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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?” 65 They kept heaping many other insults on him.

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  1. 22.63 Gk him

63 Now[a] the men who were holding Jesus[b] under guard began to mock him and beat him. 64 They[c] blindfolded him and asked him repeatedly,[d] “Prophesy! Who hit you?”[e] 65 They also said many other things against him, reviling[f] him.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 22:63 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.
  2. Luke 22:63 tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  3. Luke 22:64 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
  4. Luke 22:64 tn The verb ἐπηρώτων (epērōtōn) has been translated as an iterative imperfect. The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant in English and has not been translated here.
  5. Luke 22:64 tn Grk “Who is the one who hit you?”sn Who hit you? This is a variation of one of three ancient games that involved blindfolds.
  6. Luke 22:65 tn Or “insulting.” Luke uses a strong word here; it means “to revile, to defame, to blaspheme” (L&N 33.400).