John 18:22

Syriac Peshitta (NT Only)

ܘܟ݂ܰܕ݂ ܗܳܠܶܝܢ ܐܶܡܰܪ ܚܰܕ݂ ܡܶܢ ܕ݁ܰܚܫܶܐ ܕ݁ܩܳܐܶܡ ܗ݈ܘܳܐ ܡܚܳܝܗ݈ܝ ܥܰܠ ܦ݁ܰܟ݁ܶܗ ܠܝܶܫܽܘܥ ܘܶܐܡܰܪ ܠܶܗ ܗܳܟ݂ܰܢܳܐ ܝܳܗܶܒ݂ ܐܰܢ݈ܬ݁ ܦ݁ܶܬ݂ܓ݂ܳܡܳܐ ܠܪܰܒ݁ ܟ݁ܳܗܢܶܐ ܀

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struck: Job 16:10, Job 30:10-12, Isaiah 50:5-7, Jeremiah 20:2, Micah 5:1, Matthew 26:67, Matthew 26:68, Mark 14:65, Luke 22:63, Luke 22:64, Acts 23:2, Acts 23:3

the palm of his hand: or, a rod

Answerest: Acts 23:4, Acts 23:5

Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 18:23 - Zedekiah Proverbs 17:26 - to strike Isaiah 50:6 - gave Jeremiah 37:15 - the princes Luke 6:29 - smiteth Luke 18:32 - mocked Hebrews 12:3 - contradiction

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And when he had thus spoken,.... What was so right and reasonable, in so becoming a manner, without heat or passion:

one of the officers which stood by; it may be one of those who had been sent to him and had been a hearer of him, whom Jesus might look wistfully at, or point unto, when he said the above words, at which he might be provoked: and therefore

stroke Jesus with the palm of his hand; or gave him a rap with a rod, or smote him with a staff, as some think, is the sense of the phrase; though the Syriac, agreeably to our version, reads it, he smote him, על לועוהי, "upon his cheek"; gave him, what we commonly call, a slap on the face; and which is always esteemed a very great affront, and was a piece of rudeness and insolence to the last degree in this man:

saying, answerest thou the high priest so? This he said, as well as gave the blow, either out of flattery to the high priest, or to clear himself from being a favourer of Christ; which, by what had been said, he might think would be suspected: some have thought this was Malchus, whose ear Christ had healed; if so, he was guilty of great ingratitude.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

One of the officers - One of the inferior officers, or those who attended on the court.

With the palm, of his hand - This may mean: “Gave him a blow either with the open hand or with a rod” - the Greek does not determine which. In whatever way it was done, it was a violation of all law and justice. Jesus had showed no disrespect for the office of the high priest, and if he had, this was not the proper way to punish it. The Syriac reads thus: “Smote the cheek of Jesus.” The Vulgate and Arabic: “Gave him a blow.”

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 22. One of the officers - struck Jesus — This was an outrage to all justice: for a prisoner, before he is condemned, is ever considered to be under the especial protection of justice; nor has any one a right to touch him, but according to the direction of the law. But it has been observed before that, if justice had been done to Christ, he could neither have suffered nor died.