Luke 22:63

And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and smote him.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	Καὶ Kai	G2532	and · conjunction
men	ἄνδρες andres	G435	a man (properly as an individual male) · noun — nominative plural masculine
that	οἱ hoi	G3588	the (sometimes to be supplied · article — nominative plural masculine
held	συνέχοντες sunechontes	G4912	to hold together · verb — present active participle, nominative plural masculine
Jesus	Ἰησοῦς Iēsoûs	G2424	Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua)
mocked	ἐνέπαιζον enepaizon	G1702	to jeer at · verb — imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural
him	αὐτὸν auton	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative singular masculine
smote	δέροντες. derontes	G1194	properly · verb — present active participle, nominative plural masculine

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Cross-references

John 18:22 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 prie…
Job 16:9-10 He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me.
Job 30:9-14 And now am I their song, yea, I am their byword.
Psalms 22:6-7 But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.
Psalms 22:13 They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.
Psalms 35:15-16 But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew…
Psalms 35:25 Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.
Isaiah 49:7 Thus saith the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 22:63–end

We are here told, as before in the other gospels, I. How our Lord Jesus was abused by the servants of the high priest. The abjects, the rude and barbarous servants, gathered themselves together against him. They that held Jesus, that had him in custody till the court sat, they mocked him, and smote him (Luk 22:63), they would not allow him to repose himself one minute, though he had had no sleep all night, nor to compose himself, though he was hurried to his trial, and no time given him to prepare for it. They made sport with him: this sorrowful night to him shall be a merry night to them; and the blessed Jesus, like Samson, is made the fool in the play. They hood-winked him, and then, accor…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 22:62

And Peter went out, and wept bitterly--(Also see on Mar 14:72.) Next: Luke Chapter 23

Adam Clarke on Luke 22:63

Mocked him, and smote him - This and the following verses are placed by Matthew and Mark before the relation of Peter's denial. For their explanation, see on Mat 26:67, Mat 26:68 (note).

John Gill on Luke 22:63

And the men that held Jesus,.... Whilst he was before the sanhedrim; and were either the Roman soldiers, or the servants of the high priest, who kept hold of him all the while, lest he should get away; though there was no reason for it; his time was come, nor would he escape out of their hands, though he could easily have rescued himself: mocked him; insulted him, and gave him very opprobrious language, and used him in a very scurrilous way, and even spit upon him; and smote him. This clause is left out in the Syriac, Arabic, and Persic versions; the word used, signifies plucking off the skin; they pinched him, and tore off his flesh with their nails; they plucked the hairs of his beard, a…

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The Church Fathers

Jesus, the Lord of heaven and earth, sustains and suffers the mockings of the ungodly, giving us an example of patience.
— John Chrysostom ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

(de Con. Ev. lib. iii. c. 7.) The temptation of Peter which took place between the mockings of our Lord is not related by all the Evangelists in the same order. For Matthew and Mark first mention those, then Peter's temptation; but Luke has first described the temptations of Peter, then the mockings of our Lord, saying, And the men that held Jesus mocked him, &c.
— Augustine of Hippo ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

And the men who held Him mocked Him, beating Him, and blindfolded Him, and struck His face. The prophecy is fulfilled that says: "With a rod they strike the judge of Israel on the cheek" (Micah 5). But He who was struck then by the blows of the Jews is also struck now by the blasphemies of false Christians. But they blindfolded Him, not so that He would not see their wickedness, but to hide His own face from them as they once did to Moses. For if they believed Moses, they might perhaps have believed in the Lord as well. But this veil remains over their hearts to this day, not revealed to them, but taken away from us who believe in Christ. For not in vain, at His death, was the temple veil torn in two.
— Bede, On the Gospel of Luke

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Dictionary and topics

Assault And Battery · .The attacks upon — .The attacks upon
Court · .COMPOSITION OF, AND MO — .COMPOSITION OF, AND MO
Persecution · OF JESUS — OF JESUS
Prisoners · Jesus — Jesus
Scoffing · .The men who seized Jesus — .The men who seized Jesus
Scorning And Mocking · Exemplified: The men who held Jesus — Exemplified: The men who held Jesus

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Luke 22:63

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 22:63–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 22:62

Adam Clarke on Luke 22:63

John Gill on Luke 22:63

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Luke 22:63

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 22:63–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 22:62

Adam Clarke on Luke 22:63

John Gill on Luke 22:63

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Luke 22:63–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 22:63