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Matthew 26

Matthew 26:63

Jesus before the Sanhedrin · Matthew 26:57–68
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Translations

Modern
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.”
Traditional
But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.
Literal
But Jesus was silent. And the high priest said to Him, “I adjure you by the living God that You tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God.”
Latin
Jesus autem tacebat. Et princeps sacerdotum ait illi: Adjuro te per Deum vivum, ut dicas nobis si tu es Christus Filius Dei.

Original

Greek
English
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.”

Notes

Matthew 26:63

if You are the Christ: The high priest asked this because Zechariah 6:12 prophesied that the Christ (Messiah) would rebuild the temple (compare Matthew 26:61).

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:

  1. an informal hearing with Annas (John 18:13–24);

  2. a night hearing with the Sanhedrin (Matthew 26:59–66);

  3. a morning hearing with the Sanhedrin (Matthew 27:1–2);

  4. a hearing with Herod Antipas (Luke 23:6–12); and

  5. 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.

Events

Parallels

Mark 14:53–65 Luke 22:66–71 John 18:19–24

People

Jesus: The Son of God and Savior of the world

Glossary

Bloody Sweat Book of Daniel Caiaphas Christ Gospel of Matthew Oath Passion Scribe

Topics

Caiaphas: Jesus Tried Before Christ is God: As Son of God Christian Minister: Caiaphas Church: Corruption In Court: Civil: Composition of, and Mode of Procedure Courts of Justice: Sanhedrim or Court of the Seventy: Presided Over by High Priest Courts of Justice: The Accused: Examined on Oath Government: Constitutes Indictments: First, of Blasphemy Jesus, the Christ: Divinity of Son of God Jesus, the Christ: Meekness of Jesus, the Christ: Other Scriptures Relating to his Messiahship Jesus, the Christ: Son of God Jesus, the Christ: Tried by the Council (In Jerusalem) Oath: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Oaths: Judicial from of Administering Prayer: The Prayer of Jesus, |Let This Cup Pass Away| Priest: Miscellaneous Facts Concerning: Put on Trial and Condemn Jesus Prisoners: Jesus Prophecies Respecting Christ: His Patience and Silence Under Suffering: Fulfilled Self-Control of Jesus