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Struck and spat upon, and he was silent

The Old Testament

I offered My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard. I did not hide My face from scorn and spittle.

Isaiah 50:6

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In the New Testament

Then they spit in His face and struck Him. Others slapped Him

Matthew 26:67

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I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair; I hid not my face from shame and spitting. As a lamb brought to the slaughter, he opened not his mouth.

The third and fourth Servant Songs. The silence of Jesus before Caiaphas, Pilate and Herod struck the Gospel writers; Pilate even marvels at it.