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62 aAnd the high priest arose and said to Him, “Do You answer nothing? What is it these men testify against You?”  
63 But aJesus kept silent. And the high priest answered and said to Him, b“I put You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God!”  
64 Jesus said to him, “It is as you said. Nevertheless, I say to you, ahereafter you will see the Son of Man bsitting at the right hand of the Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.”  
65 aThen the high priest tore his clothes, saying, “He has spoken blasphemy! What further need do we have of witnesses? Look, now you have heard His bblasphemy!  
66 What do you think?” They answered and said, a“He is deserving of death.”  
67 aThen they spat in His face and beat Him; and bothers struck Him with the palms of their hands,  
68 saying, a“Prophesy to us, Christ! Who is the one who struck You?”  
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Matthew 26:64

Thou hast said - This is a form of assenting or affirming. Thou hast said the truth; or, as Luke Luke 22:70 has it, "Ye say that I am." This was not, however, said "immediately." Before Jesus acknowledged himself to be the Messiah, he said to them Luke 22:67-68, "If I tell you ye will not believe, and if I also ask you" - that is, propose the proofs of my mission, and require you to give your opinion of them "ye will not answer me, nor let me go."

Nevertheless - This word should have been translated: "moreover or furthermore." What follows is designed to explain and give confirmation to what he had said.

Sitting on the right hand of power - That is, of God, called here the Power - equivalent to "the Mighty, or the Almighty." It denotes dignity and majesty; for to sit at the right hand of a prince was the chief place of honor. See the notes at Matthew 20:21.

Coming in the clouds of heaven - See the notes at Matt. 24; 25. The meaning of this is, You shall see "the sign from heaven" which you have so often demanded; even the Messiah returning himself "as the sign," with great glory, to destroy your city and to judge the world.




Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Matthew 26:64:

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Mark 8:27-38
Luke 22:63-71
Luke 24:20
John 19:7
Acts 1:9
Acts 7:55
1 Thessalonians 4:17
Revelation 1:7
Revelation 10:1
Revelation 14:14

 

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