When it was day, the Council of elders of
the people assembled, both chief priests and scribes, and they led Him away to
their council chamber, saying, “If
You are the Christ, tell us.” But He said to them, “If I
tell you, you will not believe; and if I ask a question, you will not answer. But
from now on the
Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of
the power of
God.” And
they all said, “Are You the Son of God, then?” And He said to them, “Yes, I am.” Then they
said, “What further need do we have of testimony? For we have heard it
ourselves from His own mouth.”
Up until this time, Jesus was betrayed by Judas, He was
arrested without cause, He was beaten, and now stands trial before the Temple
leadership. They want Him to be arrested
for blasphemy and now seek His confession.
During the trials, Jesus was mostly silent, but on this occasion, when
they framed Him as the Son of God, His reply is that’s who you say I am. They took that as a confession, and because
their hearts are hard, they do not believe who He came into the world as. They
will be the ones in the days to come who cry out crucify him!
Lord Jesus, even
though the people turned on You and cried out “crucify him,” You did not fight
back, but instead said, “Father forgive them, they don’t know what they are
doing.” Your love is great and
unconditional. I know that God is love,
but let me imitate You who is the author and perfector of faith. In Your holy name I pray Amen.
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