Luke Chapter 22 verse 67 Holy Bible
If thou art the Christ, tell us. But he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe:
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If you are the Christ, say so. But he said, If I say so you will not have belief;
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If *thou* art the Christ, tell us. And he said to them, If I tell you, ye will not at all believe;
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Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe:
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"If you are the Christ, tell us." But he said to them, "If I tell you, you won't believe,
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saying, `If thou be the Christ, tell us.' And he said to them, `If I may tell you, ye will not believe;
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 67. - Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe. In his answer Jesus evidently refers to something which had preceded this interrogation on the part of the Sanhedrim He referred, no doubt, to that night examination before Caiaphas and certain chosen members of the council - the meeting passed over by St. Luke, but recounted by SS. Matthew and Mark. In this earlier trial, which we (see above) term the second, a similar question had been put to Jesus, but, as Lange and Stier point out, now the political significance of the charge, the claim to Messianic royalty, is brought into prominence. They were desirous to formulate an accusation which they could bring before the Roman tribunal of Pilate. The words, "Son of God," which the fury of jealous anger had wrung from Caiaphas (Matthew 26:63), is here left out of sight, and is only brought forward again by the fierce Jewish wrath excited by the Lord's quiet words telling of his "session at the right hand" (vers. 69, 70). If I tell you, ye will not be-liege. If you, who have seen my life, have heard my words, and seen my works, believe not, to what end is it to say it again now?
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(67) Art thou the Christ?--St. Luke passes over the earlier stages of the trial, the false-witnesses that did not agree, the charge of threatening to destroy the Temple, and the silence of Jesus until solemnly adjured.If I tell you, ye will not believe.--The answer is reported only by St. Luke. It is interpreted by what we find in St. John. Our Lord had told them (John 8:58; John 10:30), and they had not believed.
