Matthew 26:61

Translations

Modern

…and declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”

Traditional

And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.

Literal

…they said, “This man has been saying, ‘I am able to demolish the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”

Latin

…et dixerunt: Hic dixit: Possum destruere templum Dei, et post triduum reædificare illud.

Original

Greek

English

…and declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”

Notes

Matthew 26:61

The charge was either a misunderstanding or a deliberate misrepresentation of what Jesus had said about his death and resurrection (see John 2:19–21).

Matthew 26:57–68

This hearing was probably an informal meeting to agree on the charges. The Jewish leaders faced pressure to keep the hearing secret to avoid a riot (see Matthew 21:26, 46; 26:5, 55; John 11:45–53).

Matthew 26:57–27:26

The Gospels describe Jesus having five legal hearings:

an informal hearing with Annas (John 18:13–24);
a night hearing with the Sanhedrin (Matthew 26:59–66);
a morning hearing with the Sanhedrin (Matthew 27:1–2);
a hearing with Herod Antipas (Luke 23:6–12); and
a two-part trial with Pilate (Matthew 27:11–31; see Luke 23:6–12).

These hearings form two main trials, a Jewish trial and a Roman trial.

Theme notes and profiles

Annas and Caiaphas The Jewish High Council

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…and as soon as he had finished telling all the people everything the LORD had commanded him to say, the priests and prophets and all the people seized him, shouting, “You must surely die!

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