"And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what {is it which} these witness against thee?" — Matthew 26:61

Matthew 26:61 · KJV

“And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what {is it which} these witness against thee?”

— Matthew 26:61

And said, This {fellow} said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.

But 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.

Matthew 26 — Context

But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, {yet} found they none. At the last came two false witnesses,

And said, This {fellow} said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.

And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what {is it which} these witness against thee?

But 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.

Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.

Cross References

John 2:19-21

Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.

Matthew 27:40

And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest {it} in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.

Mark 15:29

And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest {it} in three days,

Isaiah 53:3

He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were {our} faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. {we hid...: or, he hid as it were his face from us: Heb. as an hiding of faces from him, or, from us}

Psalms 22:6-7

But I {am} a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.

Acts 18:13

Saying, This {fellow} persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.

Isaiah 49:7

Thus saith the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, {and} his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the LORD that is faithful, {and} the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee. {whom man...: or, that is despised in soul}

2 Kings 9:11

Then Jehu came forth to the servants of his lord: and {one} said unto him, {Is} all well? wherefore came this mad {fellow} to thee? And he said unto them, Ye know the man, and his communication.