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Matthew 26

Matthew 26:62

Jesus before the Sanhedrin · Matthew 26:57–68
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Translations

Modern
So the high priest stood up and asked Him, “Have You no answer? What are these men testifying against You?”
Traditional
And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?
Literal
And the high priest, having risen up, said to Him, “Do You answer nothing? What do these witness against You?”
Latin
Et surgens princeps sacerdotum, ait illi: Nihil respondes ad ea, quæ isti adversum te testificantur?

Original

Greek
English
So the high priest stood up and asked Him, “Have You no answer? What are these men testifying against You?”

Notes

Matthew 26:57–68

This hearing was probably an informal meeting to agree on the charges. The Jewish leaders faced pressure to keep the hearing secret to avoid a riot (see Matthew 21:26, 46; 26:5, 55; John 11:45–53).

Matthew 26:57–27:26

The Gospels describe Jesus having five legal hearings:

  1. an informal hearing with Annas (John 18:13–24);

  2. a night hearing with the Sanhedrin (Matthew 26:59–66);

  3. a morning hearing with the Sanhedrin (Matthew 27:1–2);

  4. a hearing with Herod Antipas (Luke 23:6–12); and

  5. a two-part trial with Pilate (Matthew 27:11–31; see Luke 23:6–12).

These hearings form two main trials, a Jewish trial and a Roman trial.

Events

Parallels

Mark 14:53–65 Luke 22:66–71 John 18:19–24

Glossary

Bloody Sweat Caiaphas Gospel of Matthew Passion Scribe

Topics

Church: Corruption In Court: Civil: Composition of, and Mode of Procedure Court: Corrupt Courts of Justice: Sanhedrim or Court of the Seventy: Presided Over by High Priest Government: Constitutes Jesus, the Christ: Meekness of Jesus, the Christ: Tried by the Council (In Jerusalem) Judge: Priests and Levites As Pleading: Jesus Declined to Plead Prayer: The Prayer of Jesus, |Let This Cup Pass Away| Priest: (The Function he Served Was Superior to That of Other Priests): Judicial Priest: Miscellaneous Facts Concerning: Put on Trial and Condemn Jesus Prisoners: Jesus Self-Control of Jesus The High Priest: Duties of Presiding in the Superior Court