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“If you are the Christ, tell us.” But he said to them, “If I tell you, you won’t believe,
and if I ask, you will in no way answer me or let me go. From now on, the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.”
They all said, “Are you then the Son of God?” He said to them, “You say it, because I am.”
They said, “Why do we need any more witness? For we ourselves have heard from his own mouth!”
Luke 22:67-71 sits inside this longer paragraph.
As soon as it was day, the assembly of the elders of the people were gathered together, both chief priests and scribes, and they led him away into their council, saying, “If you are the Christ, tell us.” But he said to them, “If I tell you, you won’t believe,
and if I ask, you will in no way answer me or let me go. From now on, the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.”
They all said, “Are you then the Son of God?” He said to them, “You say it, because I am.”
They said, “Why do we need any more witness? For we ourselves have heard from his own mouth!”
“If you are the Christ, tell us.” But he said to them, “If I tell you, you won’t believe,
and if I ask, you will in no way answer me or let me go.
From now on, the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.”
They all said, “Are you then the Son of God?” He said to them, “You say it, because I am.”
They said, “Why do we need any more witness? For we ourselves have heard from his own mouth!”
arte thou very Christ? tell vs. And he sayde vnto the: yf I shall tell you ye will not beleve
And yf also I axe you ye will not answere me or let me goo.
Herafter shall the sonne of man sit on the ryght honde of the power of God.
Then sayde they all: Arte thou then the sonne of God? He sayd to them: ye saye that I am.
Then sayde they: what nede we eny further witnes? We oure selves have herde of his awne mouthe.
Saying, Art thou that Christ? tell vs. And he said vnto them, If I tell you, ye wil not beleeue it.
And if also I aske you, you will not answere me, nor let me goe.
Hereafter shall the Sonne of man sit at the right hand of the power of God.
Then sayd they all, Art thou then ye Sonne of God? And he sayd to them, Ye say, that I am.
Then sayd they, What neede we any further witnes? for we our selues haue heard it of his owne mouth.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv67–71 67 Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he…
67 Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe:
Ver. 67. Here the president of the council examineth him, as Luk 22:70; the assessors.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv67–68 Then said they all,.... The whole sanhedrim, with one…
Then said they all,.... The whole sanhedrim, with one voice, being greedy to lay hold on, and improve these words, that they might have something to lay to his charge:
art thou the Son of God? for they knew that the Messiah, or the son of man, that was to sit at the right hand of God, and come in the clouds of heaven, was the Son of God:
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and he said unto them, ye say that I am; or rather the words may be rendered, "ye say it", and ye say right; it is the very truth: "for I am"; that is, "the Son of God", as the Ethiopic version here adds; which sense agrees with Mar 14:62 and the following words seem to require this sense and version.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On v70 They all said, Art thou then the Son of…
They all said, Art thou then the Son of God? - Both these, the Son of God, and the Son of man, were known titles of the Messiah; the one taken from his Divine, and the other from his human nature.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On vv68–71 Verse 68. And if I also ask you] Concerning…
Verse 68. And if I also ask you] Concerning the Christ, in case ye cannot give me such an answer as may prove I am not the Christ, ye will not let me go; for I know ye are determined to put me to death.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv67–70 67. Aid thou the Christ?] The object of the…
67. Aid thou the Christ?] The object of the Sanhedrin was somewhat different from that of the Priests in the house of Caiaphas. They had only succeeded in establishing (by a most illegal personal appeal) a charge of constructive blasphemy. But ‘blasphemy’ was not a charge on which a Roman could pronounce capital sentence. Hence, in order to get Christ crucified, they needed a charge of treason, which might be constructed out of His claim to be the Messiah.
ye will not believe] As they had shewn already. Joh_8:59; Joh_10:31.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv67–70 (67) Art thou the Christ?—St. Luke passes over the…
(67) Art thou the Christ?—St. Luke passes over the earlier stages of the trial, the false-witnesses that did not agree, the charge of threatening to destroy the Temple, and the silence of Jesus until solemnly adjured.
If I tell you, ye will not believe.—The answer is reported only by St. Luke. It is interpreted by what we find in St. John. Our Lord had told them (Joh_8:58; Joh_10:30), and they had not believed.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv67–70 Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said…
Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe. In his answer Jesus evidently refers to something which had preceded this interrogation on the part of the Sanhedrim He referred, no doubt, to that night examination before Caiaphas and certain chosen members of the council the meeting passed over by St. Luke, but recounted by St. Matthew and Mark. In this earlier trial, which we (see above) term the second, a similar question had been put to Jesus, but, as Lange and Stier point out, now the political significance of the charge, the claim to Messianic royalty, is brought into prominence. They were desirous to formulate an accusation which they could bring before the Roman tribunal of Pilate. The words, "Son of God," which the fury of jealous anger had wrung from Caiaphas, (Mat_26:63) is here left out of sight, and is only brought forward again by the fierce Jewish wrath excited by the Lord"s quiet words telling of his "session at the right hand" (vers. 69, 70). If I tell you, ye will not be-liege. If you, who have seen my life, have heard my words, and seen my works, believe not, to what end is it to say it again now?
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B. W. Johnson 1891 · Public Domain On vv67–68 67. Art thou the Christ? He had already answered…
67. Art thou the Christ? He had already answered in the night and been condemned (Matt. 26:63, 64). His reply here is a protest.
B. W. Johnson's The People's New Testament with Notes (1889–1891) — public domain. Electronic text from the Christian Classics Ethereal Library (CCEL) ThML edition.
C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain On v69 Son of man
Son of man
(See Scofield "Mat 8:20").
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v69 Connecting Statement:
Connecting Statement:
Jesus continues speaking to the council.
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from now on
"from this day" or "starting from today"
the Son of Man will
Jesus uses this phrase to refer to himself. AT: "I, the Son of Man, will" (See: First, Second, or Third Person)
seated at the right hand of the power of God
To sit at the "right hand of God" is a symbolic action of receiving great honor and authority from God. AT: "seated in the place of honor beside the power of God" (See: Symbolic Action)
the power of God
"the all-powerful God." Here "power" refers to his supreme authority. (See: Metonymy)
Then you are the Son of God?
The council asked this question because they wanted Jesus to explicitly confirm their understanding that he was saying he was the Son of God. AT: "So when you said that, did you mean that you are the Son of God?" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
Son of God
This is an important title for Jesus. (See: Translating Son and Father)
You say that I am
"Yes, it is just like you say"
Why do we still need a witness?
They use a question for emphasis. AT: "We have no further need for witnesses!" (See: Rhetorical Question)
heard from his own mouth
The phrase "his own mouth" refers to his speech. AT: "heard him say that he believes he is the Son of God" (See: Metonymy)
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Son of Man
right hand
power
God
Son of God
testimony
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv67, 69, 70, 71 22:67-68 If I tell you, you won’t believe me:…
22:67-68 If I tell you, you won’t believe me: Jesus pointed out the hypocrisy of the question. They had already made up their minds that he was not the Messiah, so it would do no good to answer.
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