Having blindfolded him, they struck him on the face and asked him, “Prophesy! Who is the one who struck you?”
Parallel translations
- KJV And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote thee?
- BSB They blindfolded Him and kept demanding, “Prophesy! Who hit You?”
- NKJV And having blindfolded Him, they struck Him on the face and asked Him, saying, “Prophesy! Who is the one who struck You?”
- NASB and they blindfolded Him and repeatedly asked Him, saying, “Prophesy, who is the one who hit You?”
- NLT They blindfolded him and said, “Prophesy to us! Who hit you that time?”
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Quick answer
They blindfold Jesus, strike Him, and mockingly demand that He prophesy who hit Him. They scorn His prophetic identity.
Overview
The captors taunt Jesus by challenging Him to identify His attackers while blindfolded. Their cruel game mocks the very prophetic power they refuse to acknowledge. Ironically, the true Prophet endures their ridicule even as His earlier prophecies are being fulfilled around Him.
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Cross-references · 2
- Judg 16:25When their hearts were merry, they said, “Call for Samson, that he may entertain us.” They called for Samson out of the prison; and he performed before them. They set him between the pillars;
- Judg 16:21The Philistines laid hold on him, and put out his eyes; and they brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he ground at the mill in the prison.
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