Luke 22:67

67 They said, "If you are the Christ, tell us." Jesus said to them, "If I tell you, you will not believe me.

Luke 22:67 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 22:67

Saying, art thou the Christ
The Messiah, promised and prophesied of by Moses, and all the prophets, and long expected by us: "tell us". The Ethiopic version adds, openly; tell us frankly, freely, plainly, as in ( John 10:24 ) .

And he said unto them, if I tell you, you will not believe.
The Vulgate Latin and Syriac versions read, "will not believe me"; neither what he said, nor that he was the Messiah; they were determined not to believe in him, and receive him as such; their unbelief was wilful, obstinate, and invincible: they were proof against all arguments, evidence, and demonstration itself.

Luke 22:67 In-Context

65 They said many cruel things to Jesus.

66 When day came, the council of the older leaders of the people, both the leading priests and the teachers of the law, came together and led Jesus to their highest court.

67 They said, "If you are the Christ, tell us." Jesus said to them, "If I tell you, you will not believe me.

68 And if I ask you, you will not answer.

69 But from now on, the Son of Man will sit at the right hand of the powerful God."