And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say unto him, Prophesy: and the servants did strike him with the palms of their hands.
Parallel translations
- WEB Some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to beat him with fists, and to tell him, “Prophesy!” The officers struck him with the palms of their hands.
- BSB Then some of them began to spit on Him. They blindfolded Him, struck Him with their fists, and said to Him, “Prophesy!” And the officers received Him with slaps in His face.
- NKJV Then some began to spit on Him, and to blindfold Him, and to beat Him, and to say to Him, “Prophesy!” And the officers struck Him with the palms of their hands.
- NASB And some began to spit on Him, and to blindfold Him, and to beat Him with their fists and say to Him, “Prophesy!” Then the officers took custody of Him and slapped Him in the face.
- NLT Then some of them began to spit at him, and they blindfolded him and beat him with their fists. “Prophesy to us,” they jeered. And the guards slapped him as they took him away.
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Quick answer
They spit on, blindfold, beat, and mock Jesus, demanding he prophesy. He endures humiliation in fulfillment of prophecy.
Overview
The abuse fulfills the suffering servant prophecies of one beaten and spat upon. Mockingly demanding that he prophesy, they unwittingly highlight that Jesus had truly foretold these very events. The Lord of glory silently bears shame and cruelty for the sake of sinners.
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- Matt 26:67–68Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands,
- Acts 23:2And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.
- Luke 22:63–64And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and smote him.
- John 19:3And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands.
- Isa 50:6I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.
- Isa 52:14As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:
- John 18:22And 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?
- Mark 15:19And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.
- Job 30:10They abhor me, they flee far from me, and spare not to spit in my face.
- Isa 53:3He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
- Esth 7:8Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he force the queen also before me in the house? As the word went out of the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.
- Num 12:14And the LORD said unto Moses, If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days? let her be shut out from the camp seven days, and after that let her be received in again.
- Heb 12:2Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
- Mark 10:34And they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit upon him, and shall kill him: and the third day he shall rise again.
- Mic 5:1Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.
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