63 (A)But Jesus remained silent. (B)And the high priest said to him, (C)“I adjure you by (D)the living God, (E)tell us if you are (F)the Christ, (G)the Son of God.” 64 Jesus said to him, (H)“You have said so. But I tell you, from now on (I)you will see the Son of Man (J)seated at the right hand of Power and (K)coming on the clouds of heaven.” 65 Then the high priest (L)tore his robes and said, (M)“He has uttered blasphemy. What further witnesses do we need? You have now heard his blasphemy. 66 What is your judgment?” They answered, (N)“He deserves death.”

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63 But Jesus remained silent.(A)

The high priest said to him, “I charge you under oath(B) by the living God:(C) Tell us if you are the Messiah,(D) the Son of God.”(E)

64 “You have said so,”(F) Jesus replied. “But I say to all of you: From now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One(G) and coming on the clouds of heaven.”[a](H)

65 Then the high priest tore his clothes(I) and said, “He has spoken blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy. 66 What do you think?”

“He is worthy of death,”(J) they answered.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 26:64 See Psalm 110:1; Daniel 7:13.

61 But (A)he remained silent and made no answer. (B)Again the high priest asked him, “Are you (C)the Christ, the Son of (D)the Blessed?” 62 And Jesus said, “I am, and (E)you will see the Son of Man (F)seated at the right hand of Power, and (G)coming with the clouds of heaven.” 63 And the high priest (H)tore his garments and said, “What further witnesses do we need? 64 You have heard (I)his blasphemy. What is your decision?” And they (J)all condemned him as (K)deserving death.

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61 But Jesus remained silent and gave no answer.(A)

Again the high priest asked him, “Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?”(B)

62 “I am,” said Jesus. “And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven.”(C)

63 The high priest tore his clothes.(D) “Why do we need any more witnesses?” he asked. 64 “You have heard the blasphemy. What do you think?”

They all condemned him as worthy of death.(E)

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The High Priest Questions Jesus

19 (A)The high priest then questioned Jesus about his disciples and his teaching. 20 Jesus answered him, “I have spoken (B)openly (C)to the world. I have always taught in synagogues and in the temple, where all Jews come together. (D)I have said nothing in secret. 21 Why do you ask me? Ask those who have heard me what I said to them; they know what I said.”

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The High Priest Questions Jesus(A)

19 Meanwhile, the high priest questioned Jesus about his disciples and his teaching.

20 “I have spoken openly to the world,” Jesus replied. “I always taught in synagogues(B) or at the temple,(C) where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret.(D) 21 Why question me? Ask those who heard me. Surely they know what I said.”

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