68Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee?
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And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and smote him. …
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.
To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious, …
And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh. …
And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King! …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 57-68)We have here the arraignment of our Lord Jesus in the ecclesiastical court, before the great sanhedrim. Observe, I. The sitting of the court; the scribes and the elders were assembled, though it was in the dead time of the night, when other people were fast asleep in their beds; yet, to gratify their malice against Christ, they denied themselves that natural rest, and sat up all night, to be ready…
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