Luke 22:68
New International Version
and if I asked you, you would not answer.

New Living Translation
And if I ask you a question, you won’t answer.

English Standard Version
and if I ask you, you will not answer.

Berean Standard Bible
And if I ask you a question, you will not answer.

Berean Literal Bible
and if I should ask you, you would not answer.

King James Bible
And if I also ask you, ye will not answer me, nor let me go.

New King James Version
And if I also ask you, you will by no means answer Me or let Me go.

New American Standard Bible
and if I ask a question, you will not answer.

NASB 1995
and if I ask a question, you will not answer.

NASB 1977
and if I ask a question, you will not answer.

Legacy Standard Bible
and if I ask a question, you will not answer.

Amplified Bible
and if I ask a question, you will not answer.

Christian Standard Bible
And if I ask you, you will not answer.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And if I ask you, you will not answer.

American Standard Version
and if I ask you, ye will not answer.

Contemporary English Version
And if I asked you a question, you wouldn't answer.

English Revised Version
and if I ask you, ye will not answer.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
And if I ask you, you won't answer.

Good News Translation
and if I ask you a question, you will not answer.

International Standard Version
and if I ask you a question, you won't answer me.

Majority Standard Bible
And if I ask you a question, you will not answer Me nor release Me.

NET Bible
and if I ask you, you will not answer.

New Heart English Bible
and if I ask, you will not answer me, or let me go.

Webster's Bible Translation
And if I also ask you, ye will not answer me, nor let me go.

Weymouth New Testament
and if I ask you questions, you will certainly not answer.

World English Bible
and if I ask, you will in no way answer me or let me go.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and if I also question [you], you will not answer Me or send Me away;

Berean Literal Bible
and if I should ask you, you would not answer.

Young's Literal Translation
and if I also question you, ye will not answer me or send me away;

Smith's Literal Translation
And if I ask you, ye would not answer me, or loose me.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And if I shall also ask you, you will not answer me, nor let me go.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And if I also question you, you will not answer me. Neither will you release me.

New American Bible
and if I question, you will not respond.

New Revised Standard Version
and if I question you, you will not answer.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And if I ask you, you will not answer me nor release me.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And if I will ask you, you will not give me an answer, neither will you release me.
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
and if I also ask you a question, you will not answer me, nor let me go.

Godbey New Testament
and if indeed I will ask you, you will not respond to me, or release me.

Haweis New Testament
and if I shall ask you any question, ye will neither answer me, nor let me go free.

Mace New Testament
and if I should argue it with you, you will neither answer me, nor let me go.

Weymouth New Testament
and if I ask you questions, you will certainly not answer.

Worrell New Testament
And, if I question you, ye will not answer.

Worsley New Testament
and if I should put any question to you, ye would not answer me, nor discharge me.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Jesus Faces the Council
67“If You are the Christ, tell us.” Jesus answered, “If I tell you, you will not believe. 68And if I ask you a question, you will not answer. 69But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.”…

Cross References
Isaiah 53:7
He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth.

Matthew 26:63-64
But Jesus remained silent. Then the high priest said to Him, “I charge You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God.” / “You have said it yourself,” Jesus answered. “But I say to all of you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”

Mark 14:61-62
But Jesus remained silent and made no reply. Again the high priest questioned Him, “Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?” / “I am,” said Jesus, “and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming with the clouds of heaven.”

John 18:19-23
Meanwhile, the high priest questioned Jesus about His disciples and His teaching. / “I have spoken openly to the world,” Jesus answered. “I always taught in the synagogues and at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret. / Why are you asking Me? Ask those who heard My message. Surely they know what I said.” ...

John 19:9-11
and he went back into the Praetorium. “Where are You from?” he asked. But Jesus gave no answer. / So Pilate said to Him, “Do You refuse to speak to me? Do You not know that I have authority to release You and authority to crucify You?” / Jesus answered, “You would have no authority over Me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed Me over to you is guilty of greater sin.”

Psalm 38:13-14
But like a deaf man, I do not hear; and like a mute man, I do not open my mouth. / I am like a man who cannot hear, whose mouth offers no reply.

Psalm 39:9
I have become mute; I do not open my mouth because of what You have done.

1 Peter 2:23
When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.

Acts 8:32-33
The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so He did not open His mouth. / In His humiliation He was deprived of justice. Who can recount His descendants? For His life was removed from the earth.”

Matthew 27:12-14
And when He was accused by the chief priests and elders, He gave no answer. / Then Pilate asked Him, “Do You not hear how many charges they are bringing against You?” / But Jesus gave no answer, not even to a single charge, much to the governor’s amazement.

Mark 15:3-5
And the chief priests began to accuse Him of many things. / Then Pilate questioned Him again, “Have You no answer? Look how many charges they are bringing against You!” / But to Pilate’s amazement, Jesus made no further reply.

John 10:24-25
So the Jews gathered around Him and demanded, “How long will You keep us in suspense? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly.” / “I already told you,” Jesus replied, “but you did not believe. The works I do in My Father’s name testify on My behalf.

Isaiah 50:6
I offered My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard. I did not hide My face from scorn and spittle.

Psalm 22:6-8
But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people. / All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads: / “He trusts in the LORD, let the LORD deliver him; let the LORD rescue him, since He delights in him.”

Jeremiah 11:19
For I was like a gentle lamb led to slaughter; I did not know that they had plotted against me: “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit; let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be remembered no more.”


Treasury of Scripture

And if I also ask you, you will not answer me, nor let me go.

Luke 20:3-7,41-44
And he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing; and answer me: …

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Luke 22
1. The leaders conspire against Jesus.
3. Satan prepares Judas to betray him.
7. The apostles prepare the Passover.
19. Jesus institutes his holy supper;
21. covertly foretells of the traitor;
24. rebukes the rest of his apostles from ambition;
31. assures Peter his faith should not fail;
34. and yet he should deny him thrice.
39. He prays in the mount, and sweats blood;
47. is betrayed with a kiss;
50. he heals Malchus' ear;
54. he is thrice denied by Peter;
63. shamefully abused;
66. and confesses himself to be the Son of God.














and if I ask you
This phrase highlights the ongoing dialogue between Jesus and the religious leaders. The Greek word for "ask" here is "ἐρωτήσω" (erōtēsō), which implies a formal inquiry or questioning. In the context of Jesus' trial, this reflects the tension and the predetermined nature of the proceedings. Historically, this moment is set during Jesus' trial before the Sanhedrin, where the leaders were not genuinely seeking truth but rather looking for a reason to condemn Him. This phrase underscores Jesus' awareness of their intentions and the futility of engaging in a genuine dialogue with them.

you will not answer
The Greek word for "answer" is "ἀποκριθῆτε" (apokrithete), which means to respond or reply. This phrase indicates the obstinacy and closed-mindedness of the religious leaders. Despite Jesus' questions or teachings, they were unwilling to engage or consider His words. This reflects a broader theme in the Gospels where Jesus often encounters resistance from those who are spiritually blind or hardened in their hearts. The historical context here is crucial, as the religious leaders were more concerned with maintaining their authority and traditions than seeking the truth that Jesus embodied. This phrase serves as a poignant reminder of the importance of openness to divine truth and the dangers of spiritual pride and stubbornness.

(68) Ye will not answer me, nor let me go.--The last clause is omitted by the best MSS. The first clearly refers to the question which He had so recently put to priests and scribes, whether the Christ was the son of David only, or also the Lord of David; and which they had been unable to answer (Matthew 22:41-46). The words were accordingly an indirect protest against their claim to question Him. when they had proved themselves impotent to solve a primary problem as to the being and character of the Messiah.

Verse 68. - And if I also ask you, ye will not answer me. The Lord here especially refers to those public questions of his put to members of the Sanhedrin and others in the last days of his public ministry, such as we find in Matthew 22:45, to which the rulers had attempted to give no answer.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
And
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

if
ἐὰν (ean)
Conjunction
Strong's 1437: If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.

I ask [you] a question,
ἐρωτήσω (erōtēsō)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 2065: Apparently from ereo; to interrogate; by implication, to request.

you will not answer.
ἀποκριθῆτε (apokrithēte)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 611: From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.


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