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Then they spit in his face and beat him with their fists, and some slapped him,
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The Depth of the Insult
Commentators explain that the abuse Jesus suffered was not random violence. Spitting, in that culture, was a sign of the highest possible contempt. Jewish law even prescribed heavy fines for such insults, highlighting the extreme and unlawful degradation Jesus endured. This was a deliberate act to inflict maximum shame.
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Matthew
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18th Century
Presbyterian
They spit in his face. This, among the Jews, as among us, signified the highest contempt and insult (Numbers 12:14; [Reference…
19th Century
Anglican
Then they spit in his face — We learn from Mark 14:65 and Luke 22:63 that these acts of outrage were committed not by the members …
Baptist
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 t…
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The messianic claims of the accused do not impress the Sanhedrin, and the indignities to which Jesus is now subjected are probably meant to deride …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then did they spit in his face Not the judges, the members of the sanhedrim, but the servants of the high priest, an…
Jesus was hurried into Jerusalem. It looks ill, and bodes worse, when those who are willing to be Christ's disciples are not willing to be known as…
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13th Century
Catholic
This section discusses Christ’s arrest; now, it discusses where He would be led, describing the place and those gathered there. He says, therefore:…
