I am able to destroy] At the worst this was a boastful remark, and could not be made the basis of a capital charge. This incident strikingly confirms the accuracy of the discourses recorded in the Fourth Gospel, which alone records this saying of Christ (John 2:19). The false witnesses distorted the saying. Christ did not say 'I am able to destroy,' but 'Destroy this temple,' i.e. 'If you destroy this temple.'
Verse 61. _I AM ABLE TO DESTROY THE TEMPLE OF GOD_] 1st. These words were not fairly quoted. Jesus had said, John 2:19, _Destroy this temple, and I will build it again in three days_. 2dly. The _inu...
AND SAID, THIS FELLOW SAID ... - Mark has recorded this testimony differently. According to him, they said, “We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days...
13. THE PASSION OF THE KING. Chapter s 26-27. CHAPTER 26 1. His Death Planned. (Matthew 26:1 .) 2. Mary of Bethany Anointing the King.(Matthew 26:6 .) 3. The Betrayal. (Matthew 26:14 .) 4. The Last...
THE TRIAL BEFORE THE SANHEDRIN (Mark 14:53 *; see also Luke 22:54 f., Luke 22:66). There are no striking divergences from Mk.'s narrative. Ma
THE BEGINNING OF THE LAST ACT OF THE TRAGEDY (Matthew 26:1-5)...
I AM ABLE TO DESTROY. This was "false". He said "Destroy ye". The false witnesses helped to fulfill it. TEMPLE. Greek. _naos,_ the shrine. See note on Matthew 23:16. IN. Greek. _dia_. Perhaps better...
_I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days_ The actual words of Jesus spoken (John 2:19) in the first year of his ministry were, "Destroy" (a weaker Greek verb, and not "I...
Jesus is brought before Caiaphas. The first and informal Meeting of the Sanhedrin St Mark 14:53-65; St Luke 22:54; Luke 22:63-65 St Luke reports this first irregular trial with less detail than the...
ΔΎΝΑΜΑΙ ΚΑΤΑΛΥ͂ΣΑΙ Κ.Τ.Λ. The actual words of Jesus spoken (John 2:19) in the first year of his ministry were, λύσατε τὸν ναὸν τοῦτον καὶ ἐν τρίσιν ἡμέραις ἐγερῶ αὐτόν, not ‘I am able to destroy’ (not...
JESUS IS BROUGHT BEFORE CAIAPHAS. THE FIRST AND INFORMAL MEETING OF THE SANHEDRIN St Mark 14:53-65; St Luke 22:54; Luke 22:63-65 St Luke reports this first irregular trial with less detail than the o...
Ver 59. Now the Chief Priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death; 60. But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none....
_THE MOCK TRIALS AND DENIALS MATTHEW 26:57-75:_ The Sanhedrin was the "Supreme Court" of the Jews. The council sought "false testimony against Jesus to put Him to death." (Matthew 26:59) Jesus was con...
ΕΊΠΑΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΛΈΓΩ (G3004) говорить, ΟΎΤΟΣ (G3778) "этот самый!" Используется как пренебрежительное, ΈΦ _impf. ind. act. от_ ΦΗΜΊ (G5346) говорить, _см._ Matthew 26:34. ΚΑΤΑΛΎΣΑΙ _aor....
AT THE LAST CAME TWO FALSE WITNESSES, &C.— St. Mark, Mark 14:58 tells us, that these false witnesses alleged, that our Lord had said, _I will destroy this temple that is made with hands._ Now it is in...
SECTION 69 JESUS IS TRIED BEFORE CAIAPHAS (Parallels: Mark 14:55-65; Luke 22:63-65; John 18:24) TEXT: 26:57-68 57 And they that had taken Jesus led him away to the house of Caiaphas the high priest,...
SECTION 70 JESUS IS DENIED BY PETER (Parallels: Mark 14:54; Mark 14:66-72; Luke 22:54-62; John 18:15-18;...
And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled. For the exposition, see the notes at ....
55-56 Compare Mar_14:48-52; Luk_22:52-53. 55 In the daylight they were afraid. They wanted the mantle of darkness to hide their evil deeds. Nothing could have been simpler than to have the temple guar...
26:61 temple (e-11) _ Naos_ . see Note, ch. 4.5....
MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 26 PLANS TO KILL JESUS 26:1-5 V1 When Jesus had finished teaching those things, he spoke again to his *disciples. V2 ‘As you know, t...
THIS FELLOW SAID, I AM ABLE TO DESTROY THE TEMPLE OF GOD. — It is remarkable that the two Gospels which record the charge do not record the words in which it had its starting-point. Apparently, the se...
Chapter 19 The Great Atonement Day - Matthew 26:1 - Matthew 27:1 WE enter now on the story of the last day of the mortal life of our Lord and Saviour. We have already noticed the large proportionate...
_Before Caiaphas_ (Mark 14:53-65; Luke 22:54; Luke 22:66-71). πρὸς Καιάφαν, to Caiaphas, who sent them forth, and who expects their return with their victim. ὄπου, where, _i.e._, in the palace of Caia...
οὗτος ἔφη, this person said: then follows a version of a word really spoken by Jesus, of a startling character, concerning destroying and rebuilding the temple. An inaccurate report of so remarkable a...
_The trial_....
THE TRUE ANSWER TO FALSE WITNESS Matthew 26:57-66 This meeting of the Jewish leaders had been hastily summoned; but their difficulty was to substantiate a charge that would warrant the death sentence...
The Lord now reverted to the theme of His coming suffering, telling the disciples with great definiteness of the time-"after two days"; and of the event-"The Son of Man is delivered up to be crucified...
_This man said: I am able to destroy the temple of God. These men that gave this evidence, are called false witnesses. They relate not the true words of Christ; which were not, I can destroy, but dest...
ARRAIGNMENT OF JESUS AND DENIAL OF PETER Matthew 26:57-75; Mark 14:53-72; Luke 22:54-62; John 18:13-27. “ And t
JESUS CONDEMNED BY THE SANHEDRIN Matthew 26:59-68; Mark 14:55-65; Luke 22:63-71; John 18:19-24. “ Then the high
"But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest's palace, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end. (59) Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witnes...
We now enter on the Lord's final presentation of Himself to Jerusalem, traced, however, from Jericho; that is, from the city which had once been the stronghold of the power of the Canaanite. The Lord...
The Lord had finished His discourses. He prepares (chapter 26) to suffer, and to make His last and touching adieus to His disciples, at the table of His last passover on earth, at which He instituted,...
AND SAID, THIS FELLOW SAID,.... Or saith, as De Dieu observes, the Syriac version of this place should be rendered; that is, he has not only said in times past, referring to John 2:19, but continues t...
And said, This _fellow_ said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days. Ver. 61. _I am able to destroy the temple_] _Novum crimen Caie Caesar._ For, what if Christ had sa...
DESTROY THE TEMPLE OF GOD; this was false, both in the words used and in the meaning which they put upon them; he spoke of his body, and of rising again in three days. John 2:19-22....
The trial before Caiaphas:...
AND SAID, THIS FELLOW SAID, I AM ABLE TO DESTROY THE TEMPLE OF GOD, AND TO BUILD IT IN THREE DAYS....
Only when His prophetic word, with its every dispensational bearing, is complete does the King, in calm, conscious authority, declare to His disciples that the time has arrived for His being betrayed...
57-68 Jesus was hurried into Jerusalem. It looks ill, and bodes worse, when those who are willing to be Christ's disciples, are not willing to be known to be so. Here began Peter's denying him: for t...
Mark saith, MARK 14:57, _And there arose certain, and bare false witness against him, saying, We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build a...
Origen Against Celsus Book II Was not the great charge against Jesus, which His accusers brought forward, this, that He said, "I am able to destroy the temple of God, and after three days to raise it...
Matthew 26:61 said G2036 (G5627) This G3778 said G5346 (G5713) able G1410 (G5736) destroy G2647 ...
‘And they did not find it, although many false witnesses came. But afterward came two, and said, “This man said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.” ' Seemingly a g...
THE ARRAIGNMENT OF JESUS BEFORE SELECTED MEMBERS OF THE SANHEDRIN (26:57-68).. What follows is not an official meeting of the Sanhedrin which could only meet by day, but a gathering of enemies of Jesu...
Matthew 26:61. THIS MAN. ‘Fellow' conveys a sneer, not contained in the original. SAID; see John 2:19, for what our Lord really said. I AM ABLE TO DESTROY THE TEMPLE, etc. The testimony as recorded...
THE THREE TRIALS. These seem to have been three judicial examinations of our Lord. (1.) An examination before Annas, who, although deposed, was considered the real high-priest by the Jews, while they...
I AM ABLE TO DESTROY THE TEMPLE OF GOD (δυναμα καταλυσα τον ναον του θεου). What he had said (John 2:19) referred to the temple of his body which they were to destroy (and did) and which he would ra...
Matthew 26:59. _Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death; but found none:_ Neither for love nor money. Matthew 26:60. _Yea, tho...
We shall read two or three short portions of God's Word in order to bring before you the wonderful contrast to which I am about to direct your thoughts. Matthew 26:57. _And they that had laid hold on...
The story of Peter's denial of his Master is recorded in all four of the Gospels. There are some differences of expression in each version, so it will not be tautology if we read all four of them; and...
CONTENTS: Authorities plot Christ's death. Jesus annointed by Mary of Bethany. Judas sells Jesus. The last Passover. Lord's supper instituted. Gethsemane experience. Jesus before Caiaphas and Sanhedri...
Matthew 26:2. _After two day is the passover._ This is the literal import of the Greek word πασχα _pascha,_ and the Hebrew word פסח _pesach,_ because the Israelites, after eating the paschal lamb, pas...
THIS MAN SAID.' They told a distorted version of what Christ had said (John 2:19). Mark says that not even they could make their stories agree (Mark 14:59)....
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 26:61 I AM ABLE TO DESTROY THE TEMPLE OF GOD. Jesus’ opponents misquoted this saying and took it out of context (see John 2:19)....
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 26:1 The Crucified Messiah. Matthew narrates the events leading to Jesus’ death: (1) the Passover and Lord’s Supper and events in Gethsemane (Matthew
CAIAPHAS QUESTIONS JESUS MATTHEW 26:57-68; MARK 14:53-65; LUKE 22:54 Luke 22:67-71;...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Matthew 26:57. TO CAIAPHAS.—Apparently after a preliminary examination before Annas (John 18:13; John 18:19). WHERE THE SCRIBES AND THE ELDERS WERE ASSEMBLED.—It was against the rules...
EXPOSITION Ch. 26-28:20 THUS JESUS ENTERS UPON HIS KINGDOM. Before attempting to expound this most momentous section of the gospel history, we must make up our minds concerning the solution of the di...
Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings (Matthew 26:1), This is the end of now the Olivet discourse. He now said to his disciples, Now you know that in two days is the feast o...
1 Kings 22:27; 2 Kings 9:11; Acts 17:18; Acts 18:13; Acts 22:22;...