SEV Biblia, Chapter 26:68
diciendo: Profetízanos, oh Cristo, quin es el que te ha herido.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Matthew 26:68
Verse 68. Prophesy unto us, thou Christ] Their conduct toward him now was expressly prophesied of, by a man whose Divine mission they did not pretend to deny; see Isa. l. 6. It appears that, before they buffeted him, they bound up his eyes, See Mark xiv. 65.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 68. Saying, prophesy unto us, thou Christ , etc.] Not that they owned him to be the Messiah; but because he asserted himself to be the Messiah, and his followers believed in him as such, they call him so; and in an ironical and sarcastic way, call upon him to divine, and tell them who the persons were, that used him in this manner; suggesting, that if he was the Christ, or Messiah, he would know all things, and what were done to him: who is he that smote thee ? for they had covered his face, or blindfolded him, as the other Evangelists say, ( Mark 14:65 Luke 22:64), and then bid him tell them who smote him last. Christ did not think fit to give them an answer to this question, but he will let them know hereafter, who the particular person, or persons were, that smote him; and when it will appear to all the churches, and to all the world, that he is the Lord God omniscient. Some learned men have observed f1618 , that there was a play formerly used, called by the ancients, kollabismov , at which, one person having his face covered, the rest smote him; or one put his hands over his eyes, and another smote, and asked him who it was that smote? and such an exercise is yet in being among us, which is commonly called Blindmans Buff; and such pastime as this the Jews had with Christ; in this ludicrous way did they use him, and made him their sport and diversion, as the Philistines did Samson; but it will cost them dear another day.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 57-68 - Jesus was hurried into Jerusalem. It looks ill, and bodes worse, when those who are willing to be Christ's disciples, are not willing to be known to be so. Here began Peter's denying him: for to follow Chris afar off, is to begin to go back from him. It is more our concern to prepare for the end, whatever it may be, than curiously to ask what the end will be. The event is God's, but the duty is ours. Now the Scriptures were fulfilled, which said, False witnesses are risen u against me. Christ was accused, that we might not be condemned; and i at any time we suffer thus, let us remember we cannot expect to far better than our Master. When Christ was made sin for us, he was silent and left it to his blood to speak. Hitherto Jesus had seldom professe expressly to be the Christ, the Son of God; the tenor of his doctrin spoke it, and his miracles proved it; but now he would not omit to make an open confession of it. It would have looked like declining his sufferings. He thus confessed, as an example and encouragement to his followers, to confess him before men, whatever hazard they ran Disdain, cruel mocking, and abhorrence, are the sure portion of the disciple as they were of the Master, from such as would buffet an deride the Lord of glory. These things were exactly foretold in the fiftieth chapter of Isaiah. Let us confess Christ's name, and bear the reproach, and he will confess us before his Father's throne.
Greek Textus Receptus
λεγοντες 3004 5723 V-PAP-NPM προφητευσον 4395 5657 V-AAM-2S ημιν 2254 P-1DP χριστε 5547 N-VSM τις 5101 I-NSM εστιν 2076 5748 V-PXI-3S ο 3588 T-NSM παισας 3817 5660 V-AAP-NSM σε 4571 P-2AS
Robertson's NT Word Studies
26:68 {Thou Christ} (criste). With definite sneer at his claims under oath in #26:63. With uncontrolled glee and abandon like a lot of hoodlums these doctors of divinity insulted Jesus. They actually spat in his face, buffeted him on the neck (ekolaphisan, from kolafos the fist), and struck him in the face with the palms of their hands (erapisan, from rapis, a rod), all personal indignities after the legal injustice already done. They thus gave vent to their spite and hatred.
