Jesus Is Mocked

^63 (A)Now the men who were holding Jesus in custody were mocking him as they beat him.

⁶⁷ Then ^(A)they spit in his face ^(B)and ^(C)struck him. And some slapped him, ⁶⁸ saying, “Prophesy to us, you ^(D)Christ! Who is it that struck you?”

^65 (A)And some began ^(B)to spit on him and ^(C)to cover his face and to strike him, saying to him, “Prophesy!” And the guards received him ^(D)with blows.

²² When he had said these things, one of the officers standing by struck Jesus with his hand, saying, ^(A)“Is that how you answer the high priest?” ²³ Jesus answered him, “If what I said is wrong, bear witness about the wrong; but if what I said is right, why do you strike me?”