Luke 22:71

Then ¹  they said, “Why do we need further testimony? We have heard it ourselves ²  from his own lips!” ³ 

biblegateway Luk 22:71

Then they said, "Why do we need any more testimony? We have heard it from his own lips."

biblegateway Luk 22:71

Then they said, "What further need do we have of testimony? For we have heard it ourselves from His own mouth."

biblegateway Luk 22:71

"What need do we have for other witnesses?" they shouted. "We ourselves heard him say it."

biblegateway Luk 22:71

But they had made up their minds, "Why do we need any more evidence? We've all heard him as good as say it himself."

SABDAweb Luk 22:71

And they said, What more need have we of witness? we have the very words of his mouth.

bibleoremus Luk 22:71

Then they said, "What further testimony do we need? We have heard it ourselves from his own lips!"

biblegateway Luk 22:71

And they said, "What further testimony do we need? For we have heard it ourselves from His own mouth."

biblegateway Luk 22:71

Then ¹  they said, “Why do we need further testimony? We have heard it ourselves ²  from his own lips!” ³ 

¹ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

² sn We have heard it ourselves. The Sanhedrin regarded the answer as convicting Jesus. They saw it as blasphemous to claim such intimacy and shared authority with God, a claim so serious and convicting that no further testimony was needed.

³ tn Grk “from his own mouth” (an idiom).