Commentaries:
Barnes' Notes
Then did they spit in his face - This, among the Jews, as among us, was significant of the highest contempt and insult, Numbers 12:14; Isaiah 50:6; Job 30:10.
And buffeted him - That is, they struck him with their hands closed, or with the fist.
Others smote him with the palms of their hands - The word used in the original here means literally to strike with rods. It also means to strike the mouth with the open hand, as if to prevent a person' s speaking, or to evince abhorrence of what he had spoken.
Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Matthew 26:67:
Isaiah 50:6
Isaiah 50:6
Matthew 27:27-30
Luke 22:63-71
Acts 1:1
1 Corinthians 4:11
2 Corinthians 11:20
1 Peter 2:20
DISCLAIMER: Church of the Great God (CGG) provides these resources to aid the individual in studying the Bible. However, it is up to the individual to "prove all things, and hold fast to that which is good" (I Thessalonians 5:21). The content of these resources does not necessarily reflect the views of CGG. They are provided for information purposes only.