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Matthew 26

Matthew 26:66

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

Modern
What do you think?” “He deserves to die,” they answered.
Traditional
What think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty of death.
Literal
What do you think?” And answering, they said, “He is deserving of death.”
Latin
…quid vobis videtur? At illi respondentes dixerunt: Reus est mortis.

Original

Greek
English
What do you think?” “He deserves to die,” they answered.

Notes

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

Glossary

Bloody Sweat Caiaphas Christ Gospel of Matthew Passion Scribe

Topics

Christ is God: As Son of God Church: Corruption In Court: Civil: Composition of, and Mode of Procedure Courts of Justice: Judges of Pronounced the Judgment of the Court Courts of Justice: Sanhedrim or Court of the Seventy: Presided Over by High Priest Government: Constitutes Jesus, the Christ: Divinity of Son of God Jesus, the Christ: Tried by the Council (In Jerusalem) Prayer: The Prayer of Jesus, |Let This Cup Pass Away| Priest: Miscellaneous Facts Concerning: Put on Trial and Condemn Jesus Prisoners: Jesus Verdict: Against Jesus