Luke 22:70-71

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. Luke 22:70 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of Jesus’ pronouncement.
2. Luke 22:70 sn The members of the council understood the force of the claim and asked Jesus about another title, Son of God.
3. Luke 22:70 tn Grk “He said to them.”
4. Luke 22:70 sn Jesus’ reply, “You say that I am,” was not a denial, but a way of giving a qualified positive response: “You have said it, but I do not quite mean what you think.”
5. Luke 22:71 tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
6. Luke 22:71 sn We have heard it ourselves. The Sanhedrin regarded the answer as convicting Jesus. They saw it as blasphemous to claim such intimacy and shared authority with God, a claim so serious and convicting that no further testimony was needed.
7. Luke 22:71 tn Grk “from his own mouth” (an idiom).