Thematic Bible: Sometimes treated with insult
Thematic Bible
Courts of justice » The accused » Sometimes treated with insult
Then they spat in his face, and struck him, while others dealt blows at him, saying as they did so:
Verse Concepts
When Jesus said this, one of the police-officers, who was standing near, gave him a blow with his hand. "Do you answer the High Priest like that?" he exclaimed. "If I said anything wrong, give evidence about it," replied Jesus; "but if not, why do you strike me?"