Matthew 26:59-63

26:59 The ¹  chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were trying to find false testimony against Jesus so that they could put him to death. 26:60 But they did not find anything, though many false witnesses came forward. Finally ²  two came forward 26:61 and declared, “This man ³  said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’” 26:62 So ⁴  the high priest stood up and said to him, “Have you no answer? What is this that they are testifying against you?” 26:63 But Jesus was silent. The ⁵  high priest said to him, “I charge you under oath by the living God, tell us if you are the Christ, ⁶  the Son of God.”

¹ tn Grk “Now the.” Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

² tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

³ tn Grk “This one.”

⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the false testimony.

⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

⁶ tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”