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Matthew 26:67
67Then they spat in His face and pounded Him with their fists. Others slapped Him and demanded,
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 kohen gadol tore his clothes and said, “Blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, you’ve heard the blasphemy. 66What’s your verdict?” “Guilty,” they answered. “He deserves death!” Then they spat in His face and pounded Him with their fists. Others slapped Him and demanded, 68“Prophesy to us, you Messiah! Which one hit You?” 69Meanwhile, Peter was sitting in the courtyard. A servant girl came over to him and said, “You also were with Yeshua of the Galilee.”
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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 spat on Him, and they took the staff and beat Him over and over on the head.
- Numbers 12:14Adonai said to Moses, “If her father had but spit in her face, would she not be in shame for seven days? Let her be confined outside the camp for seven days. After that she may be brought back.”
- Deuteronomy 25:9then his brother’s widow is to come to him in the sight of the elders, pull his sandal off his foot, spit in his face, and reply, ‘So will it be done to the man who does not build up his brother’s house.’
- Job 30:9“So now I have become their taunt song; I have become a byword to them.
- Isaiah 50:6I gave My back to those who strike, and My cheeks to those pulling out My beard; I did not hide My face from humiliation and spitting.
- Isaiah 52:14Just as many were appalled at You— His appearance was disfigured more than any man, His form more than the sons of men.
- Isaiah 53:3He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief, One from whom people hide their faces. He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.
- Mark 14:65Some began to spit on Him, to blindfold Him, and to beat Him with their fists, saying, “Prophesy!” Also the guards slapped Him around.
- Mark 15:19Over and over, they kept hitting Him on the head with a staff and spitting on Him; and kneeling down, they worshiped Him.
- 1 Corinthians 4:13When we are slandered, we speak kindly. We have become the scum of the earth, the dregs of all things—even to this moment.
- Hebrews 12:2focusing on Yeshua, the initiator and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before Him, He endured the cross, disregarding its shame; and He has taken His seat at the right hand of the throne of God.
- Matthew 5:39But I tell you, do not resist an evildoer. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him also the other.
- 1 Kings 22:24Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah approached Micaiah, struck him on the cheek and said, “Which way did the Ruach Adonai pass from me to speak to you?”
- Jeremiah 20:2Pashhur had Jeremiah the prophet beaten and put in the stocks at the Upper Benjamin Gate by the House of Adonai.
- Lamentations 3:30Let him offer his cheek to the one who strikes him. Let him have his fill of disgrace.
- Luke 22:63Now the men who were guarding Yeshua 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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