Luke 22:64
What does Luke 22:64 mean?
A plain-English look at Luke 22:64 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Luke 22:64 means
They blindfold Jesus and taunt Him, “Prophesy: who is he that struck thee?” The mockers turn His prophetic reputation into a game, demanding a sign under humiliating conditions. Blindfolding heightens the cruelty and seeks to make Him look powerless. Ironically, He has already foretold their actions and Peter’s denials. The scene is thick with bitter irony: the true Prophet is derided for not performing on demand, even while fulfilling Scripture. Their demand springs from unbelief; miracles would not satisfy hearts bent on rejection. Jesus bears this scorn without spectacle, choosing the path of silent endurance that will culminate in the cross. The verse displays the darkness of human hearts in the face of holy meekness.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And they blindfolded him, and asked him, saying, Prophesy: who is he that struck thee?
KJV
King James Version · 1611And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote thee?
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And they blindfolded him, and asked him, saying, Prophesy: who is he that struck thee?
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And, covering his eyes, they said to him, Are you prophet enough to say who gave you that blow?
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and having blindfolded him, they were striking him on the face, and were questioning him, saying, `Prophesy who he is who smote thee?'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And they blindfolded him and smote his face. And they asked him saying: Prophesy: Who is it that struck thee?
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890and covering him up, asked him saying, Prophesy, who is it that struck thee?
Context
Following the beating, the guards intensify their mockery by blindfolding Jesus and demanding that He identify His assailant to prove prophetic power. Luke adds that they utter many other reviling things against Him. This nocturnal abuse prepares the reader for the formal daylight session before the council, where Jesus, though surrounded by hostility, will speak with restrained authority about the Son of man seated at God’s right hand, leading to His condemnation.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Judges 16:21
And the Philistines laid hold on him, and put out his eyes; and they brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison-house.
- Judges 16:25
And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson out of the prison-house; and he made sport before them. And they set him between the pillars:
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