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Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 22:67

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,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 22:68

And if I also ask you, ye will not answer me . The Lord here especially refers to those public questions of his put to members of the Sanhedrin and others in the last days of his public ministry, such as we find in Matthew 22:45 , to which the rulers had attempted to give no answer. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 22:69

Hereafter shall the Son of man sit on the right hand of the power of God. Jesus decided to put an end to this weary and useless trial, and supplied his judges with the evidence they were seeking to extort from him. The Master's words would recall to the teachers of Israel, sitting as his judges, the words of their loved prophet Daniel ( Daniel 7:13 , Daniel 7:14 ). These solemn words of his were, and they perfectly understood them as such, a claim on the part of the Prisoner who stood... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 22:66-71

Luke 22:66-71. And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people, and the chief-priests, &c., came together When the band of soldiers arrived at the high-priest’s with Jesus, they found many of the chief-priests, and the scribes, and the elders assembled there. (Mark 14:53.) Some persons of distinction, however, may have been absent, whose coming the rest would wait for. Wherefore, although the soldiers brought Jesus to the high- priest’s a while after midnight, his trial did not... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Luke 22:66-71

153. The Sanhedrin’s judgment (Matthew 27:1-2; Mark 15:1; Luke 22:66-71)It had been a long night for Jesus - the Passover meal, the institution of the Lord’s Supper, the washing of the disciples’ feet, the lengthy teaching in the upper room, the walk to Gethsemane, the agonizing time in the garden, the arrest, the walk back to the city, and the questioning and rough handling at the high priest’s house. It was now daybreak, which meant that a legal sentence could be passed. Jesus therefore was... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 22:66

was = became. the elders = the assembly of the elders, as in Acts 22:5 . and, &c. Read "both chief priests and scribes". There are no Articles. council. Greek. sunhedrion. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 22:67

Art thou = lf thou art, &c. The condition assumed. See App-118 . the Christ = the Messiah. App-98 . If I tell you. Implying "which I do not". App-118 . believe. App-150 . read more

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