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"If you are the Christ, tell us." But he said to them, "If I tell you, you won`t believe,

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A Futile Question

Commentators explain that the council's question was not a genuine search for truth. Their unbelief was described as "wilful, obstinate, and invincible." Jesus's response, "If I tell you, you will not believe," acknowledges that they had already rejected the evidence He had previously provided (as seen in John's Gospel) and were not open to belief, regardless of His answer.

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AT Robertson

AT Robertson

On Luke 22:67

If thou art the Christ (Ε συ ε ο Χριστος). The Messiah, they mean. The condition is the first class, assuming it to be true.

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Luke 22:67

19th Century

Bishop

Art thou the Christ?—St. Luke passes over the earlier stages of the trial, the false-witnesses that did not agree, the ch…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

On Luke 22:67

Luke has already indicated that Jesus was arrested during the night (v.47) and has implied that he was confronted by the authorities while in the h…

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John Gill

John Gill

On Luke 22:67

17th Century

Pastor

Saying, are you the Christ
The Messiah, promised and prophesied of by Moses, and all the prophets, and long expected…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Luke 22:63–71

17th Century

Minister

Those who condemned Jesus as a blasphemer were the vilest blasphemers. He referred them to His second coming for the full proof of His being the Ch…