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Luke 22:63
The men who were holding Jesus began to mock Him and beat Him.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrative moves from Peter’s weeping outside to the courtyard where Jesus is restrained. The guards holding Him immediately begin to mock and beat Him following His arrest.
The words — The text uses συνέχοντες (sunechontes), meaning “holding” or restraining, to describe the physical control over Jesus. It pairs this with ἐνέπαιζον (enepaizon), literally “mocking” or treating with derision.
The thread — The mockery theme appears in John 18:22 when an officer strikes Jesus for His answer. It echoes Job 16:9 and Job 30:9, where adversaries tear and deride the speaker.
Why it lands — The passage records physical abuse and derision directed at Jesus without editorializing. It requires the reader to observe the fulfillment of suffering motifs and the contrast between Peter’s repentance and the guards’ cruelty.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and smote him.
Cross-references
- John 18:22 When Jesus had said this, one of the officers standing nearby slapped Him in the face and said, “Is this how You answer the high priest?”
- Job 16:9 His anger has torn me and opposed me; He gnashes His teeth at me. My adversary pierces me with His eyes.
- Job 30:9 And now they mock me in song; I have become a byword among them.
- Psalms 22:6 But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people.
- Psalms 22:13 They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul.
- Psalms 35:15 But when I stumbled, they assembled in glee; they gathered together against me. Assailants I did not know slandered me without ceasing.
- Psalms 35:25 Let them not say in their hearts, “Aha, just what we wanted!” Let them not say, “We have swallowed him up!”
- Isaiah 49:7 Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, to Him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the Servant of rulers: “Kings will see You and rise, and princes will bow down, because of the LORD, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen You.”
- Isaiah 50:6 I offered My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard. I did not hide My face from scorn and spittle.
- Isaiah 52:14 Just as many were appalled at Him—His appearance was disfigured beyond that of any man, and His form was marred beyond human likeness—