63 But (A)Jesus kept silent. And the high priest answered and said to Him, (B)“I put You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God!”

64 Jesus said to him, It is as you said. Nevertheless, I say to you, (C)hereafter you will see the Son of Man (D)sitting at the right hand of the Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.”

65 (E)Then the high priest tore his clothes, saying, “He has spoken blasphemy! What further need do we have of witnesses? Look, now you have heard His (F)blasphemy! 66 What do you think?”

They answered and said, (G)“He is deserving of death.”

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63 But Jesus remained silent.(A)

The high priest said to him, “I charge you under oath(B) by the living God:(C) Tell us if you are the Messiah,(D) the Son of God.”(E)

64 “You have said so,”(F) Jesus replied. “But I say to all of you: From now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One(G) and coming on the clouds of heaven.”[a](H)

65 Then the high priest tore his clothes(I) and said, “He has spoken blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy. 66 What do you think?”

“He is worthy of death,”(J) they answered.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 26:64 See Psalm 110:1; Daniel 7:13.

18 Therefore the Jews (A)sought all the more to kill Him, because He not only broke the Sabbath, but also said that God was His Father, (B)making Himself equal with God.

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18 For this reason they tried all the more to kill him;(A) not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God.(B)

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33 The Jews answered Him, saying, “For a good work we do not stone You, but for (A)blasphemy, and because You, being a Man, (B)make Yourself God.”

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33 “We are not stoning you for any good work,” they replied, “but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God.”(A)

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