John 18:22

Bible in Basic English (1941)

When he said this, one of the police by his side gave him a blow with his open hand, saying, Do you give such an answer to the high priest?

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  • Job 16:10 : 10 Their mouths are open wide against me; the blows of his bitter words are falling on my face; all of them come together in a mass against me.
  • Job 30:10-12 : 10 I am disgusting to them; they keep away from me, and put marks of shame on me. 11 For he has made loose the cord of my bow, and put me to shame; he has sent down my flag to the earth before me. 12 The lines of his men of war put themselves in order, and make high their ways of destruction against me:
  • Isa 50:5-7 : 5 And I have not put myself against him, or let my heart be turned back from him. 6 I was offering my back to those who gave me blows, and my face to those who were pulling out my hair: I did not keep my face covered from marks of shame. 7 For the Lord God is my helper; I will not be put to shame: so I have made my face like a rock, and I am certain that he will give me my right.
  • Jer 20:2 : 2 And Pashhur gave blows to Jeremiah and had his feet chained in a framework of wood in the higher doorway of Benjamin, which was in the house of the Lord.
  • Mic 5:1 : 1 And you, Beth-lehem Ephrathah, the least among the families of Judah, out of you one will come to me who is to be ruler in Israel; whose going out has been purposed from time past, from the eternal days.
  • Matt 26:67-68 : 67 Then they put shame on him, and were cruel to him: and some gave him blows, saying, 68 Be a prophet, O Christ, and say who gave you a blow!
  • Mark 14:65 : 65 And some put shame on him and, covering his face, gave him blows and said to him, Now say what is to come: and the captains took him and gave him blows with their hands.
  • Luke 22:63-64 : 63 And the men in whose hands Jesus was, made sport of him and gave him blows. 64 And, covering his eyes, they said to him, Are you prophet enough to say who gave you that blow?
  • John 18:3 : 3 So Judas, getting a band of armed men and police from the chief priests and Pharisees, went there with lights and with arms.
  • John 19:3 : 3 And they kept coming and saying, Long life to the King of the Jews! And they gave him blows with their hands.
  • Acts 23:2-5 : 2 And the high priest, Ananias, gave orders to those who were near him to give him a blow on the mouth. 3 Then Paul said to him, God will give blows to you, you whitewashed wall: are you here to be my judge by law, and by your orders am I given blows against the law? 4 And those who were near said, Do you say such words against God's high priest? 5 And Paul said, Brother, I had no idea that he was the high priest: for it has been said, You may not say evil about the ruler of your people.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • John 18:23-24
    2 verses
    88%

    23 Jesus said in answer, If I have said anything evil, give witness to the evil: but if I said what is true, why do you give me blows?

    24 Then Annas sent him chained to Caiaphas, the high priest.

  • John 19:3
    80%

    3 And they kept coming and saying, Long life to the King of the Jews! And they gave him blows with their hands.

  • Mark 14:65
    80%

    65 And some put shame on him and, covering his face, gave him blows and said to him, Now say what is to come: and the captains took him and gave him blows with their hands.

  • Luke 22:63-64
    2 verses
    79%

    63 And the men in whose hands Jesus was, made sport of him and gave him blows.

    64 And, covering his eyes, they said to him, Are you prophet enough to say who gave you that blow?

  • Matt 26:67-68
    2 verses
    79%

    67 Then they put shame on him, and were cruel to him: and some gave him blows, saying,

    68 Be a prophet, O Christ, and say who gave you a blow!

  • John 18:21
    79%

    21 Why are you questioning me? put questions to my hearers about what I have said to them: they have knowledge of what I said.

  • Luke 22:49-52
    4 verses
    78%

    49 And when those who were with him saw what was coming, they said, Lord, may we not make use of our swords?

    50 And one of them gave a blow to the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear.

    51 But Jesus, answering, said, Put up with this, at least. And touching his ear, he made it well.

    52 And Jesus said to the chief priests and the captains of the Temple and the rulers, who had come against him, Have you come out as against a thief, with swords and sticks?

  • Matt 26:50-51
    2 verses
    78%

    50 And Jesus said to him, Friend, do that for which you have come. Then they came and put hands on Jesus, and took him.

    51 And one of those who were with Jesus put out his hand, and took out his sword and gave the servant of the high priest a blow, cutting off his ear.

  • Mark 14:46-48
    3 verses
    77%

    46 And they put their hands on him, and took him.

    47 But a certain one of those who were near took out his sword, and gave the servant of the high priest a blow, cutting off his ear.

    48 And Jesus said to them, Have you come out as against a thief, with swords and sticks to take me?

  • Mark 14:60-61
    2 verses
    76%

    60 And the high priest got up in the middle of them, and said to Jesus, Do you say nothing in answer? what is it which these say against you?

    61 But he kept quiet and said nothing. Again the high priest questioning him said, Are you the Christ, the son of the Holy One?

  • Matt 26:62-63
    2 verses
    76%

    62 And the high priest got up and said to him, Have you no answer? what is it which these say against you?

    63 But Jesus said not a word. And the high priest said to him, I put you on oath, by the living God, that you will say to us if you are the Christ, the Son of God.

  • Acts 23:4
    75%

    4 And those who were near said, Do you say such words against God's high priest?

  • Acts 23:2
    74%

    2 And the high priest, Ananias, gave orders to those who were near him to give him a blow on the mouth.

  • John 18:34-35
    2 verses
    73%

    34 Jesus made answer, Do you say this of yourself, or did others say it about me?

    35 Pilate said, Am I a Jew? Your nation and the chief priests have given you into my hands: what have you done?

  • John 18:10-12
    3 verses
    73%

    10 Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, took it out and gave the high priest's servant a blow, cutting off his right ear. The servant's name was Malchus.

    11 Then Jesus said to Peter, Put back your sword: am I not to take the cup which my Father has given to me?

    12 Then the band and the chief captain and the police took Jesus and put cords round him.

  • John 18:19
    73%

    19 Then the high priest put questions to Jesus about his disciples and his teaching.

  • Mark 15:18-19
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    73%

    18 And, as if honouring him, they said, Long life to the King of the Jews!

    19 And they gave him blows on the head with a stick and put shame on him and, going down on their knees, gave him worship.

  • Matt 27:30
    72%

    30 And they put shame on him, and gave him blows on the head with the rod.

  • Mark 15:1-4
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    72%

    1 And the first thing in the morning the chief priests, with those in authority and the scribes and all the Sanhedrin, had a meeting, and put cords round Jesus, and took him away, and gave him up to Pilate.

    2 And Pilate put a question to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And he, answering, said to him, You say so.

    3 And the chief priests said a number of things against him.

    4 And Pilate again put a question, Do you say nothing in answer? see how much evil they say you have done.

  • John 18:26
    72%

    26 One of the servants of the high priest, a relation of him whose ear had been cut off by Peter, said, Did I not see you with him in the garden?

  • John 18:5
    71%

    5 Their answer was, Jesus the Nazarene. Jesus said, I am he. And Judas, who was false to him, was there at their side.

  • John 19:1
    71%

    1 Then Pilate took Jesus and had him whipped with cords.

  • John 19:9-10
    2 verses
    71%

    9 And he went again into the Praetorium and said to Jesus, Where do you come from? But Jesus gave him no answer.

    10 Then Pilate said to him, You say nothing to me? is it not clear to you that I have power to let you go free and power to put you to death on the cross?

  • Matt 27:11-12
    2 verses
    71%

    11 And Jesus was before the ruler, who put a question to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And Jesus said to him, You say so.

    12 But when the chief priests and those in authority made statements against him, he gave no answer.

  • Matt 26:55
    71%

    55 In that hour Jesus said to the people, Have you come out as against a thief with swords and sticks to take me? I was teaching every day in the Temple and you took me not.

  • Matt 21:23
    71%

    23 And when he had come into the Temple, the chief priests and those in authority over the people came to him while he was teaching, and said, By what authority do you do these things? and who gave you this authority?

  • Matt 26:65
    71%

    65 Then the high priest, violently parting his robes, said, He has said evil against God: what more need have we of witnesses? for now his words against God have come to your ears:

  • Matt 26:47
    70%

    47 And while he was still talking, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a band armed with swords and sticks, from the chief priests and those in authority over the people.

  • Mark 14:43
    70%

    43 And straight away, while he was still talking, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great band with swords and sticks, from the chief priests and the scribes and those in authority.

  • Acts 7:1
    70%

    1 Then the high priest said, Are these things true?