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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 26:64

Thou hast said - This is a form of assenting or affirming. Thou hast said the truth; or, as Luke Luke 22:70 has it, “Ye say that I am.” This was not, however, said “immediately.” Before Jesus acknowledged himself to be the Messiah, he said to them Luke 22:67-68, “If I tell you ye will not believe, and if I also ask you” - that is, propose the proofs of my mission, and require you to give your opinion of them “ye will not answer me, nor let me go.”Nevertheless - This word should have been... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 26:62-64

Matthew 26:62-64. And the high-priest arose, (Mark, stood up in the midst,) and said, Answerest thou nothing? When the high-priest found that Jesus took little notice of the things which the witnesses alleged against him, he rose from his seat in a passion, supposing that our Lord intended to put an affront upon the council, and desired him to give the reason of his conduct. But finding this in vain, in order to cut the trial short and insnare him, he adjured him, or required him to... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 26:57-75

152. At the high priest’s house (Matthew 26:57-75; Mark 14:53-72; Luke 22:54-65; John 18:12-27)Annas and his son-in-law Caiaphas apparently lived in the same house. Annas had been the previous high priest and, though replaced by Caiaphas, was still well respected and influential. Jesus’ captors took him to Annas first, while Peter and John, who had followed at a distance, waited in the courtyard. By now it was well past midnight and into the early hours of the morning (John 18:12-18; Luke... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 26:64

Thou hast said = Thou thyself hast said [it]. nevertheless = moreover, or however. Hereafter , or Later on. shall ye see. See App-133 . the Son of man. As in verses: Matthew 26:2 , Matthew 26:24 , Matthew 26:45 . This is the last occurrence in Matthew. Quoted from Psalms 110:1 .Daniel 7:13 . on. Greek. ek. (Not the same word as in Matthew 26:18 .) "On" here is not the same as in verses: Matthew 26:5 , Matthew 26:7 , Matthew 26:12 , Matthew 5:39 , Mat 5:50 . power. See note on Matthew... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 26:64

Thou hast said. Nevertheless, I say unto you, Henceforth, ye shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of power, and coming on the clouds of heaven:Both Christ and his enemies understood this as a claim to be the divine Messiah. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 26:64

Matthew 26:64. Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said— Our Lord would not vouchsafe to give an answer to so frivolous an accusation as was that brought against him, Matthew 26:61. But when he is called upon to acknowledge so important a truth as that contained in this verse, a truth which he came to reveal to the world, and for the maintaining of which he ventured the loss of his life, then he speaks boldly and openly. Hereafter ye shall see, &c. means, "You shall see the sign from heaven... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 26:57-68

The trial before the Sanhedrin 26:57-68 (cf. Mark 14:53-65; Luke 22:54; Luke 22:63-65)Matthew omitted Jesus’ hearing before Annas (John 18:12-14; John 18:19-23). Quite possibly Annas lived in one wing of the same building in which the Sanhedrin met. [Note: Carson, "Matthew," pp. 552-53.] "This is the point at which Jesus’ death is sealed; all that follows involving the Roman prefect is only the formal implementation of a verdict already decided by the Jewish authorities." [Note: France, The... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 26:64

Jesus gave the same answer to Caiaphas that He had given to Judas (Matthew 26:25). It was "affirmative in content, and reluctant or circumlocutory in formulation." [Note: David R. Catchpole, "The Answer of Jesus to Caiaphas (Matt. xxvi. 64)," New Testament Studies 17 (1970-71):226.] Caiaphas took it as a yes (Matthew 26:65). Jesus then proceeded to expand or qualify His response because the religious leaders’ concept of Messiah was inadequate. Jesus claimed to be the Messiah but not the Messiah... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 26:1-75

The Betrayal. The Last Supper. Arrest of Jesus, and Trial Before the High Priest1-5. A Council is held against Jesus (Mark 14:1; Luke 22:1: cp. John 13:1).2. After two days] This fixes the date as Tuesday, if the Passover was on Thursday night; or Wednesday, if, as is more probable, it was on Friday night. Is betrayed] This clear prediction is peculiar to St. Matthew.3. And the scribes] RV omits. The palace] RV ’the court,’ i.e. the central quadrangle, the house being built round a square plot... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Matthew 26:64

(64) Thou hast said.—The silence was broken as they expected. He was indeed what the words they had uttered implied. More than this, He was also the Son of Man of Daniel’s vision (Daniel 7:13), the Head of an everlasting kingdom. No words in the whole Gospel records are more decisive against the views of those who would fain see in our Lord only a great moral teacher, like Socrates or Cakya Mouni. At the very crisis of His history, when denial would have saved His life. He asserts His claim to... read more

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