John 18:22

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?”

John 18:15

Peter’s First Denial

18:15 Simon Peter and another disciple followed them as they brought Jesus to Annas. ³  (Now the other disciple ⁴  was acquainted with the high priest, and he went with Jesus into the high priest’s courtyard.) ⁵ 

[18:22]  ¹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:22]  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.

[18:15]  ³ tn The words “them as they brought Jesus to Annas” are not in the Greek text, but are supplied to clarify who Peter and the other disciple were following. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

[18:15]  ⁴ tn Grk “that disciple.”

[18:15]  ⁵ sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.