John 18:23 Douay-Rheims

Jesus answered him: If I have spoken evil, give testimony of the evil; but if well, why strikest thou me?

Alcuin of York

c. A.D. 735–804 Medieval

Here is fulfilled the prophecy, I gave my cheek to the smiters. Jesus, though struck unjustly, replied gently: Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou Me?

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A.D. 804 · as excerpted in the Catena Aurea on John 18:22-24

PD · Catena Aurea: Commentary on the Four Gospels — St. John ↗

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