Passage

Matthew 26.68

Book: Matthew · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"66. what think ye? They answered and said, He is worthy of death. 67. Then did they spit in his face and buffet him: and some smote him with the palms of their hands,"

"68. saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ: who is he that struck thee?"

"69. Now Peter was sitting without in the court: and a maid came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus the Galilaean. 70. But he denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou sayest." (Matthew 26:66-70, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"66. What do you think?” They answered, “He is worthy of death!” 67. Then they spit in his face and beat him with their fists, and some slapped him,"

"68. saying, “Prophesy to us, you Christ! Who hit you?”"

"69. Now Peter was sitting outside in the court, and a maid came to him, saying, “You were also with Jesus, the Galilean!” 70. But he denied it before them all, saying, “I don’t know what you are talking about.”" (Matthew 26:66-70, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"66. What think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty of death. 67. Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands, ^{the palms: or, rods}"

"68. Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee?"

"69. Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee. 70. But he denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou sayest." (Matthew 26:66-70, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"66. what think ye?' and they answering said, 'He is worthy of death.' 67. Then did they spit in his face and buffet him, and others did slap,"

"68. saying, 'Declare to us, O Christ, who he is that struck thee?'"

"69. And Peter without was sitting in the court, and there came near to him a certain maid, saying, 'And thou wast with Jesus of Galilee!' 70. And he denied before all, saying, 'I have not known what thou sayest.'" (Matthew 26:66-70, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Synoptic Problem

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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