'''Prophecy:''' "Smite the Shepherd..." (Zechariah 13:7).
"They shall smite the ruler of Israel with a rod--a sceptre--on the cheek" (Micah 5:1).
'''Fulfilment:''' "And they took the reed-staff and struck Him on the head" (Matthew 27:30).
"Then they...struck Him with their fists; and some slapped Him in the face" (Matthew 26:67).[[Category:Jesus]]