Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe:
Parallel translations
- WEB “If you are the Christ, tell us.” But he said to them, “If I tell you, you won’t believe,
- BSB “If You are the Christ, tell us.” Jesus answered, “If I tell you, you will not believe.
- NKJV “If You are the Christ, tell us.” But He said to them, “If I tell you, you will by no means believe.
- NASB “If You are the Christ, tell us.” But He said to them, “If I tell you, you will not believe;
- NLT and they said, “Tell us, are you the Messiah?” But he replied, “If I tell you, you won’t believe me.
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Quick answer
Asked if He is the Christ, Jesus replies that if He tells them they will not believe. He exposes their hardened unbelief.
Overview
The council demands whether Jesus claims to be the Messiah, but He knows their minds are already closed. His answer reveals that their question is not a sincere search for truth. The exchange shows how unbelief refuses to be persuaded even by the truth standing before it.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- John 10:24–26Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly.
- Matt 11:3–5And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?
- Luke 16:31And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
- John 12:37–43But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him:
- John 5:39–47Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
- John 8:43–45Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.
- Mark 14:61–66But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?
- Matt 26:63–68But 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.
- John 9:27–28He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear: wherefore would ye hear it again? will ye also be his disciples?
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