John 18:22-23 And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying… Bryardine, a missionary to Grenoble, was enforcing the duty of forgiving our enemies, when he perceived that a large portion of his audience consisted of soldiers. Anxious to denounce duelling, and seeing that the military were strongly excited, he said, "Perhaps some high-spirited soldier burns to ask how a humble missionary can even conceive how a man of honour feels when he has been outraged by a blow? I am prepared to confess that I know not what those feelings are; and my knowledge is derived from a book that describes the worst of all insults with an indignation at least equal to what modern honour can inspire. I have been taught by my Bible how a blow may be felt, and how it should be resented. The Bible informs me that the Saviour of the world, without a murmur against His executioners, submitted to all that could embitter the agonies of death. It was not until He received a blow that He condescended to open His mouth. And what said He then? Let the Bible tell us, and let the duellist, if he can, surpass the example. Parallel Verses KJV: 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? |
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