John 18:22

Whe he had thus spoken one of ye ministres which stode by smote Iesus on the face sayinge: answerest thou the hyepreste so?

William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530)

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 axest thou me? Axe them whiche hearde me what I sayde vnto the. Beholde they can tell what I sayde.

23Iesus answered him. If I have evyll spoke beare witnes of ye evyll: yf I have well spoke why smytest thou me?

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Cross References

Matthew 26:67Then spat they in his face and boffeted him with fistes. And other smote him with the palme af their hondes

Luke 22:63And the men that stode about Iesus mocked him and smoote him

John 19:3and sayd: hayll kynge of the Iewes: and they smote him on the face.

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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