Luke 22:67. If thou art the Christ, tell us. An abrupt beginning, presupposing testimony that He made this claim. The hearing is resumed at the point broken off, according to Matthew's account. The force of the passage is: If as you claim, thou art the Christ, tell us all so, in plain words.

If I tell you, ye will not believe, i.e., you do not ask to know the truth, but to make me condemn myself.

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Old Testament