John 18:22

When he had spoken these thinges, one of the officers which stoode by, smote Iesus with his rod, saying, Answerest thou the hie Priest so?

Geneva Bible 1599

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 mee? aske them which heard mee what I sayde vnto them: beholde, they knowe what I sayd.

23Iesus answered him, If I haue euill spoken, beare witnes of the euil: but if I haue well spoken, why smitest thou me?

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Cross References

Job 30:10They abhorre me, and flee farre from mee, and spare not to spit in my face.

Jeremiah 20:2Then Pashur smote Ieremiah the Prophet, and put him in the stockes that were in the hie gate of Beniamin which was by the House of the Lord.

Matthew 26:67Then spet they in his face, and buffeted him, and other smote him with roddes,

Luke 22:63And the men that helde Iesus, mocked him, and strooke him.

John 19:3And saide, Haile, King of the Iewes. And they smote him with their roddes.

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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