Luke 22:67
65 And they said many other blasphemous things against Him.
66 At daybreak the council of the elders of the people, both the chief priests and scribes, met together. They led Jesus into their Sanhedrin and said,
“If You are the Christ, tell us.” Jesus answered, “If I tell you, you will not believe.
68 And if I ask you a question, you will not answer.
69 But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “If You are the Christ, tell us.” Jesus answered, “If I tell you, you will not believe.
- KJV
- Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe:
- WEB
- “If you are the Christ, tell us.” But he said to them, “If I tell you, you won’t believe,
- ASV
- If thou art the Christ, tell us. But he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe:
- DARBY
- If *thou* art the Christ, tell us. And he said to them, If I tell you, ye will not at all believe;
- BLB
- “If You are the Christ, tell us.” But He said to them, “If I should tell you⁺, you⁺ would not believe,
- ÅB
- og sa: Er du Messias, da si oss det! Men han sa til dem: Om jeg sier dere det, tror dere det ikke;
- OTB
- “Hvis du er Messias,” sa de, “si det til oss.” Jesus svarte, “Hvis jeg sier det til dere, vil dere ikke tro;
- B1930
- og sa: Er du Messias, da si oss det! Men han sa til dem: Om jeg sier eder det, tror I det ikke;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Mark 14:61–66
But Jesus remained silent and made no reply. Again the high priest questioned Him, “Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?”
Read in contextMatthew 26:63–68
But Jesus remained silent. Then the high priest said to Him, “I charge You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God.”
Read in contextLuke 16:31
Then Abraham said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.’”
Read in contextJohn 5:39–47
You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,
Read in contextJohn 12:37–43
Although Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still did not believe in Him.
Read in contextJohn 9:27–28
He replied, “I already told you, and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become His disciples?”
Read in contextJohn 8:43–45
Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you are unable to accept My message.
Read in contextJohn 10:24–26
So the Jews gathered around Him and demanded, “How long will You keep us in suspense? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly.”
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