Discovery BoxMatthew 26:63 
Context26:63 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
Context26:65 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!
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).
