Yohanes 18:22-23

18:22 When Jesus ¹  had said this, one of the high priest’s officers who stood nearby struck him on the face and said, ²  “Is that the way you answer the high priest?” 18:23 Jesus replied, ³  “If I have said something wrong, ⁴  confirm ⁵  what is wrong. ⁶  But if I spoke correctly, why strike me?”

[18:22]  ¹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:22]  ² tn Grk “one of the high priest’s servants standing by gave Jesus a strike, saying.” For the translation of ῥάπισμα (rJapisma), see L&N 19.4.

[18:23]  ³ tn Grk “Jesus answered him.”

[18:23]  ⁴ tn Or “something incorrect.”

[18:23]  ⁵ tn Grk “testify.”

[18:23]  ⁶ tn Or “incorrect.”