Luke 22:67
saying, 'If thou be the Christ, tell us.' And he said to them, 'If I may tell you, ye will not believe;
Young's Literal Translation
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 also question [you], ye will not answer me or send me away;
Cross References
Matthew 26:63and Jesus was silent. And the chief priest answering said to him, 'I adjure thee, by the living God, that thou mayest say to us, if thou art the Christ — the Son of God.'
Luke 16:31And he said to him, If Moses and the prophets they do not hear, neither if one may rise out of the dead will they be persuaded.'
John 8:43wherefore do ye not know my speech? because ye are not able to hear my word.
John 10:24the Jews, therefore, came round about him, and said to him, 'Till when our soul dost thou hold in suspense? if thou art the Christ, tell us freely.'
John 18:21why me dost thou question? question those having heard what I spake to them; lo, these have known what I 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 →