Cover his face (περικαλυπτειν αυτου το προσωπον). Put a veil around his face. Not in Matthew, but in Lu 22:64 where Revised Versio…

And to cover his face.—It was this (recorded by St. Mark and St. Luke, but not by St. Matthew) which gave point to the ta…

Perhaps we have the same narrative in Luke; po ibly, however, he gives us a continuation of the sad story; it is difficult to say which is the case…

The Venerable Bede: The more Jesus remained silent before the false witnesses who were unworthy of His answer and the impious p…

The decision that Jesus deserved the death penalty was the signal for the Sanhedrin to release their pent-up hostilities against him. Spitting and …

And some began to spit on him
The men that held him, (Luke 22:6), fulfilling the prophecy in ([Reference…

We have here Christ's condemnation before the great council of the Jews. Peter followed; but the high priest's fireside was not a proper place for …