²² And when He had said these things, one of the officers who stood by ^(A)struck^[a] Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, “Do You answer the high priest like that?”

^3 [a]Then they said, “Hail, King of the Jews!” And they ^(A)struck Him with their hands.

Jesus Mocked and Beaten^(A)

^63 (B)Now the men who held Jesus mocked Him and ^(C)beat Him. ^64 [a]And having blindfolded Him, they ^(D)struck Him on the face and asked Him, saying, “Prophesy! Who is the one who struck You?”

⁶⁵ Then some began to ^(A)spit on Him, and to blindfold Him, and to beat Him, and to say to Him, “Prophesy!” And the officers ^[a]struck Him with the palms of their hands.

^67 (A)Then they spat in His face and beat Him; and ^(B)others struck Him with ^[a]the palms of their hands, ⁶⁸ saying, ^(C)“Prophesy to us, Christ! Who is the one who struck You?”

² And the high priest Ananias commanded those who stood by him ^(A)to strike him on the mouth. ³ Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! For you sit to judge me according to the law, and ^(B)do you command me to be struck contrary to the law?”

⁴ And those who stood by said, “Do you revile God’s high priest?”

⁵ Then Paul said, ^(C)“I did not know, brethren, that he was the high priest; for it is written, ^(D)‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’ ”

^3 (A)Then Judas, having received a detachment of troops, and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, came there with lanterns, torches, and weapons.

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