Luke 22:68-70

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. Luke 22:68 tn This is also a third class condition in the Greek text.
2. Luke 22:68 tn The negation in the Greek text is the strongest possible (οὐ μή, ou mē).
3. Luke 22:69 sn From now on. Jesus’ authority was taken up from this moment on. Ironically he is now the ultimate judge, who is himself being judged.
4. Luke 22:69 sn Seated at the right hand is an allusion to Ps 110:1 (“Sit at my right hand…”) and is a claim that Jesus shares authority with God in heaven. Those present may have thought they were his judges, but, in fact, the reverse was true.
5. Luke 22:69 sn The expression the right hand of the power of God is a circumlocution for referring to God. Such indirect references to God were common in 1st century Judaism out of reverence for the divine name.
6. Luke 22:70 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of Jesus’ pronouncement.
7. Luke 22:70 sn The members of the council understood the force of the claim and asked Jesus about another title, Son of God.
8. Luke 22:70 tn Grk “He said to them.”
9. 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.”