Luke 22:71
 Luke 22:71 
New International Version (©2011)
Then they said, "Why do we need any more testimony? We have heard it from his own lips."

New Living Translation (©2007)
"Why do we need other witnesses?" they said. "We ourselves heard him say it."

English Standard Version (©2001)
Then they said, “What further testimony do we need? We have heard it ourselves from his own lips.”

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Then they said, "What further need do we have of testimony? For we have heard it ourselves from His own mouth."

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And they said, What need we any further witness? for we ourselves have heard of his own mouth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
Why do we need any more testimony," they said, "since we've heard it ourselves from His mouth?"

International Standard Version (©2012)
"Why do we need any more testimony?" they asked. "We have heard it ourselves from his own mouth!"

NET Bible (©2006)
Then they said, "Why do we need further testimony? We have heard it ourselves from his own lips!"

Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
And they were saying, “Why do we need witnesses again, for we hear from his own mouth?”

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Then they said, "Why do we need any more testimony? We've heard him say it ourselves."

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And they said, What need we any further witness? for we ourselves have heard of his own mouth.

American King James Version
And they said, What need we any further witness? for we ourselves have heard of his own mouth.

American Standard Version
And they said, What further need have we of witness? for we ourselves have heard from his own mouth.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And they said: What need we any further testimony? for we ourselves have heard it from his own mouth.

Darby Bible Translation
And they said, What need have we any more of witness, for we have heard ourselves out of his mouth?

English Revised Version
And they said, What further need have we of witness? for we ourselves have heard from his own mouth.

Webster's Bible Translation
And they said, What need have we of any further testimony? for we ourselves have heard from his own mouth.

Weymouth New Testament
"What need have we of further evidence?" they said; "for we ourselves have heard it from his own lips."

World English Bible
They said, "Why do we need any more witness? For we ourselves have heard from his own mouth!"

Young's Literal Translation
and they said, 'What need yet have we of testimony? for we ourselves did hear it from his mouth.'

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

22:63-71 Those that condemned Jesus for a blasphemer, were the vilest blasphemers. He referred them to his second coming, for the full proof of his being the Christ, to their confusion, since they would not admit the proof of it to their conviction. He owns himself to be the Son of God, though he knew he should suffer for it. Upon this they ground his condemnation. Their eyes being blinded, they rush on. Let us meditate on this amazing transaction, and consider Him who endured such contradiction of sinners against himself.


Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And they said,.... That is, the council, as the Persic version reads; some of the members of the sanhedrim, or the whole body of them:

what need we any further witness? or give any further trouble in getting witnesses, and hearing them:

for we ourselves have heard of his own mouth: his blasphemy, and what amounts to a sufficient charge of that kind; upon which they all pronounced him worthy of death, and determined to deliver him into the hands of Pilate the Roman governor, in order to pass sentence on him, and put him to death.

Luke 22:71 Parallel Commentaries
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Jesus Before the Council
69Hereafter shall the Son of man sit on the right hand of the power of God. 70Then said they all, Are you then the Son of God? And he said to them, You say that I am. 71And they said, What need we any further witness? for we ourselves have heard of his own mouth.

Luke 22:70 They all asked, "Are you then the Son of God?" He replied, "You say that I am."
Luke 23:1 Then the whole assembly rose and led him off to Pilate.