John 18:22

And as these (words) he spake, one of the officers who stood (by) struck Jeshu upon his cheek, and said to him, Thus givest thou the answer to the chief of the priests?

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

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 askest thou me? Ask them who have heard what I have said with them. Behold, they know every thing that I have said.

23Jeshu replied and said to him, If wickedly I have spoken, bear witness of the evil; but if well, why hast thou struck me?

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Cross References

Matthew 26:67Then did they spit in his face, and smote him; and others struck him,

Luke 22:63And the men who held Jeshu mocked him,

John 19:3and said, Hail to thee, King of the Jihudoyee! and struck him upon his cheeks.

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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