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Matthew 26:67
67Then they began to spit in Jesus’ face and beat him with their fists. And some 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,
- 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 clothing to show his horror and said, “Blasphemy! Why do we need other witnesses? You have all heard his blasphemy. 66What is your verdict?” “Guilty!” they shouted. “He deserves to die!” Then they began to spit in Jesus’ face and beat him with their fists. And some slapped him, 68jeering, “Prophesy to us, you Messiah! Who hit you that time?” 69Meanwhile, Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. A servant girl came over and said to him, “You were one of those with Jesus the Galilean.”
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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 27:30And they spit on him and grabbed the stick and struck him on the head with it.
- Numbers 12:14But the Lord said to Moses, “If her father had done nothing more than spit in her face, wouldn’t she be defiled for seven days? So keep her outside the camp for seven days, and after that she may be accepted back.”
- Deuteronomy 25:9the widow must walk over to him in the presence of the elders, pull his sandal from his foot, and spit in his face. Then she must declare, ‘This is what happens to a man who refuses to provide his brother with children.’
- Job 30:9“And now they mock me with vulgar songs! They taunt me!
- Isaiah 50:6I offered my back to those who beat me and my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard. I did not hide my face from mockery and spitting.
- Isaiah 52:14But many were amazed when they saw him. His face was so disfigured he seemed hardly human, and from his appearance, one would scarcely know he was a man.
- Isaiah 53:3He was despised and rejected— a man of sorrows, acquainted with deepest grief. We turned our backs on him and looked the other way. He was despised, and we did not care.
- Mark 14:65Then some of them began to spit at him, and they blindfolded him and beat him with their fists. “Prophesy to us,” they jeered. And the guards slapped him as they took him away.
- Mark 15:19And they struck him on the head with a reed stick, spit on him, and dropped to their knees in mock worship.
- 1 Corinthians 4:13We appeal gently when evil things are said about us. Yet we are treated like the world’s garbage, like everybody’s trash—right up to the present moment.
- Hebrews 12:2We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne.
- Matthew 5:39But I say, do not resist an evil person! If someone slaps you on the right cheek, offer the other cheek also.
- 1 Kings 22:24Then Zedekiah son of Kenaanah walked up to Micaiah and slapped him across the face. “Since when did the Spirit of the Lord leave me to speak to you?” he demanded.
- Jeremiah 20:2So he arrested Jeremiah the prophet and had him whipped and put in stocks at the Benjamin Gate of the Lord’s Temple.
- Lamentations 3:30Let them turn the other cheek to those who strike them and accept the insults of their enemies.
- Luke 22:63The guards in charge of 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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