Matthew 26:63

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 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 attempted to draw something from him on which they could condemn him.I adjure thee by the living God - I put thee upon thy oath before God. This was the usual form of putting an oath among the Jews. It implies calling God to witness the truth of what was said. The law respecting witnesses also made it a... 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 26:63

held = continued holding. I adjure Thee = I put Thee on Thine oath. Greek. exor - kizo. Occurs only here. whether = if, &c. Throwing no doubt on the assumption: as in verses: Matthew 26:24 , Matthew 26:39 , Matthew 26:42 . the Christ = Messiah. App-98 . . the Son of God. See App-98 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 26:63

And the high priest said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou art the Christ, the Son of God.That was the very instant toward which Christ had unerringly moved from the very first moment of his public life to that precise moment. At last, there was no danger of being misunderstood as a seditionist; there, before the assembled elders of his nation, in solemn convocation, before the sacred Sanhedrin, the high priest placed the Christ upon judicial oath,... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 26:62-63

Matthew 26:62-63. The high-priest arose, &c.— When the high-priest found that Jesus took little notice of the things which the witnesses said against him, he fell into a passion, supposing that Christ intended to put an affront upon the council. For he arose from his seat, which judges seldom do, unless when in some perturbation, and spake to him, desiring him to give the reason of his conduct. The rabbies say, that a judge stands up only when he hears witnesses deposing that some person... 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 26:59-63

The phrase "whole Council" or "whole Sanhedrin" need not mean that all 70 members plus the high priest were present since only 23 constituted a quorum (cf. Luke 23:50-51). [Note: Carson, "Matthew," p. 553.] Perhaps Matthew meant that representatives from all parts of the Sanhedrin were present. The chief priests were also the legal experts, so they evidently took the lead in conducting the trial. Matthew wrote that they tried to get false testimony against Jesus. This does not mean they looked... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 26:63

Frustrated by Jesus’ silence the high priest tried to cut through to the basic issue. Did Jesus claim to be the Messiah or not?"In terms of the plot of Matthew’s story, this unexpected query raises the problem as to the source from which the high priest has even gotten the idea to question Jesus about being the Son of God. This source is Jesus himself and his narration of the parable of the wicked husbandmen [Matthew 21:33-45]. As the presiding officer of the Sanhedrin, the high priest has... read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Matthew 26:63

26:63 that (f-20) He adjured him 'to the end that.' read more

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