Zechariah 13:6
“And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.”
King James Version
The pierced hands of the rejected shepherd acknowledged, a vivid portrait of Christ showing his wounds after resurrection.
Fulfillment References
John 20:27 Luke 24:39 Zechariah 12:10
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Apostolic (Oneness) Pentecostal'What are these wounds in thine hands?' — the pierced hands of the smitten Shepherd, shown to His own, fulfilled when the risen Lord Jesus displayed His wounds (John 20:27; Luke 24:39). The wounded One, struck 'in the house of my friends,' is the LORD Himself pierced (12:10) — God in flesh, bearing in His body the marks of our redemption.
JewishIn context, a saying about the exposure of a false prophet ashamed of his wounds; the messianic application is not part of the Jewish reading.
CatholicRead of the wounds of Christ displayed to His friends — the marks of the crucifixion borne by the risen Lord.
ProtestantWidely applied to Christ's pierced hands shown after the resurrection (John 20:27); the Shepherd smitten 'in the house of his friends.'
AcademicThe plain sense concerns wounds (cultic self-laceration or a beating); the Christian application reads it with 12:10 and 13:7 of the smitten Shepherd.
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