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The men who were holding Jesus began to mock Him and beat Him.
Luke 22:63 · Berean Standard Bible
Parallel translations
  • WEB The men who held Jesus mocked him and beat him.
  • KJV And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and smote him.
  • NKJV Now the men who held Jesus mocked Him and beat Him.
  • NASB The men who were holding Jesus in custody began mocking Him and beating Him,
  • NLT The guards in charge of Jesus began mocking and beating him.

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Quick answer

The men holding Jesus mock and beat Him. He endures shameful abuse from His captors.

Overview

While awaiting trial, Jesus suffers mockery and physical violence at the hands of His guards. He bears the cruelty silently, fulfilling the picture of the suffering Servant who is despised. His patient endurance of injustice is part of the suffering by which He redeems His people.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 21

  • John 18:22When Jesus had said this, one of the officers standing nearby slapped Him in the face and said, “Is this how You answer the high priest?”
  • Isa 49:7Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, to Him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the Servant of rulers: “Kings will see You and rise, and princes will bow down, because of the LORD, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen You.”
  • Job 30:9–14And now they mock me in song; I have become a byword among them.
  • Isa 53:3He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.
  • Mark 15:16–20Then the soldiers led Jesus away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium) and called the whole company together.
  • Isa 50:6–7I offered My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard. I did not hide My face from scorn and spittle.
  • Mark 15:27–32Along with Jesus, they crucified two robbers, one on His right and one on His left.
  • Ps 35:25Let them not say in their hearts, “Aha, just what we wanted!” Let them not say, “We have swallowed him up!”
  • Isa 52:14Just as many were appalled at Him—His appearance was disfigured beyond that of any man, and His form was marred beyond human likeness—
  • Ps 35:15–16But when I stumbled, they assembled in glee; they gathered together against me. Assailants I did not know slandered me without ceasing.
  • Job 16:9–10His anger has torn me and opposed me; He gnashes His teeth at me. My adversary pierces me with His eyes.
  • Matt 27:39–44And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads
  • Mic 5:1Now, O daughter of troops, mobilize your troops; for a siege is laid against us! With a rod they will strike the cheek of the judge of Israel.
  • Ps 22:13They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul.
  • 1 Pet 2:23When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.
  • Matt 27:28–31They stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him.
  • Ps 22:6–7But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people.
  • Mark 14:55–65Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, but they did not find any.
  • Heb 12:2Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
  • Matt 26:59–68Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death.
  • Ps 69:7–12For I have endured scorn for Your sake, and shame has covered my face.

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Christ at the center

Luke shows Jesus the Savior for all — outsiders, the poor, the nations — the one who, on the Emmaus road, opened all the Scriptures to show they were about himself.

How Luke 22:63 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

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