Verse 65
And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say unto him, Prophesy: and the officers received him with blows of their hands.
Such mockery was unworthy even of a pagan court; and such malicious treatment of any prisoner, even a guilty one, was a shameful blot upon the history of Israel. Mockery by the pagan soldiers of Herod was in keeping with the sadistic nature of the times; but mockery in the confines of the palace of God's high priest was particularly shameful. For fuller discussion of each set of mockeries, see under the parallel accounts in Matthew and in John in this series of commentaries.
PETER'S DENIAL RELATED
Mark, having reached the climax of the all-night trials, returned to events earlier in the evening, which were marked by Peter's denial of the Lord.
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