John 18:22

And when He had said these things, one of the attendants who stood by slapped Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, “Is this how You answer the high priest?”

English Majority Text (NT)

In The King James Version

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?

In Context

21Why do you question Me? Question those who have heard Me, what I spoke to them. Indeed they know what I said.”

23Jesus answered him, “If I have spoken evil, testify of the evil; but if well, why do you strike Me?”

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Cross References

Matthew 26:67Then they spat in His face, and beat Him with their fists; and they slapped Him,

Luke 22:63Now the men who were holding Jesus were mocking Him and beating Him.

John 19:3And they kept saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” And they were striking Him with their hands.

Matthew Henry on John 18:14-28

Christ before Annas and Caiaphas; The Fall of Peter; Christ Arraigned; Peter Again Denies Christ. 13 And led him away to Annas first; for he was father in law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year. 14 Now Caiaphas was he, which gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people. 15 And Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple: that disciple was known unto the high priest, and went in with Jesus into the palace of the high priest. 16 But Peter stood… Read the whole commentary →

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