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Luke 22:63–64

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¶ And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and smote him.
And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote thee?
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From verse 63

  1. John 18:22Rank 1 from verse 63
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    22And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so?

  2. 1 Peter 2:23Rank 2 from verse 63
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    23Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:

  3. Hebrews 12:2Rank 3 from verse 63
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    2Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

  4. Isaiah 49:7Rank 4 from verse 63
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    7Thus saith the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the Lord that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.

  5. Isaiah 50:6–7Rank 5 from verse 63
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    6I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.

    7¶ For the Lord God will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed.

  6. Isaiah 52:14Rank 6 from verse 63
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    14As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:

  7. Isaiah 53:3Rank 7 from verse 63
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    3He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

  8. Job 16:9–10Rank 8 from verse 63
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    9He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me.

    10They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me.

  9. Job 30:9–14Rank 9 from verse 63
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    9And now am I their song, yea, I am their byword.

    10They abhor me, they flee far from me, and spare not to spit in my face.

    11Because he hath loosed my cord, and afflicted me, they have also let loose the bridle before me.

    12Upon my right hand rise the youth; they push away my feet, and they raise up against me the ways of their destruction.

    13They mar my path, they set forward my calamity, they have no helper.

    14They came upon me as a wide breaking in of waters: in the desolation they rolled themselves upon me.

  10. Mark 14:55–65Rank 10 from verse 63
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    55And the chief priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesus to put him to death; and found none.

    56For many bare false witness against him, but their witness agreed not together.

    57And there arose certain, and bare false witness against him, saying,

    58We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.

    59But neither so did their witness agree together.

    60And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?

    61But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?

    62And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.

    63Then the high priest rent his clothes, and saith, What need we any further witnesses?

    64Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death.

    65And 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.

  11. Mark 15:16–20Rank 11 from verse 63
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    16And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Prætorium; and they call together the whole band.

    17And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,

    18And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!

    19And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.

    20And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him.

  12. Mark 15:27–32Rank 12 from verse 63
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    27And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.

    28And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors.

    29And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,

    30Save thyself, and come down from the cross.

    31Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save.

    32Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him.

  13. Matthew 26:59–68Rank 13 from verse 63
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    59Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;

    60But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses,

    61And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.

    62And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?

    63But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.

    64Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.

    65Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy.

    66What think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty of death.

    67Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands,

    68Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee?

  14. Matthew 27:28–31Rank 14 from verse 63
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    28And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.

    29¶ And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!

    30And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.

    31And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him.

  15. Matthew 27:39–44Rank 15 from verse 63
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    39¶ And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,

    40And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.

    41Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said,

    42He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.

    43He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.

    44The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth.

  16. Micah 5:1Rank 16 from verse 63
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    1NOW gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.

  17. Psalms 22:13Rank 17 from verse 63
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    13They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.

  18. Psalms 22:6–7Rank 18 from verse 63
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    6But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.

    7All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,

  19. Psalms 35:15–16Rank 19 from verse 63
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    15But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:

    16With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.

  20. Psalms 35:25Rank 20 from verse 63
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    25Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.

  21. Psalms 69:7–12Rank 21 from verse 63
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    7Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face.

    8I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother’s children.

    9For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.

    10When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach.

    11I made sackcloth also my garment; and I became a proverb to them.

    12They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.

From verse 64

  1. Judges 16:21Rank 1 from verse 64
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    21¶ But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house.

  2. Judges 16:25Rank 2 from verse 64
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    25And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson out of the prison house; and he made them sport: and they set him between the pillars.

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Luke 22:63

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held

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1. Kept or possessed. 2. Maintained. 3. Restrained. 4. Regarded or accounted.

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mocked

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Past-tense or past-participial form of mock. Ridiculed or treated with scorn.

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smote

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1. Struck or dealt a blow to a person or thing with a hand, weapon, instrument, object, or force. 2. Attacked, defeated, slew, destroyed, or devastated a person, army, city, people, or land. 3. Afflicted, injured, or visited with disease, plague, blindness, calamity, or judgment. 4. Of the heart, convicted, troubled, or reproved inwardly.

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Luke 22:64

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on

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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.

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face

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The front of the head and its countenance or expression; the front, surface, outward appearance, presence, view, or personally known identity of a person, place, or thing.

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prophesy

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To declare or convey a message as divinely inspired, including foretelling, whether truly or falsely.

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smote

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1. Struck or dealt a blow to a person or thing with a hand, weapon, instrument, object, or force. 2. Attacked, defeated, slew, destroyed, or devastated a person, army, city, people, or land. 3. Afflicted, injured, or visited with disease, plague, blindness, calamity, or judgment. 4. Of the heart, convicted, troubled, or reproved inwardly.

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22:63¶ And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and smote him.

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22:64And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote thee?

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22:65And many other things blasphemously spake they against him.

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