head.
• 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 for seven days outside the camp, and afterward she may be received again.”
• Deuteronomy 25:9then his brother’s wife shall come to him in the sight of the elders, and pull his sandal off his foot and spit in his face; and she shall declare, ‘Thus it is done to the man who does not build up his brother’s house.’
• Job 30:9“And now I have become their taunt, I have even become a byword to them.
• Isaiah 50:6I gave My back to those who strike Me, And My cheeks to those who pluck out the beard; I did not cover My face from humiliation and spitting.
• Isaiah 52:14Just as many were astonished at you, My people, So His appearance was marred more than any man And His form more than the sons of men.
• Isaiah 53:3He was despised and forsaken of men, A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; And like one from whom men hide their face He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.
• Mark 14:65Some began to spit at Him, and to blindfold Him, and to beat Him with their fists, and to say to Him, “Prophesy!” And the officers received Him with slaps in the face.
• Mark 15:19They kept beating His head with a reed, and spitting on Him, and kneeling and bowing before Him.
• 1 Corinthians 4:13when we are slandered, we try to conciliate; we have become as the scum of the world, the dregs of all things, even until now.
• Hebrews 12:2fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
• Matthew 5:39But I say to you, do not resist an evil person; but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.
• 1 Kings 22:24Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near and struck Micaiah on the cheek and said, “How did the Spirit of the Lord pass from me to speak to you?”
• Jeremiah 20:2Pashhur had Jeremiah the prophet beaten and put him in the stocks that were at the upper Benjamin Gate, which was by the house of the Lord.
• Lamentations 3:30Let him give his cheek to the smiter, Let him be filled with reproach.
• Luke 22:63Now the men who were holding Jesus in custody were mocking Him and beating Him,

Commentaries on Matthew 26:67

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 67Then did they spit in his face - This was done as a mark of the most profound contempt. See Job 16:10; Job 30:10; Isaiah 50:6; Micah 5:1. The judges now delivered him into the hands of the mob. And buffeted him - Smote him with their fists, . This is the translation of Theophylact. , says he, means, "to beat with the hand, the fingers being clenched. , or, to speak more briefly, to buffet with the fist." Smote him with the palms of their hands - . , says…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 67Then did they spit in his face - This, among the Jews, as among us, was significant of the highest contempt and insult, Numbers 12:14; Isaiah 50:6; Job 30:10. And buffeted him - That is, they struck him with their hands closed, or with the fist. Others smote him with the palms of their hands - The word used in the original here means literally to strike with rods. It also means to strike the mouth with the open hand, as if to prevent a person‘s speaking…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 57-68Verses 57-68 Jesus was hurried into Jerusalem. It looks ill, and bodes worse, when those who are willing to be Christ's disciples, are not willing to be known to be so. Here began Peter's denying him: for to follow Christ afar off, is to begin to go back from him. It is more our concern to prepare for the end, whatever it may be, than curiously to ask what the end will be. The event is God's, but the duty is ours. Now the Scriptures were fulfilled, which…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 67-68This abuse fulfills the prophecies in Isaiah 50:6 and 53:4–9. Jesus himself prophesied these things (Matthew 16:21; 17:22–23; 20:18–19; 26:2; see also Mark 14:65).Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 26:67

• Assault and Battery
• Church
• Court
• Cruelty
• Government
• Jesus, the Christ
• Mocking
• Persecution
• Prayer
• Priest
• Prisoners
• Spitting

In the dictionaries

• Adjure
• Annas
• Blood
• Covenant
• Cup
• Curse
• Friend
• Guilty
• Heavy
• Humiliation of Christ

Commentaries on Matthew 26

• 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