Luke 22:63

KJV1611 – Modern English

And the men who held Jesus mocked him, and beat him.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Καὶ οἱ ἄνδρες οἱ συνέχοντες τὸν Ἰησοῦν ἐνέπαιζον αὐτῷ, δέροντες.

Transliteration

And the andres hoi synechontes ton Iēsoun enepaizon autō, derontes.

Grammar Details

• *andres*: nominative masculine plural - men
• *hoi synechontes*: nominative masculine plural present active participle with article - the ones holding
• *ton Iēsoun*: accusative masculine singular - Jesus
• *enepaizon*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - were mocking
• *autō*: dative masculine singular pronoun - him
• *derontes*: present active participle, nominative masculine plural - beating

Word Meanings

• *synechontes*: holding/guarding/keeping in custody
• *enepaizon*: were mocking/ridiculing/making fun of
• *derontes*: beating/striking/flogging

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The men who were holding Jesus began mocking and beating him.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and smote him.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the men that held [Jesus] mocked him, and beat him.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and smote him.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And the men that stode about Iesus mocked him and smoote him

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The men that helde Iesus, mocked him, and stroke him,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the men that helde Iesus, mocked him, and strooke him.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the men that helde Iesus, mocked hym, and smote hym.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and smote [him].

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The men who held Jesus mocked him and beat him.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the men who were holding Jesus were mocking him, beating `him';

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the men that held `Jesus' mocked him, and beat him.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the men that held [Jesus] mocked him, and beat him.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

• World English Bible (2000)

  The men who held Jesus mocked him and beat him.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Now the men who were holding Jesus under guard began to mock him and beat him.

Referenced Verses

• John 18:22 : 22 And when he had said this, one of the officers who stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Do you answer the high priest like that?
• Heb 12:2 : 2 Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
• 1 Pet 2:23 : 23 Who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but committed Himself to Him who judges righteously:
• Job 16:9-9 : 9 He tears me in his wrath, who hates me; he gnashes upon me with his teeth; my enemy sharpens his eyes upon me. 10 They gape upon me with their mouth; they strike me on the cheek reproachfully; they gather themselves together against me.
• Job 30:9-9 : 9 And now I am their song, yes, I am their byword. 10 They abhor me, they flee far from me, and do not hesitate to spit in my face. 11 Because He has loosed my cord, and afflicted me, they have also let loose the bridle before me. 12 Upon my right hand rise the youth; they push away my feet, and they raise up against me the ways of their destruction. 13 They mar my path, they advance my calamity, they have no helper. 14 They came upon me as a wide breaking in of waters: in the desolation they rolled themselves upon me.
• Ps 22:6-7 : 6 But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised by the people. 7 All who see me laugh me to scorn; they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,
• Ps 22:13 : 13 They gaped at me with their mouths, like a ravening and roaring lion.
• Ps 35:15-16 : 15 But in my adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together; yes, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they tore me, and did not cease: 16 With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.
• Ps 35:25 : 25 Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, this is what we wanted; let them not say, We have swallowed him up.
• Ps 69:7-9 : 7 Because for your sake I have borne reproach; shame has covered my face. 8 I have become a stranger to my brethren, and an alien to my mother's children. 9 For the zeal for your house has consumed me, and the reproaches of those who reproached you have fallen on me. 10 When I wept and chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach. 11 I made sackcloth my garment also, and I became a proverb to them. 12 Those who sit in the gate speak against me, and I was the song of the drunkards.
• Isa 49:7 : 7 Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despises, to him whom the nation abhors, to the servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the LORD who is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose you.
• Isa 50:6-7 : 6 I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to those that plucked off the hair: I did not hide my face from shame and spitting. 7 For the Lord GOD will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore I have set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed.
• Isa 52:14 : 14 As many were astonished at you; his appearance was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:
• Isa 53:3 : 3 He is despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid, as it were, our faces from him; he was despised, and we did not esteem him.
• Mic 5:1 : 1 Now gather yourself in troops, O daughter of troops: he has laid siege against us; they shall strike the judge of Israel with a rod on the cheek.
• Matt 26:59-68 : 59 Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false testimony against Jesus, to put him to death; 60 But found none: yes, though many false witnesses came, yet they found none. At last came two false witnesses, 61 And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days. 62 And the high priest arose, and said to him, Do you answer nothing? What is it which these testify against you? 63 But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said to him, I adjure you by the living God, that you tell us whether you are the Christ, the Son of God. 64 Jesus said to him, You have said it: nevertheless I say to you, Hereafter shall you see the Son of Man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven. 65 Then the high priest tore his clothes, saying, He has spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? Behold, now you have heard his blasphemy. 66 What do you think? They answered and said, He is guilty of death. 67 Then did they spit in his face, and hit him; and others struck him with the palms of their hands, 68 Saying, Prophesy to us, you Christ, Who is he that struck you?
• Matt 27:28-31 : 28 And they stripped him and put on him a scarlet robe. 29 And when they had twisted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand. And they bowed the knee before him and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews! 30 And they spit upon him, and took the reed and hit him on the head. 31 And after they had mocked him, they took the robe off him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him away to crucify him.
• Matt 27:39-44 : 39 And they that passed by reviled him, shaking their heads, 40 And saying, You who destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself. If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross. 41 Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said, 42 He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he is the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him. 43 He trusted in God; let him deliver him now if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God. 44 The thieves also, who were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth.
• Mark 14:55-65 : 55 And the chief priests and all the council sought for testimony against Jesus to put him to death, and found none. 56 For many bore false witness against him, but their testimonies did not agree. 57 And some stood up and bore false witness against him, saying, 58 We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands. 59 But even then, their testimony did not agree. 60 And the high priest stood up in the midst and asked Jesus, saying, Do you answer nothing? What is it these men testify against you? 61 But he held his peace and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed? 62 And Jesus said, I am; and you shall see the Son of Man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven. 63 Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, What further need do we have of witnesses? 64 You have heard the blasphemy; what think you? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death. 65 And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face and to beat him, and to say to him, Prophesy; and the servants struck him with the palms of their hands.
• Mark 15:16-20 : 16 And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Praetorium, and they called together the whole band. 17 And they clothed him with purple, and twisted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, 18 And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews! 19 And they struck him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees, worshiped him. 20 And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple robe from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him.
• Mark 15:27-32 : 27 And with him they crucified two thieves, one on his right side, and the other on his left. 28 And the scripture was fulfilled, which says, And he was numbered with the transgressors. 29 And those who passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, you who destroy the temple, and build it in three days, 30 Save yourself, and come down from the cross. 31 Likewise also the chief priests, mocking, said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save. 32 Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And those crucified with him reviled him.