Isaiah 50:6
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6 I gave my back to those who struck me
and my cheeks to those who pulled out the beard;
I did not hide my face
from insult and spitting.(A)
Matthew 26:67
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67 Then they spat in his face and struck him, and some slapped him,(A)
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Mark 14:65
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65 Some began to spit on him, to blindfold him, and to strike him, saying to him, “Prophesy!” The guards also took him and beat him.(A)
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Mark 15:19
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19 They struck his head with a reed, spat upon him, and knelt down in homage to him.
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Luke 22:63-64
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The Mocking and Beating of Jesus
63 Now the men who were holding Jesus[a] began to mock him and beat him;(A) 64 they also blindfolded him and kept asking him, “Prophesy! Who is it who struck you?”
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- 22.63 Gk him
Matthew 27:30
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30 They spat on him and took the reed and struck him on the head.(A)
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Isaiah 53:5
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5 But he was wounded for our transgressions,
crushed for our iniquities;
upon him was the punishment that made us whole,
and by his bruises we are healed.(A)
John 18:22
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22 When he had said this, one of the police standing nearby struck Jesus on the face, saying, “Is that how you answer the high priest?”(A)
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Lamentations 3:30
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30 to give one’s cheek to the smiter
and be filled with insults.(A)
Hebrews 12:2
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2 looking to Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith, who for the sake of[a] the joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.(A)
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- 12.2 Or who instead of
Nehemiah 13:25
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25 And I contended with them and cursed them and beat some of the men and pulled out their hair, and I made them take an oath in the name of God, saying, “You shall not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons or for yourselves.(A)
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Matthew 27:26
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26 So he released Barabbas for them, and after flogging Jesus he handed him over to be crucified.(A)
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Matthew 5:39
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39 But I say to you: Do not resist an evildoer. But if anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other also,(A)
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Micah 5:1
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5 [a]Now you are walled around with a wall;[b]
siege is laid against us;
with a rod they strike the ruler of Israel
upon the cheek.(A)
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