Matthew 26:59-68

26:59 The¹ 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. Finally² two came forward 26:61 and declared, “This man³ said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’” 26:62 So⁴ 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. The⁵ 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.” 26:64 Jesus said to him, “You have said it yourself. But I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand⁷ of the Power⁸ and coming on the clouds of heaven.”⁹ 26:65 Then the high priest tore his clothes and declared,¹⁰ “He has blasphemed! Why do we still need witnesses? Now¹¹ you have heard the blasphemy! 26:66 What is your verdict?”¹² They¹³ answered, “He is guilty and deserves¹⁴ death.” 26:67 Then they spat in his face and struck him with their fists. And some slapped him, 26:68 saying, “Prophesy for us, you Christ!¹⁵ Who hit you?”¹⁶

Mark 14:55-65

14:55 The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death, but they did not find anything. 14:56 Many gave false testimony against him, but their testimony did not agree. 14:57 Some stood up and gave this false testimony against him:¹⁷ 14:58 “We heard him say, ‘I will destroy this temple made with hands and in three days build another not made with hands.’” 14:59 Yet even on this point their testimony did not agree. 14:60 Then¹⁸ the high priest stood up before them¹⁹ and asked Jesus, “Have you no answer? What is this that they are testifying against you?” 14:61 But he was silent and did not answer. Again the high priest questioned him,²⁰ “Are you the Christ,²¹ the Son of the Blessed One?” 14:62 “I am,” said Jesus, “and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand²² of the Power²³ and coming with the clouds of heaven.”²⁴ 14:63 Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, “Why do we still need witnesses? 14:64 You have heard the blasphemy! What is your verdict?”²⁵ They all condemned him as deserving death. 14:65 Then²⁶ some began to spit on him, and to blindfold him, and to strike him with their fists, saying, “Prophesy!” The guards also took him and beat²⁷ him.

John 18:22

18:22 When Jesus²⁸ had said this, one of the high priest’s officers who stood nearby struck him on the face and said,²⁹ “Is that the way you answer the high priest?”

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

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

³tn Grk “This one.”

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

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

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

⁷sn An allusion to Ps 110:1. This is a claim that Jesus shares authority with God in heaven. Those present may have thought they were his judges, but, in fact, the reverse was true.

⁸sn The expression the right hand of the Power is a circumlocution for referring to God. Such indirect references to God were common in 1st century Judaism out of reverence for the divine name.

⁹sn An allusion to Dan 7:13 (see also Matt 24:30).

¹⁰tn Grk “the high priest tore his clothes, saying.”

¹¹tn Grk “Behold now.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).

¹²tn Grk “What do you think?”

¹³tn Grk “answering, they said.” This is somewhat redundant and has been simplified in the translation. Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

¹⁴tn Grk “he is guilty of death.” L&N 88.313 states, “pertaining to being guilty and thus deserving some particular penalty – ‘guilty and deserving, guilty and punishable by.’ οἱ δὲ ἀποκριθέντες εἶπαν, ᾿Ενοχος θανάτου ἐστίν ‘they answered, He is guilty and deserves death’ Mt 26:66.”

¹⁵tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

¹⁶tn Grk “Who is the one who hit you?”

¹⁷tn Grk “Some standing up gave false testimony against him, saying.”

¹⁸tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

¹⁹tn Grk “in the middle.”

²⁰tn Grk “questioned him and said to him.”

²¹tn Or “the Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

²²sn An allusion to Ps 110:1. This is a claim that Jesus shares authority with God in heaven. Those present may have thought they were his judges, but, in fact, the reverse was true.

²³sn The expression the right hand of the Power is a circumlocution for referring to God. Such indirect references to God were common in 1st century Judaism out of reverence for the divine name.

²⁴sn An allusion to Dan 7:13.

²⁵tn Grk “What do you think?”

²⁶tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

²⁷tn For the translation of ῥάπισμα (rJapisma), see L&N 19.4.

²⁸tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

²⁹tn Grk “one of the high priest’s servants standing by gave Jesus a strike, saying.” For the translation of ῥάπισμα (rJapisma), see L&N 19.4.