22 And when He had said these things, one of the officers who stood by (A)struck[a] Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, “Do You answer the high priest like that?”

23 Jesus answered him, “If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil; but if well, why do you strike Me?”

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

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Footnotes

  1. John 18:22 Lit. gave Jesus a slap,

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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