Matthew 26:62

And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
priest	ἀρχιερεὺς archiereus	G749	the high-priest (literally · noun — nominative singular masculine
arose	ἀναστὰς anastas	G450	to stand up (literal or figurative · verb — second aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine
said	εἶπεν eipen	G2036	to speak or say (by word or writing) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
him	αὐτῷ· autō	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative singular masculine
thou	ἀποκρίνῃ; apokrinē	G611	to conclude for oneself · verb — present middle or passive deponent indicative, 2nd person singular
nothing	οὐδὲν ouden	G3762	not even one (man · adjective — accusative singular neuter
what	τί ti	G5101	an interrogative pronoun · interrogative pronoun — accusative singular neuter
these	οὗτοί houtoi	G3778	the he (she or it) · demonstrative pronoun — nominative plural masculine
against	καταμαρτυροῦσιν; katamarturousin	G2649	to testify against · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person plural
thee	σοῦ soû	G4675	of thee

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Cross-references

John 18:19-24 The high priest then asked Jesus of his disciples, and of his doctrine.
John 19:9-11 And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.
Matthew 27:12-14 And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.
Mark 14:60 And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?
Luke 23:9 Then he questioned with him in many words; but he answered him nothing.

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Commentary

John Gill on Matthew 26:62

And the high priest arose and said unto him,.... He rose up from his seat in great wrath and anger; partly being vexed, that they could get no other and better testimony; and partly because of Christ's contemptuous silence, giving no answer to the witnesses, as judging they deserved none; and which highly provoked the high priest, and therefore in passion said, answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee? Is it true or false, right or wrong? The Vulgate Latin renders it, "dost thou answer nothing to those things which these witness against thee?" To which agree the Arabic version, and Munster's Hebrew Gospel.

John Calvin on Matthew 26:62-68

Matthew 26:62-68 Matthew 26:62-68 Mark 14:60-65 Luke 22:63-71 62. And the high priest, rising up, said to him, [227] Answerest thou nothing? What is it that those men testify against thee? 63. And Jesus was silent. And the high priest answering said to him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us if thou art the Christ, the Son of God. 64. Jesus saith to him, Thou hast said it; but yet I tell you, hereafter you shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven. 65. Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath blasphemed; what further need have we of witnesses? lo now you have heard his blasphemy. 66. What think you? And t…

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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Matthew 26:61

The charge is either a misunderstanding or a deliberate distortion of Jesus’ prediction of his death and resurrection (see John 2:19-21).

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The Church Fathers

Headlong and uncontrolled rage, unable to find even a false accusation, moves the High Priest from his throne, the motion of his body showing the emotion of his mind. And the High Priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing to the things which these witness against Thee? For as God, He knew that whatever He said would be twisted into an accusation against Him. But at this His silence before false witnesses and ungodly Priests, the High Priest was exasperated, and summons Him to answer, that from anything He says he may raise a charge against Him.
— Jerome ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

(Verse 62) And the high priest stood up and said to Him, 'Do You answer nothing? What is it that these men testify against You?' But Jesus kept silent. And the high priest became furious and impatient, unable to find a place for false accusations, he threw the high priest off his seat, in order to demonstrate his madness of mind through the movement of his body. The more Jesus remained silent in response to unworthy individuals, false witnesses, and wicked priests, the more the high priest, overcome with rage, provoked Him to respond, so that he could find an opportunity in any occasion of conversation to accuse Him. Nevertheless, Jesus remained silent. For he knew, as if God, whatever response he gave would be twisted into a false accusation.
— Jerome, Commentary on Matthew

And the chief priest, rising up, said to him: Do you answer nothing to the things which these men testify against you? But Jesus was silent (26, 62. 63a). In these events one may understand as fulfilled the prophecy which says: "while the sinner stood against me, I was made dumb and was humbled and kept silent from good things", so that that sinner foretold in these words may be understood to be Caiaphas, who stood against Jesus. At the same time we learn also from this passage to despise the voices of slanderers and false witnesses, so that we neither hold them worthy of our reply, nor defend our own selves where the things said against us are not consistent. For what need is there to resist those who resist themselves by saying things contrary to themselves? Especially where it is a greater thing freely and bravely to be silent than to defend oneself without any profit, so that we may not be humbled by false witnesses and wicked slanderers.
— Origen of Alexandria, COMMENTARY ON MATTHEW 109

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Dictionary and topics

Annas — Was high priest A.D. 7-14. In A.D. 25 Caiaphas, who had married the daughter of Annas (John 18:13), was raised to that office, and probably Annas was now made president of the Sanhedrim, or deputy or…
Court · .COMPOSITION OF, AND MO — .COMPOSITION OF, AND MO
Courts Of Justice · Sanhedrim or court of the seventy: Presided over by high priest — Sanhedrim or court of the seventy: Presided over by high priest
High Priest, The · Duties of: Presiding in the superior court — Duties of: Presiding in the superior court
Judge · Priests and Levites as — Priests and Levites as
Pleading · Jesus — Jesus
Prisoners · Jesus — Jesus
Self-Control · Of Jesus — Of Jesus

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).