Discovery BoxJohn 18:22-23 
Context18:22 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.”
