Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary Luke 22:64

"And they blindfolded him, and asked him, saying, Prophesy: who is he that struck thee?" — Luke 22:64 (ASV)

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 identification with Jesus. Also, the soldiers’ hitting Jesus while he was blindfolded, taunting him about prophesying, contrasts with Luke’s clear portrayal in his gospel of Jesus as a prophet.