If I have spoken evil (ε κακως ελαλησα). Condition of first class (assumed to be true), with ε and aorist active indicative. Jesus…

Spoken evil. In my answer to the high-priest. If there was any disrespect to the office, and lack of regard for the law which appointed hi…

Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil.—Compare Note on Matthew 5:39.

Bear witness of the evil.…

And 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 …

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…

If I have spoken evil. That is, “If I have sinned, accuse me, so that, when the case has been tried, I may be punished according to the of…

Jesus answered him
For the high priest took no notice of him, nor any of the sanhedrim, though the action was so ins…

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…