Matthew 26:67

Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands,

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Then	Τότε Tote	G5119	the when · adverb
spit	ἐνέπτυσαν eneptusan	G1716	to spit at or on · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural
in	εἰς eis	G1519	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
his	αὐτοῦ autou	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
face	πρόσωπον prosōpon	G4383	the front (as being towards view) · noun — accusative singular neuter
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
buffeted	ἐκολάφισαν ekolaphisan	G2852	to rap with the fist · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural
him	αὐτόν. auton	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative singular masculine
and	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
others	τὸ to	G3588	the (sometimes to be supplied · article — accusative singular neuter
hands	ἐράπισαν erapisan	G4474	to slap · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural

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Cross-references

Isaiah 50:6 I 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.
Isaiah 53:3 He 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,…
Matthew 27:30 And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.
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…
Matthew 5:39 But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
Mark 14:65 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…
Isaiah 52:14 As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:
Lamentations 3:30 He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.

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Commentary

John Gill on Matthew 26:67

Then did they spit in his face,.... Not the judges, the members of the sanhedrim, but the servants of the high priest, and the officers that had Jesus in hold, and were the guard upon him; see Luke 22:63, who seeing him condemned as guilty of death, thought they might insult him at pleasure, and use him in the most indecent and barbarous manner; and therefore, in a way of contempt, spit in his face; than which nothing was more reproachful and disgraceful: the Jews (x) say, that he that spits before, or in the presence of his master, is guilty of death, so nauseous and filthy was it accounted; and how much more must it be so, to spit in the face of anyone? hereby a prophecy was fulfilled, Isa…

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John Calvin on Matthew 26:62-68

Matthew 26:62-68 Matthew 26:62-68 Mark 14:60-65 Luke 22:63-71 62. And the high priest, rising up, said to him, [227] Answerest thou nothing? What is it that those men testify against thee? 63. And Jesus was silent. And the high priest answering said to him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us if thou art the Christ, the Son of God. 64. Jesus saith to him, Thou hast said it; but yet I tell you, hereafter you shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven. 65. Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath blasphemed; what further need have we of witnesses? lo now you have heard his blasphemy. 66. What think you? And t…

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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Matthew 26:67-68

Such abuse fulfills Isa 50:6; 53:4-9 and Jesus’ own predictions (Matt 16:21; 17:22-23; 20:18-19; 26:2; see also Mark 14:65).

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The Church Fathers

They spit in his face, and buffeted him, to fulfil the prophecy of Esaias, I gave my cheek to the smiters, and turned not away my face from shame and spitting. (Isa. 50:6.)
— Jerome ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

(Verse 67.) Then they spat in his face and struck him with their fists. As it was foretold: I have given my cheeks to those who struck me; I have not turned my face from disgrace and spitting. (Lamentations 3:30)
— Jerome, Commentary on Matthew

(Quaest. Ev. i. 44.) That, they did spit in his face, signifies those who reject His proffered grace. They likewise buffet Him who prefer their own honour to Him; and they smite Him on the face, who, blinded with unbelief, affirm that He is not yet come, disowning and rejecting His person.
— Augustine of Hippo ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

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Dictionary and topics

Annas — Was high priest A.D. 7-14. In A.D. 25 Caiaphas, who had married the daughter of Annas (John 18:13), was raised to that office, and probably Annas was now made president of the Sanhedrim, or deputy or…
Humiliation of Christ — (Phil. 2:8), seen in (1) his birth (Gal. 4:4; Luke 2:7; John 1:46; Heb. 2:9), (2) his circumstances, (3) his reputation (Isa. 53; Matt. 26:59, 67; Ps. 22:6; Matt. 26:68), (4) his soul (Ps. 22:1;…
Assault And Battery · .The attacks upon — .The attacks upon
Christ Is God · As Son of God — As Son of God
Court · .COMPOSITION OF, AND MO — .COMPOSITION OF, AND MO
Courts Of Justice · The accused: Sometimes treated with insult — The accused: Sometimes treated with insult
Cruelty · .Of Jews to Jesus — .Of Jews to Jesus
Hands, The · Parts of, mentioned: The palm — Parts of, mentioned: The palm
Human Nature Of Christ, The · Is proved by his: Being buffeted — Is proved by his: Being buffeted
Mocking · The persecutors of Jesus mock him — The persecutors of Jesus mock him
Persecution · OF JESUS — OF JESUS
Prisoners · Jesus — Jesus
Spitting