22 When He had said these things, one of the temple police standing by slapped Jesus, saying, “Is this the way you answer the high priest?”

23 “If I have spoken wrongly,” Jesus answered him, “give evidence[a] about the wrong; but if rightly,(A) why do you hit Me?”

24 Then(B) Annas(C) sent Him bound to Caiaphas the high priest.

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Footnotes

  1. John 18:23 Or him, testify

22 When Jesus said this, one of the officials(A) nearby slapped him in the face.(B) “Is this the way you answer the high priest?” he demanded.

23 “If I said something wrong,” Jesus replied, “testify as to what is wrong. But if I spoke the truth, why did you strike me?”(C) 24 Then Annas sent him bound to Caiaphas(D) the high priest.

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