Charles Spurgeon Commentary Matthew 26:67-68

"Then did they spit in his face and buffet him: and some smote him with the palms of their hands, saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ: who is he that struck thee?" — Matthew 26:67-68 (ASV)

Put together these two texts, Then did they spit in his face—And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. In the day of His humiliation, they struck Him and mocked Him, saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee? Unless they repented of their wickedness, the day will come when the Divine Judge will point out each one of them who then abused Him, and He will say, Thou art the man!

Oh, what shameful indignities and cruelties were heaped upon our precious Savior!

“See how the patient Jesus stands
Insulted in His lowest case!
Sinners have bound the Almighty hands,
And spit in their Creator’s face.”