We cannot tell. This was a direct falsehood. They could have told; and it should have been, we will not tell. There was no reason…

We cannot tell — The confession of powerlessness to which the priests and scribes were led was, as has been said, a virtual abdica…

He carried the war into the enemy's camp. He answered his accusers by asking them a question which they could not answer in either way without cond…

Pseudo-Chrysostom: The priests were tormented with jealousy because they had seen Christ entering the Temple in great g…

The equivocation of the Jewish leaders gives Jesus a reason for refusing to answer their question. The Sanhedrin, of course, were required to check…

And they answered Jesus and said, we cannot tell
They saw the dilemma they were brought into; they chose rather ther…

As our Lord now openly appeared as the Messiah, the chief priests and scribes were greatly offended, especially because he exposed and removed the …

Here, they reprehend by questioning. And firstly, the questioning is related; and secondly, the refutation is related, where it is said,