Then — After he had declared he was the Son of God, the sanhedrim doubtless ordered him to be carried out, while they were consulting what to do. And then it was that the soldiers who kept him began these insults upon him.
Related Commentaries of Matthew 26:67
Matthew 26:67
67 Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands,