Luke 22:67
and said to him: If thou art the Messiah, tell us. He said to them: If I tell you, ye will not believe in me.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe:
In Context
68And if I should ask you, ye will not return me an answer; nor will ye release me.
Cross References
Matthew 26:63And Jesus was silent. And the high priest answered, and said to him: I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou art the Messiah, the Son of God.
Luke 16:31Abraham said to him: If they hear not Moses and the prophets, they will not believe, though one should rise from the dead.
John 8:43Why do ye not understand my speech? It is because ye cannot hear my speech.
John 10:24And the Jews gathered around him; and said to him: how long holdest thou our mind in suspense? If thou art the Messiah, tell us plainly.
John 18:21Why dost thou interrogate me? Ask them who have heard, what I said to them: lo, they know what I have said.
Matthew Henry on Luke 22:64-71
Christ Abused and Insulted. 63 And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and smote him. 64 And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote thee? 65 And many other things blasphemously spake they against him. 66 And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the chief priests and the scribes came together, and led him into their council, saying, 67 Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe: 68… Read the whole commentary →