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Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy. <a href="/nlt/matthew/26.htm">New Living Translation</a> Then the high priest tore his clothing to show his horror and said, “Blasphemy! Why do we need other witnesses? You have all heard his blasphemy. <a href="/esv/matthew/26.htm">English Standard Version</a> Then the high priest tore his robes and said, “He has uttered blasphemy. What further witnesses do we need? You have now heard his blasphemy. <a href="/bsb/matthew/26.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> At this, the high priest tore his clothes and declared, “He has blasphemed! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy. <a href="/blb/matthew/26.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Then the high priest tears his garments, saying, "He has blasphemed; why do we have any more need of witnesses? Behold now, you have heard the blasphemy. <a href="/kjv/matthew/26.htm">King James Bible</a> Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy. <a href="/nkjv/matthew/26.htm">New King James Version</a> Then the high priest tore his clothes, saying, “He has spoken blasphemy! What further need do we have of witnesses? Look, now you have heard His blasphemy! <a href="/nasb_/matthew/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then the high priest tore his robes and said, “He has blasphemed! What further need do we have of witnesses? See, you have now heard the blasphemy; <a href="/nasb/matthew/26.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then the high priest tore his robes and said, &#8220He has blasphemed! What further need do we have of witnesses? Behold, you have now heard the blasphemy; <a href="/nasb77/matthew/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then the high priest tore his robes, saying, “He has blasphemed! What further need do we have of witnesses? Behold, you have now heard the blasphemy; <a href="/lsb/matthew/26.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then the high priest tore his garments and said, “He has blasphemed! What further need do we have of witnesses? Behold, you have now heard the blasphemy; <a href="/amp/matthew/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then the high priest tore his robes [in mock horror] and exclaimed, “He has blasphemed [by making Himself God’s equal]! What further need have we of witnesses or evidence? See, you have now heard the blasphemy. <a href="/csb/matthew/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Then the high priest tore his robes and said, “He has blasphemed! Why do we still need witnesses? See, now you’ve heard the blasphemy. <a href="/hcsb/matthew/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then the high priest tore his robes and said, &#8220He has blasphemed! Why do we still need witnesses? Look, now you&#8217ve heard the blasphemy! <a href="/asv/matthew/26.htm">American Standard Version</a> Then the high priest rent his garments, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy: what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard the blasphemy: <a href="/cev/matthew/26.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The high priest then tore his robe and said, "This man claims to be God! We don't need any more witnesses! You have heard what he said. <a href="/erv/matthew/26.htm">English Revised Version</a> Then the high priest rent his garments, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy: what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard the blasphemy: <a href="/gwt/matthew/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Then the chief priest tore his robes in horror and said, "He has dishonored God! Why do we need any more witnesses? You've just heard him dishonor God! <a href="/gnt/matthew/26.htm">Good News Translation</a> At this the High Priest tore his clothes and said, "Blasphemy! We don't need any more witnesses! You have just heard his blasphemy! <a href="/isv/matthew/26.htm">International Standard Version</a> Then the high priest tore his robes and said, "He has blasphemed! Why do we still need witnesses? Listen! You yourselves have just heard the blasphemy! <a href="/msb/matthew/26.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> At this, the high priest tore his clothes and declared, ?He has blasphemed! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard His blasphemy. <a href="/net/matthew/26.htm">NET Bible</a> Then the high priest tore his clothes and declared, "He has blasphemed! Why do we still need witnesses? Now you have heard the blasphemy! <a href="/nheb/matthew/26.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Then the high priest tore his clothing, saying, "He has spoken blasphemy. Why do we need any more witnesses? See, now you have heard his blasphemy. <a href="/wbt/matthew/26.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy. <a href="/wey/matthew/26.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Then the High Priest tore his robes and exclaimed, "Impious language! What further need have we of witnesses! See, you have now heard the impiety. <a href="/web/matthew/26.htm">World English Bible</a> Then the high priest tore his clothing, saying, “He has spoken blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? Behold, now you have heard his blasphemy. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/26.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Then the chief priest tore his garments, saying, “He has slandered; what need have we yet of witnesses? Behold, now you heard His slander; <a href="/blb/matthew/26.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Then the high priest tears his garments, saying, "He has blasphemed; why do we have any more need of witnesses? Behold now, you have heard the blasphemy. <a href="/ylt/matthew/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Then the chief priest rent his garments, saying, -- 'He hath spoken evil; what need have we yet of witnesses? lo, now ye heard his evil speaking; <a href="/slt/matthew/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Then the chief priest tore his garments, saying, That he blasphemed: what further need have we of witnesses? see, now ye have heard his blasphemy.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/26.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Then the high priests rent his garments, saying: He hath blasphemed; what further need have we of witnesses? Behold, now you have heard the blasphemy: <a href="/cpdv/matthew/26.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Then the high priest tore his garments, saying: “He has blasphemed. Why do we still need witnesses? Behold, you have now heard the blasphemy. <a href="/nabre/matthew/26.htm">New American Bible</a> Then the high priest tore his robes and said, “He has blasphemed! What further need have we of witnesses? You have now heard the blasphemy; <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/26.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, “He has blasphemed! Why do we still need witnesses? You have now heard his blasphemy.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/26.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> The high priest then rent his clothes and said, Behold, he is blaspheming; why therefore do we need witnesses? behold, you have now heard his blasphemy. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/26.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Then the High Priest ripped his garment, and said, “Behold, he has blasphemed. Why now do we need witnesses? Behold now, you have heard his blasphemy.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/26.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Then the chief priest rent his clothes, and said: He has spoken impiously; what further need have we of witnesses? See now, you have heard his impious words: <a href="/godbey/matthew/26.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> Then the high priest tore his robes, saying, He blasphemed: why have we yet need of witnesses? behold, now you heard His blasphemy: <a href="/haweis/matthew/26.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Then the high-priest rent his garments, saying, he hath blasphemed: what farther need have we of witnesses? lo! now ye have heard his blasphemy: <a href="/mace/matthew/26.htm">Mace New Testament</a> then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, he has spoke blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? you yourselves have now heard his blasphemy. <a href="/wey/matthew/26.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Then the High Priest tore his robes and exclaimed, "Impious language! What further need have we of witnesses! See, you have now heard the impiety. <a href="/worrell/matthew/26.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> Then the high priest rent his garments, saying, "He blasphemed! What further need have we of witnesses? Behold, ye just now heard the blasphemy! <a href="/worsley/matthew/26.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy, what need have we more of witnesses? now ye have heard his blasphemy, what think ye? <a href="/parallel/matthew/26-65.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=8432" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/matthew/26.htm">Jesus Faces the Sanhedrin</a> …64“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.” 65<a href="/greek/5119.htm" title="5119: Tote (Adv) -- Then, at that time. From ho and hote; the when, i.e. At the time that.">At this,</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/749.htm" title="749: archiereus (N-NMS) -- High priest, chief priest. From arche and hiereus; the high-priest; by extension a chief priest.">high priest</a> <a href="/greek/1284.htm" title="1284: dierrēxen (V-AIA-3S) -- To tear asunder, burst, rend. From dia and rhegnumi; to tear asunder.">tore</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">his</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ta (Art-ANP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2440.htm" title="2440: himatia (N-ANP) -- A long flowing outer garment, tunic. Neuter of a presumed derivative of ennumi; a dress.">clothes</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">and declared,</a> <a href="/greek/987.htm" title="987: Eblasphēmēsen (V-AIA-3S) -- From blasphemos; to vilify; specially, to speak impiously.">“He has blasphemed!</a> <a href="/greek/5101.htm" title="5101: ti (IPro-ANS) -- Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.">Why</a> <a href="/greek/2192.htm" title="2192: echomen (V-PIA-1P) -- To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.">do we</a> <a href="/greek/5532.htm" title="5532: chreian (N-AFS) -- From the base of chraomai or chre; employment, i.e. An affair; also occasion, demand, requirement or destitution.">need</a> <a href="/greek/2089.htm" title="2089: eti (Adv) -- (a) of time: still, yet, even now, (b) of degree: even, further, more, in addition. Perhaps akin to etos; yet, still.">any more</a> <a href="/greek/3144.htm" title="3144: martyrōn (N-GMP) -- A witness (judicially) or figuratively (genitive case); by analogy, a martyr.">witnesses?</a> <a href="/greek/2400.htm" title="2400: ide (V-AMA-2S) -- See! Lo! Behold! Look! Second person singular imperative middle voice of eido; used as imperative lo!">Look,</a> <a href="/greek/3568.htm" title="3568: nyn (Adv) -- A primary particle of present time; now; also as noun or adjective present or immediate.">now</a> <a href="/greek/191.htm" title="191: ēkousate (V-AIA-2P) -- To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.">you have heard</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/988.htm" title="988: blasphēmian (N-AFS) -- Abusive or scurrilous language, blasphemy. From blasphemos; vilification.">blasphemy.</a> 66What do you think?” “He deserves to die,” they answered.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/leviticus/24-16.htm">Leviticus 24:16</a> Whoever blasphemes the name of the LORD must surely be put to death; the whole assembly must surely stone him, whether he is a foreign resident or native; if he blasphemes the Name, he must be put to death. <a href="/john/10-33.htm">John 10:33</a> “We are not stoning You for any good work,” said the Jews, “but for blasphemy, because You, who are a man, make Yourself out to be God.” <a href="/mark/14-63.htm">Mark 14:63</a> At this, the high priest tore his clothes and declared, “Why do we need any more witnesses? <a href="/john/19-7.htm">John 19:7</a> “We have a law,” answered the Jews, “and according to that law He must die, because He declared Himself to be the Son of God.” <a href="/john/5-18.htm">John 5:18</a> Because of this, the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him. Not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God. <a href="/luke/22-71.htm">Luke 22:71</a> “Why do we need any more testimony?” they declared. “We have heard it for ourselves from His own lips.” <a href="/john/10-36.htm">John 10:36</a> then what about the One whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world? How then can you accuse Me of blasphemy for stating that I am the Son of God? <a href="/acts/6-11.htm">Acts 6:11</a> Then they prompted some men to say, “We heard Stephen speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.” <a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3</a> He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. <a href="/daniel/7-13.htm">Daniel 7:13-14</a> In my vision in the night I continued to watch, and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into His presence. / And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed. <a href="/john/8-58.htm">John 8:58-59</a> “Truly, truly, I tell you,” Jesus declared, “before Abraham was born, I am!” / At this, they picked up stones to throw at Him. But Jesus was hidden and went out of the temple area. <a href="/hebrews/10-28.htm">Hebrews 10:28-29</a> Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. / How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of grace? <a href="/john/19-6.htm">John 19:6-7</a> As soon as the chief priests and officers saw Him, they shouted, “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!” “You take Him and crucify Him,” Pilate replied, “for I find no basis for a charge against Him.” / “We have a law,” answered the Jews, “and according to that law He must die, because He declared Himself to be the Son of God.” <a href="/john/5-17.htm">John 5:17-18</a> But Jesus answered them, “To this very day My Father is at His work, and I too am working.” / Because of this, the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him. Not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God. <a href="/john/8-53.htm">John 8:53</a> Are You greater than our father Abraham? He died, as did the prophets. Who do You claim to be?”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He has spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now you have heard his blasphemy.the high priest.<a href="/leviticus/21-20.htm">Leviticus 21:20</a> Or crookbackt, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or be scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken;<a href="/2_kings/18-37.htm">2 Kings 18:37</a> Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.<a href="/2_kings/19-1.htm">2 Kings 19:1-3</a> And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD… He.<a href="/matthew/9-3.htm">Matthew 9:3</a> And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth.<a href="/1_kings/21-10.htm">1 Kings 21:10-13</a> And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him, that he may die… <a href="/luke/5-21.htm">Luke 5:21</a> And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? 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The high priest's action here signifies his outrage and perceived sacrilege. According to Levitical law, the high priest was not supposed to tear his garments (<a href="/leviticus/21-10.htm">Leviticus 21:10</a>), indicating the severity of the situation in his eyes. This act underscores the gravity of the accusation against Jesus and the high priest's belief that a significant religious violation had occurred.and declared, “He has blasphemed! Blasphemy, in Jewish law, was a serious offense, punishable by death (<a href="/leviticus/24-16.htm">Leviticus 24:16</a>). The high priest accuses Jesus of blasphemy because Jesus claimed a divine status, which the religious leaders considered a direct affront to God. This accusation is central to the trial and crucifixion narrative, as it provides the religious leaders with a legal basis to seek the death penalty under Jewish law.Why do we need any more witnesses? This rhetorical question suggests that the high priest believes the evidence against Jesus is conclusive. Earlier in the chapter, false witnesses were brought forward, but their testimonies did not agree (<a href="/matthew/26-59.htm">Matthew 26:59-60</a>). The high priest's statement implies that Jesus' own words are sufficient for conviction, bypassing the need for further testimony.Look, now you have heard the blasphemy. The high priest appeals to the council, emphasizing that they have all heard Jesus' claim, which he interprets as blasphemous. This collective hearing is crucial for the Sanhedrin's decision-making process, as it involves the consensus of the religious leaders. The statement also highlights the tension between Jesus' identity and the religious leaders' understanding of the Messiah, as they fail to recognize Jesus as the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies (Isaiah 53, <a href="/daniel/7-13.htm">Daniel 7:13-14</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/h/high_priest.htm">High Priest</a> The high priest at the time was Caiaphas, who presided over the Sanhedrin. His tearing of clothes was a traditional expression of outrage or grief, particularly in response to perceived blasphemy. 2. <a href="/topical/s/sanhedrin.htm">Sanhedrin</a> The Jewish council or court that was responsible for religious and legal matters. They were gathered to judge Jesus and determine His fate. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a> The central figure of the New Testament, whose trial and subsequent crucifixion are pivotal events in Christian theology. In this passage, He is accused of blasphemy. 4. <a href="/topical/b/blasphemy.htm">Blasphemy</a> The act of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things. In this context, it refers to Jesus' claim to divine authority, which the high priest and the Sanhedrin considered blasphemous. 5. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The city where these events took place, significant as the religious and cultural center of Jewish life.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_blasphemy.htm">Understanding Blasphemy</a> Blasphemy, in its true sense, is a serious offense against God. However, Jesus' claim was not blasphemy but a revelation of His true identity. We must discern truth from false accusations in our spiritual walk. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_high_priest.htm">The Role of the High Priest</a> Caiaphas' actions remind us of the limitations of human judgment. As believers, we should seek divine wisdom and understanding, especially in matters of faith and doctrine. <a href="/topical/j/jesus'_identity.htm">Jesus' Identity</a> Jesus' trial challenges us to confront who we believe Jesus is. Our faith hinges on recognizing Him as the Son of God, not merely a historical figure. <a href="/topical/r/response_to_accusations.htm">Response to Accusations</a> Jesus' calm demeanor in the face of false accusations serves as a model for us. We should respond to criticism and misunderstanding with grace and truth. <a href="/topical/t/the_fulfillment_of_prophecy.htm">The Fulfillment of Prophecy</a> This event fulfills Old Testament prophecies about the Messiah's suffering. It encourages us to trust in God's sovereign plan, even when circumstances seem dire.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_26.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 26</a> <a href="/q/why_rip_clothes_in_the_bible.htm">Why did people rip their clothes in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/key_events_in_jesus'_trials.htm">What were the key events in Jesus' trials?</a> <a href="/q/should_we_crucify_him.htm">Should we crucify him?</a> <a href="/q/did_jesus_consume_meat.htm">What led to Jesus's crucifixion?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/26.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(65) Then the high priest rent his clothes.--The act was almost as much a formal sign of condemnation as the putting on of the black cap by an English judge. The judges in a Jewish trial for blasphemy were bound to rend their clothes in twain when the blasphemous words were uttered, and the clothes so torn were never afterwards to be mended. In <a href="/acts/14-14.htm" title="Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out,">Acts 14:14</a> the same act appears, on the part of Paul and Barnabas, as the expression of an impulsive horror, as it had done of old when Eliakim rent his clothes on hearing the blasphemies of Rabshaken (<a href="/2_kings/18-37.htm" title="Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.">2Kings 18:37</a>). A comparison of the Greek word here and in <a href="/mark/14-63.htm" title="Then the high priest rent his clothes, and said, What need we any further witnesses?">Mark 14:63</a> shows that it included the tunic or under-garment as well as the cloak.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/26.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 65. - The high priest rent his clothes (τὰ ἱμάτια). His outer garments, not his pontifical vestment, which he would not wear on this occasion. St. Mark notes that he rent his under clothes, his tunic; so probably he tore both outer and inner garments. This was done in assumed horror at Christ's blasphemy (cf. <a href="/2_kings/18-37.htm">2 Kings 18:37</a>; <a href="/2_kings/19-1.htm">2 Kings 19:1</a>), rabbinical injunctions requiring such an action, and prescribing the nature, extent, and direction of the scissure. "This he did," says Chrysostom, "to add force to the accusation, and to increase the weight of his words by the act." His assessors, though fully agreeing with him, appear not to have followed his example in this particular, taking the high priest's action as typical and sufficiently expressive of the general sentiment. The Fathers see in it a symbol of the rending and destruction of the Jewish priesthood (cf. <a href="/1_samuel/15-27.htm">1 Samuel 15:27, 28</a>; <a href="/1_kings/11-30.htm">1 Kings 11:30, 31</a>). He hath spoken blasphemy. In claiming to be the Son of God, not in a theocratic sense, but by nature. making himself one with Jehovah. This was what Caiaphas had been desiring. No more discussion was needed; Christ was self-convicted. What further need have we of witnesses? He was doubtless relieved to find that the Prisoner had saved him from the trouble of seeking, suborning, and examining any more witnesses. Ye have heard; ye heard just now. All the assembly could now testify to the truth of the allegation. <a href="/commentaries/matthew/26-65.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>At this, Τότε (Tote) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_5119.htm">Strong's 5119: </a> Then, at that time. From ho and hote; the when, i.e. At the time that. the ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. high priest ἀρχιερεὺς (archiereus) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_749.htm">Strong's 749: </a> High priest, chief priest. From arche and hiereus; the high-priest; by extension a chief priest. tore διέρρηξεν (dierrēxen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1284.htm">Strong's 1284: </a> To tear asunder, burst, rend. From dia and rhegnumi; to tear asunder. his αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. garments ἱμάτια (himatia) Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2440.htm">Strong's 2440: </a> A long flowing outer garment, tunic. Neuter of a presumed derivative of ennumi; a dress. [and] said, λέγων (legōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. “He has blasphemed! Ἐβλασφήμησεν (Eblasphēmēsen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_987.htm">Strong's 987: </a> From blasphemos; to vilify; specially, to speak impiously. Why τί (ti) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5101.htm">Strong's 5101: </a> Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what. do we ἔχομεν (echomen) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2192.htm">Strong's 2192: </a> To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. need χρείαν (chreian) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5532.htm">Strong's 5532: </a> From the base of chraomai or chre; employment, i.e. An affair; also occasion, demand, requirement or destitution. any more ἔτι (eti) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_2089.htm">Strong's 2089: </a> (a) of time: still, yet, even now, (b) of degree: even, further, more, in addition. Perhaps akin to etos; 'yet, ' still. witnesses? μαρτύρων (martyrōn) Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3144.htm">Strong's 3144: </a> A witness (judicially) or figuratively (genitive case); by analogy, a 'martyr'. Look, ἴδε (ide) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2400.htm">Strong's 2400: </a> See! Lo! Behold! Look! Second person singular imperative middle voice of eido; used as imperative lo! now νῦν (nyn) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3568.htm">Strong's 3568: </a> A primary particle of present time; 'now'; also as noun or adjective present or immediate. you have heard ἠκούσατε (ēkousate) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_191.htm">Strong's 191: </a> To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear. the τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. blasphemy. βλασφημίαν (blasphēmian) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_988.htm">Strong's 988: </a> Abusive or scurrilous language, blasphemy. 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