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Matthew 26:63

Matthew 26:63
But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Jesus saith unto him, thou hast said,.... That is, thou hast said right; or as Mark expresses it, "I am", Mar 14:62, the Christ, the anointed of God, who was so from everlasting, and in time; being…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Matthew 26:62-63

Jesus held his peace - Was silent. He knew that the evidence did not even appear to amount to anything worth a reply. He knew that they were aware of that, and that feeling that, the high priest…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Matthew 26:57-68

Jesus is brought before Caiaphas. The first and informal Meeting of the Sanhedrin

St Mar 14:53-65; St Luk 22:54; Luk 22:63-65

St Luke reports this first irregular trial with less detail than the…