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Luke 22:65
And they said many other blasphemous things against Him.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The captors holding Jesus are speaking to Him during His nighttime detention, immediately preceding the formal meeting of the council at daybreak.
The words — βλασφημοῦντες (blasphēmountes) means blaspheming, and πολλὰ (polla) means many. The text states that the men were continuously uttering numerous insults against Him.
The thread — This verbal hostility parallels the abuse recorded in Matthew 27:39 and intersects with the theological boundary drawn in Luke 12:10 and Matthew 12:31 regarding blasphemy.
Why it lands — The passage documents the escalation of hostile speech during Jesus' trial, requiring the reader to acknowledge the concrete reality of His unjust condemnation before drawing any theological conclusion.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And many other things blasphemously spake they against him.
Cross-references
- Matthew 12:31 Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.
- Matthew 27:39 And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads
- Luke 12:10 And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.
- Acts 26:11 I frequently had them punished in the synagogues, and I tried to make them blaspheme. In my raging fury against them, I even went to foreign cities to persecute them.
- 1 Timothy 1:13 I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy.