"Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee?" — Matthew 26:67

Matthew 26:67 · KJV

“Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee?”

— Matthew 26:67

Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote {him} with the palms of their hands, {the palms...: or, rods}

Verse 68

Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.

Matthew 26 — Context

What think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty of death.

Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote {him} with the palms of their hands, {the palms...: or, rods}

Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee?

Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.

But he denied before {them} all, saying, I know not what thou sayest.

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, and we esteemed him not. {we hid...: or, he hid as it were his face from us: Heb. as an hiding of faces from him, or, from us}

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 priest so? {with...: or, with a rod}

Matthew 27:30

And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.

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 the palms of their hands.

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.

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.