Why askest thou me? ask them which heard me, what I have said unto them: behold, they know what I said.
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Gill's Exposition
Why askest thou me?.... He seems surprised at the high priest's conduct, that he should put such questions to him, who stood bound before him; was brought there as a criminal, and was the defendant,…
Barnes' Notes
Why askest thou me? Ask them ... - Jesus here insisted on his rights, and reproves the high priest for his unjust and illegal manner of extorting a confession from him. If he had done wrong, or taught…
We have here an account of Christ's arraignment before the high priest, and some circumstances that occurred therein which were omitted by the other evangelists; and Peter's denying him, which the…
Cambridge Bible
which heard Better, who have heard; and -I have said" should again be I spake.
they know Or, these know, as if implying that they were present and ought to be examined. According to Jewish rule…
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