^22:67and said, “If¹⁶⁶ you are the Christ,¹⁶⁷ tell us.” But he said to them, “If¹⁶⁸ I tell you, you will not¹⁶⁹ believe, ^22:68and if¹⁷⁰ I ask you, you will not¹⁷¹ answer. ^22:69But from now on¹⁷² the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand¹⁷³ of the power¹⁷⁴ of God.”

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Footnotes

166 This is a first class condition in the Greek text.
167 Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.” See the note on Christ in .
168 This is a third class condition in the Greek text. Jesus had this experience already in 20:1–8.
169 The negation in the Greek text is the strongest possible (οὐ μή, ou mē).
170 This is also a third class condition in the Greek text.
171 The negation in the Greek text is the strongest possible (οὐ μή, ou mē).
172 From now on. Jesus’ authority was taken up from this moment on. Ironically he is now the ultimate judge, who is himself being judged.
173 Seated at the right hand is an allusion to Ps 110:1 (“Sit at my right hand …”) and 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.
174 The expression the right hand of the power of God 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.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“If you are the Christ, tell us.” But he said to them, “If I tell you, you will not believe, and if I ask you, you will not answer. But from now on the Son of Man shall be seated at the right hand of the power of God.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“If you are the Messiah,” they said, “tell us.”

Jesus answered, “If I tell you, you will not believe me, and if I asked you, you would not answer. But from now on, the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the mighty God.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

They said, “If you are the Messiah, tell us.”

But he said to them, “If I do tell you, you will not believe. And if I ask you, you will not answer. But from now on, the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.”

NLTNew Living Translation

and they said, “Tell us, are you the Messiah?”

But he replied, “If I tell you, you won’t believe me. And if I ask you a question, you won’t answer. But from now on the Son of Man will be seated in the place of power at God’s right hand.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

saying, “If you are the Christ, tell us!” But he said to them, “If I tell you, you will never believe, and if I ask you, you will never answer! But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.”

KJV 1900King James Version

Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe: And if I also ask you, ye will not answer me, nor let me go. Hereafter shall the Son of man sit on the right hand of the power of God.

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