Matthew 26:67
Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands,
Matthew 26:67 in other translations
| BSB | Then they spit in His face and struck Him. Others slapped Him |
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| WEB | Then they spat in his face and beat him with their fists, and some slapped him, |
| ASV | Then did they spit in his face and buffet him: and some smote him with the palms of their hands, |
| YLT | Then did they spit in his face and buffet him, and others did slap, |
| DARBY | Then they spit in his face, and buffeted him, and some struck him with the palms of their hand, |
| BBE | Then they put shame on him, and were cruel to him: and some gave him blows, saying, |
| Webster | Then they spit in his face, and buffetted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands, |
What does Matthew 26:67 mean?
Barnes' Notes
And buffeted him. That is, they struck him with their hands closed, or with the fist.
Others smote him with the palms of their hands. The word used in the original here means, literally to strike with rods. It also means, to strike the mouth with the open hand, as if to prevent a person's speaking, or to evince abhorrence of what he had spoken.
(i) "Then did" Isa 1:6 (1) "with the palms" or "rods"
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 26:57-68
Jesus was hurried into Jerusalem. It looks ill, and bodes worse, when those who are willing to be Christ's disciples, are not willing to be known to be so. Here began Peter's denying him: for to follow Christ afar off, is to begin to go back from him. It is more our concern to prepare for the end, whatever it may be, than curiously to ask what the end will be. The event is God's, but the duty is ours. Now the…
Matthew 26:67 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Matthew 26:67
- 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.
- 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 priest so?
- 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 the palms of their hands.
- Mark 15:19
And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.
- Lamentations 3:30
He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.
- Hebrews 12:2
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
- John 19:3
And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands.
- 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:
- Numbers 12:14
And the Lord said unto Moses, If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days? let her be shut out from the camp seven days, and after that let her be received in again.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
27:30; Nu 12:14; De 25:9; Job 30:9-11; Isa 50:6; 52:14; 53:3
Mr 14:65; 15:19; 1Co 4:13; Heb 12:2
buffeted him.[Kolaphizo ,] "smote him with their fists," as Theophylact interprets.
and others.
5:39; 1Ki 22:24; Jer 20:2; La 3:30,45; Lu 22:63; Joh 18:22; 19:3
Ac 23:2,3; 2Co 11:20,21
smote him.[Rhapizo ,] "smote him on the cheek with the open hand," as Suidas renders. They offered him every indignity, in all its various and vexatious forms.
the palms of their hands. or, rods.
Mic 5:1
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Context
- Matthew 26:66
What think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty of death.
- Matthew 26:67
Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands,
- Matthew 26:68
Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee?
Matthew 26:67 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Entonces le escupieron en el rostro, y le dieron de bofetadas; y otros le herían con mojicones, |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Alors ils lui crachèrent au visage et lui donnèrent des soufflets; et quelques-uns le frappèrent, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Dann spieen sie ihm ins Angesicht und schlugen ihn mit Fäusten; etliche aber gaben ihm Backenstreiche |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Tunc exspuerunt in faciem ejus, et colaphis eum ceciderunt, alii autem palmas in faciem ejus dederunt, |