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Matthew 26:67
67Then they spit in his face and struck him with their fists. Others slapped him
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,
- 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,
- New Living Translation (NLT)Then they began to spit in Jesus’ face and beat him with their fists. And some slapped him,
Context of Matthew 26:67
65Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, “He has spoken blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy. 66What do you think?” “He is worthy of death,” they answered. Then they spit in his face and struck him with their fists. Others slapped him 68and said, “Prophesy to us, Messiah. Who hit you?” 69Now Peter was sitting out in the courtyard, and a servant girl came to him. “You also were with Jesus of Galilee,” she said.
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Τότε ἐνέπτυσαν εἰς τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐκολάφισαν αὐτόν. οἱ δὲ ἐράπισανRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for Matthew 26:67
- Matthew 27:30They spit on him, and took the staff and struck him on the head again and again.
- Numbers 12:14The Lord replied to Moses, “If her father had spit in her face, would she not have been in disgrace for seven days? Confine her outside the camp for seven days; after that she can be brought back.”
- Deuteronomy 25:9his brother’s widow shall go up to him in the presence of the elders, take off one of his sandals, spit in his face and say, “This is what is done to the man who will not build up his brother’s family line.”
- Job 30:9“And now those young men mock me in song; I have become a byword among them.
- Isaiah 50:6I offered my back to those who beat me, my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard; I did not hide my face from mocking and spitting.
- Isaiah 52:14Just as there were many who were appalled at him— his appearance was so disfigured beyond that of any human being and his form marred beyond human likeness—
- Isaiah 53:3He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces he was despised, and we held him in low esteem.
- Mark 14:65Then 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.
- Mark 15:19Again and again they struck him on the head with a staff and spit on him. Falling on their knees, they paid homage to him.
- 1 Corinthians 4:13when we are slandered, we answer kindly. We have become the scum of the earth, the garbage of the world—right up to this moment.
- Hebrews 12:2fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
- Matthew 5:39But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also.
- 1 Kings 22:24Then Zedekiah son of Kenaanah went up and slapped Micaiah in the face. “Which way did the spirit from the Lord go when he went from me to speak to you?” he asked.
- Jeremiah 20:2he had Jeremiah the prophet beaten and put in the stocks at the Upper Gate of Benjamin at the Lord’s temple.
- Lamentations 3:30Let him offer his cheek to one who would strike him, and let him be filled with disgrace.
- Luke 22:63The men who were guarding Jesus began mocking 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
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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
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