Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Luke 22:62-71
Luke IN THE HIGH PRIEST’S PALACE Luk_22:54 - Luk_22:71 . The present passage deals with three incidents, each of which may be regarded either as an element in our Lord’s sufferings or as a revelation of man’s sin. He is denied, mocked, and formally rejected and condemned. A trusted friend proves faithless, the underlings of the rulers brutally ridicule His prophetic claims, and their masters vote Him a blasphemer for assenting His divinity and Messiahship. I. We have the failure of loyalty... read more
Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Luke 22:63-71
b. THE MOCKING AT THE LORD, AND HIS CONDEMNATION (Luke 22:63-71)(Parallel with Matthew 26:67-68; Matthew 27:1 a; Mark 14:65; Mark 15:1)63, And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and smote him. 64And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face,21 and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote thee? 65And many other things blasphemously [or, contumeliously] spake they against him. 66And as soon as it was day, the elders [lit., the eldership, πρεσβυτέριον] of the people and... read more