John 18:22

And when he had said this, one of the officers who stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Is that how you answer the high priest?

Revised King James New Testament

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 ask me? ask those who heard what I spoke to them: they know what I said.

23Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why do you strike me?

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Cross References

Matthew 26:67Then they spit in his face, and beat him; and others struck him with the palms of their hands,

Luke 22:63And the men who held Jesus mocked him, and struck him.

John 19:3And came up to him and said, Hail, King of the Jews! and struck 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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