63 And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and smote him. 64 And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote thee? 65 And many other things blasphemously spake they against him. (Luke 22:63-65 KJV)
Jesus Is Mocked
We are here told, as in the other Gospels, how our Lord Jesus was abused by the servants of the high priest. The rude and barbaric servants gathered against him. Those who held Jesus mocked him and struck him (Luke 22:63). They would not let him rest, though he had not slept all night, nor allow him to prepare for trial. They made sport of him—this sorrowful night for Jesus became a night of mockery for them. The blessed Jesus, like Samson, was made a laughingstock.
They blindfolded him and struck him, demanding that he name the person who hit him (Luke 22:64), intending to mock his prophetic office and the knowledge he was said to possess. We are not told that he said anything in return but endured it all. Hell was let loose, and he allowed it to do its worst. A greater indignity could hardly be done to Jesus, yet this was only one instance among many; for many other blasphemous things they said against him (Luke 22:65). Those who condemned him for blasphemy were themselves guilty of the worst kind.