One of the officers. One of the inferior officers, or those who served the court.

With the palm of his hand. This…

With the palm of his hand.—The Greek word occurs again in the New Testament only in John 19:3, and Mark 14:65 (see Note there, and…

Jesus answered him, I spoke openly to the world; I always taught in the synagogue and in the temple, where the Jews always resort; and in secre…

Theophylact of Ohrid: When Jesus had appealed to the testimony of the people, an officer, wishing to clear himself and show…

Jesus’ answer impressed one of the captors as disrespectful to the high priest, and he struck Jesus in the face. The act was illegal. No sentence h…

When he had said these things. This is added to inform us, first, how great was the rage of the enemies of Christ, and how tyrannical thei…

And when he had thus spoken
What was so right and reasonable, in so becoming a manner, without heat or passion:

Simon Peter denied his Master. The particulars have been noticed in the remarks on the other Gospels. The beginning of sin is as the letting forth …

1. After telling us of our Lord’s answer, the Evangelist now shows how it was rebuked. First, we see the rebuke given by an officer; second, our…