Matthew 26:63

26:63 But Jesus was silent. The ¹  high priest said to him, “I charge you under oath by the living God, tell us if you are the Christ, ²  the Son of God.”

Matthew 26:65

26:65 Then the high priest tore his clothes and declared, ³  “He has blasphemed! Why do we still need witnesses? Now ⁴  you have heard the blasphemy!

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

² 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.

³ tn Grk “the high priest tore his clothes, saying.”

⁴ 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).