That held (ο συνεχοντες). See on 8:45; 19:43 for this verb συνεχω. Here alone in the N.T. for holding a prisoner (holding together…

And the men that held Jesus . . .—See Notes on Matthew 26:59-68; Mark 14:55–65. The verbs “mocked” and “smote”…

And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And Peter went out, and w…

St. Augustine of Hippo: The temptation of Peter, which occurred during the mocking of our Lord, is not related by all the Evange…

This incident of Jesus’ being mocked and beaten is put in a position of sharp contrast between Jesus’ sufferings and Peter’s attempt to avoid any i…

And the men that held Jesus
Whilst he was before the sanhedrim; and were either the Roman soldiers, or the servants …

Those who condemned Jesus as a blasphemer were the vilest blasphemers. He referred them to His second coming for the full proof of His being the Ch…