Jesus Faces the Sanhedrin

66 When daylight came,(A) the elders[a] of the people, both the chief priests and the scribes,(B) convened and brought him before their Sanhedrin.(C) 67 They said,(D) “If you are the Messiah, tell us.”

But he said to them, “If I do tell you, you will not believe. 68 And if I ask you, 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.”(E)

70 They all asked, “Are you, then, the Son of God?” (F)

And he said to them, “You say that I am.”(G)

71 “Why do we need any more testimony,” they said, “since we’ve heard it ourselves from his mouth?”

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Footnotes

  1. 22:66 Or council of elders

66 As soon as day came, the elders of the people, the high priests, and the scribes assembled and brought him before their Council.[a] 67 They said, “If you are the Messiah,[b] tell us.”

But he told them, “If I tell you, you won’t believe me, 68 and if I ask you a question, you won’t answer me. 69 But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the mighty God.”[c]

70 Then they all asked, “Are you, then, the Son of God?”

He answered them, “You said it—I AM.”

71 “Why do we need any more testimony?” they asked. “We have heard it ourselves from his own mouth!”

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 22:66 Or Sanhedrin
  2. Luke 22:67 Or Christ
  3. Luke 22:69 Or the power of God