Luke 22:64

64 They blindfolded him and said to him, "Tell us who hit you."

Luke 22:64 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 22:64

And when they had blindfolded him
Or put a veil, or linen cloth over his eyes, as children do at play, to make themselves some sport with him:

they struck him on the face;
on that part of it which was not covered, either with their hands, or with rods:

and asked him, saying, prophesy, who is it that smote thee?
hereby deriding his prophetic office, and using such language as children do at blindman's buff; (See Gill on Matthew 26:68).

Luke 22:64 In-Context

62 Then Peter went outside and cried bitterly.

63 The men who were guarding Jesus made fun of him as they beat him.

64 They blindfolded him and said to him, "Tell us who hit you."

65 They also insulted him in many other ways.

66 In the morning the council of the people's leaders, the chief priests and the scribes, gathered together. They brought Jesus in front of their highest court and asked him,