‏ Luke 22:63

Christ Abused and Insulted

This passage describes how Jesus was mistreated and mocked after His arrest. The servants of the high priest showed Him no kindness or respect. Instead, they made fun of Him, hurt Him, and spoke evil things against Him. Even though Jesus was innocent and had done nothing wrong, He suffered quietly and did not fight back. This was a time of great shame and pain for Jesus, but He endured it for our sake.

v. 63–65: The men who held Jesus mocked Him and beat Him (Luke 22:63 a). They blindfolded Him, hit Him on the face, and then challenged Him to guess who had struck Him (Luke 22:64 b). They did this to insult His claim to be a prophet. Many other cruel and blasphemous things were said against Him (Luke 22:65 c). Those who accused Jesus of blasphemy were themselves guilty of the worst blasphemy.

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