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

Acts 8:32

1 Peter 2:23

The christ

General references

Matthew 27:12

Mark 14:60

Bible References

Jesus

Now this was the passage of Scripture that he was reading: "Like a sheep He was led away to be slaughtered, and just as a lamb is dumb before its shearer, so He does not open His mouth.

Although He was abused, He never retorted; although He continued to suffer, He never threatened, but committed His case to Him who judges justly.

The christ

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

and saying, "You who would tear down the temple and build another in three days, save yourself! If you are really the Son of God, come down from the cross."

I did see it; and my testimony is that He is the Son of God."

"For God loved the world so much that He gave His Only Son, so that anyone who trusts in Him may never perish but have eternal life.

It was on account of this that the Jews tried all the harder to put Him to death, because He not only persisted in breaking the Sabbath, but also kept on saying that God was His Father, and so was making Himself equal to God.

and we have come to believe, yes more, we know by experience, that you are the Holy One of God."

The Father and I are one."

The Jews answered him, "We have a law, and in accordance with that law He deserves to die, for claiming to be God's Son."

But these have been recorded, in order that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life, as bearers of His name.

And this testimony is that God has given us eternal life, and this life is given through union with His Son.

General references

And while the charges were being made against Him by the high priests and elders, He made no answer.

Then the high priest arose in the midst and asked Jesus, "Have you no answer to make? What about this testimony they are giving against you?"