 | John Selden - 1821 - 170 pages
...it was not lawful to strike, as it is not with us at this day, he only replies i " If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil; but if well, why smitest thou me?" He says nothing against their smiting him, in. case he had been guilty of speaking evil, that is, blasphemy... | |
 | Anthony Forster - 1821 - 372 pages
...his hand, with what condescending mildness did he reprove him ! " If I have spoken evil," said he, " bear witness of the evil : but if well, why smitest thou me ?"f But it was while suspended upon the cross, in the midst of insults, and racked with torture, that... | |
 | Henry Kollock - 1822 - 544 pages
...With all that gentleness which ever distinguished his conduct, he meekly replied, " If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil, but if well, why smitest thou me ?" (John xviii. 23.) Paul, however, showed perhaps something of the weakness and infirmity of human... | |
 | Benjamin Allen - 1824 - 492 pages
...concerning them before Annas, and had received a blow from one of the officers, said, 'If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil; but if well, why smitest thou me?' If then our Lord, who was infallible, did, nevertheless, not disdain to listen to any thing that could... | |
 | William Paley - 1824 - 426 pages
...evil, bear witness of the evil ; but if well, why emitest thou me ?"|| was such an answer, as Uii^ht have been looked for from the person, who, as he proceeded...of execution, bid his companions (as we are told by Saint Luke,*) weep not for him, but for themselves, their posterity, and their country ; and who, whilst... | |
 | William Paley - 1824 - 408 pages
...+ Ch. I7il>, 34. aia. II. || Ch. iviii. M. l m;<rht have been looked for from the person, who, agie proceeded to the place of execution, bid his companions (as we are told by Saint Luke,*) weep nor for him, but for themselves, their posterity, and their country; and who, whilst... | |
 | 1824 - 462 pages
...thou the high priest so ? 23 Jesus answered him, If I HA M brought before Pilate, CHAP, have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me ? 24 (Now Annas had sent him bound unto Caiaphas the high priest.) 25 And Simon Peter stood and warmed... | |
 | William Paley - 1824 - 516 pages
...his hand, we find Jesus rebuking him for the outrage with becoming indignation ; " If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil ; but if well, why smitest thou me T' (John xviii. 23.) It may be observed, likc* " Whoever Bhall unite thee on thy right cheek, turn... | |
 | George Townsend - 1825 - 680 pages
...palm of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the High Priest so? 23. Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil ; but if well why smitest thou me ? 24- Now Annas had sent him bound unto Caiaphas, the High Priest. Mt. xxTi.59. Now the Chief Priests... | |
 | Richard Hele - 1825 - 598 pages
...palm of his hand, saying, answerest Thou the high priest so ? Jesus answered him, if I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil : but if well, why smitest thou Me ° ? Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council sought false witness against Jesus, to... | |
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And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so ? 23 Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil : but if well, why smitest thou... 
