Matthew 26:3-4

26:3 Then the chief priests and the elders of the people met together in the palace of the high priest, who was named Caiaphas. 26:4 They ¹  planned to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him.

Matthew 26:59-68

26:59 The ²  chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were trying to find false testimony against Jesus so that they could put him to death. 26:60 But they did not find anything, though many false witnesses came forward. Finally ³  two came forward 26:61 and declared, “This man ⁴  said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’” 26:62 So ⁵  the high priest stood up and said to him, “Have you no answer? What is this that they are testifying against you?” 26:63 But Jesus was silent. The ⁶  high priest said to him, “I charge you under oath by the living God, tell us if you are the Christ, ⁷  the Son of God.” 26:64 Jesus said to him, “You have said it yourself. But I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand ⁸  of the Power ⁹  and coming on the clouds of heaven.” ¹⁰  26:65 Then the high priest tore his clothes and declared, ¹¹  “He has blasphemed! Why do we still need witnesses? Now ¹²  you have heard the blasphemy! 26:66 What is your verdict?” ¹³  They ¹⁴  answered, “He is guilty and deserves ¹⁵  death.” 26:67 Then they spat in his face and struck him with their fists. And some slapped him, 26:68 saying, “Prophesy for us, you Christ! ¹⁶  Who hit you?” ¹⁷ 

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¹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

² tn Grk “Now the.” Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

³ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

⁴ tn Grk “This one.”

⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the false testimony.

⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

⁷ tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

sn See the note on Christ in 1:16.

⁸ sn An allusion to Ps 110:1. This is a claim that Jesus shares authority with God in heaven. Those present may have thought they were his judges, but, in fact, the reverse was true.

⁹ sn The expression the right hand of the Power is a circumlocution for referring to God. Such indirect references to God were common in 1st century Judaism out of reverence for the divine name.

¹⁰ sn An allusion to Dan 7:13 (see also Matt 24:30).

¹¹ tn Grk “the high priest tore his clothes, saying.”

¹² tn Grk “Behold now.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).

¹³ tn Grk “What do you think?”

¹⁴ tn Grk “answering, they said.” This is somewhat redundant and has been simplified in the translation. Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

¹⁵ tn Grk “he is guilty of death.” L&N 88.313 states, “pertaining to being guilty and thus deserving some particular penalty – ‘guilty and deserving, guilty and punishable by.’ οἱ δὲ ἀποκριθέντες εἶπαν, ᾿Ενοχος θανάτου ἐστίν ‘they answered, He is guilty and deserves death’ Mt 26:66.”

¹⁶ tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

sn See the note on Christ in 1:16.

¹⁷ tn Grk “Who is the one who hit you?”

sn Who hit you? This is a variation of one of three ancient games that involved blindfolds.