John 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?”

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

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.

3 tn Grk “Jesus answered him.”

4 tn Or “something incorrect.”

5 tn Grk “testify.”

6 tn Or “incorrect.”