Luke 22:67

67 "Are you the Christ? Tell us." "If I tell you," He replied, "you will certainly not believe;

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 And they said many other insulting things to Him.

66 As soon as it was day, the whole body of the Elders, both High Priests and Scribes, assembled. Then He was brought into their Sanhedrin, and they asked Him,

67 "Are you the Christ? Tell us." "If I tell you," He replied, "you will certainly not believe;

68 and if I ask you questions, you will certainly not answer.

69 But from this time forward the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of God's omnipotence."