Matthew 26:63

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.

Jesus

1 Peter 2:23

The christ

General references

Matthew 27:12

Mark 14:60

Bible References

Jesus

Those who seek my life lay their snares; those who seek my hurt speak of ruin and meditate treachery all day long.

He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he opened not his mouth.

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered and said to the king, "O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.

Now the passage of the Scripture that he was reading was this: "Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter and like a lamb before its shearer is silent, so he opens not his mouth.

When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly.

The christ

Simon Peter replied, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."

and saying, "You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross."

"As for me, I have set my King on Zion, my holy hill."

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

And I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son of God."

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

This was why the Jews were seeking all the more to kill him, because not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God.

and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God."

I and the Father are one."

The Jews answered him, "We have a law, and according to that law he ought to die because he has made himself the Son of God."

but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.

And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

General references

But when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he gave no answer.

And the high priest stood up in the midst and asked Jesus, "Have you no answer to make? What is it that these men testify against you?"