Luke 22:63 Meaning and Explanation
“And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and smote him.”
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What Does Luke 22:63 Mean?
Between the night arrest and the morning council, Jesus is left in the custody of guards, who pass the hours mocking and striking their bound prisoner. The Messiah's suffering includes this: casual cruelty from men whose names no one recorded.
He had foretold it - the Son of man shall be 'mocked, and spitefully entreated' (Luke 18:32) - and Isaiah had written it: 'I gave my back to the smiters' (Isaiah 50:6). He endures in silence what he could end with a word (Matthew 26:53). Everyone who has suffered unwitnessed, anonymous abuse has a Lord who knows that exact darkness from the inside (1 Peter 2:23).
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What does Luke 22:63 mean?
The men guarding Jesus mock and beat him.