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chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/luke/22.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />and if I asked you, you would not answer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/luke/22.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />And if I ask you a question, you won’t answer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/luke/22.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and if I ask you, you will not answer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/luke/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And if I ask you a question, you will not answer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/22.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />and if I should ask <i>you</i>, you would not answer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/luke/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And if I also ask <i>you</i>, ye will not answer me, nor let <i>me</i> go.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/luke/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And if I also ask <i>you,</i> you will by no means answer Me or let <i>Me</i> go.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/luke/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />and if I ask a question, you will not answer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/luke/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and if I ask a question, you will not answer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/luke/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and if I ask a question, you will not answer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/luke/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and if I ask a question, you will not answer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/luke/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and if I ask a question, you will not answer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/luke/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />And if I ask you, you will not answer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/luke/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />And if I ask you, you will not answer. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/luke/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and if I ask you, ye will not answer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/luke/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />And if I asked you a question, you wouldn't answer. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/luke/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and if I ask you, ye will not answer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/luke/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />And if I ask you, you won't answer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/luke/22.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />and if I ask you a question, you will not answer. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/luke/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />and if I ask you a question, you won't answer me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/luke/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And if I ask you a question, you will not answer Me nor release Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/luke/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />and if I ask you, you will not answer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/luke/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and if I ask, you will not answer me, or let me go.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/luke/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And if I also ask you, ye will not answer me, nor let me go.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/22.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />and if I ask you questions, you will certainly not answer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/luke/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />and if I ask, you will in no way answer me or let me go. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/luke/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and if I also question [you], you will not answer Me or send Me away;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/22.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />and if I should ask <i>you</i>, you would not answer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/luke/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and if I also question you, ye will not answer me or send me away;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/luke/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And if I ask you, ye would not answer me, or loose me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/luke/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And if I shall also ask you, you will not answer me, nor let me go. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/luke/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And if I also question you, you will not answer me. Neither will you release me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/luke/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />and if I question, you will not respond.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/luke/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and if I question you, you will not answer.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/luke/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And if I ask you, you will not answer me nor release me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/22.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And if I will ask you, you will not give me an answer, neither will you release me.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/luke/22.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />and if I also ask you a question, you will not answer me, nor let me go.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/luke/22.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>and if indeed I will ask you, you will not respond to me, or release me.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/luke/22.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />and if I shall ask you any question, ye will neither answer me, nor let me go free.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/luke/22.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />and if I should argue it with you, you will neither answer me, nor let me go.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/22.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />and if I ask you questions, you will certainly not answer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/luke/22.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>And, if I question you, ye will not answer.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/luke/22.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>and if I should put <Fr><i>any</i><FR> question <Fr><i>to you,</i><FR> ye would not answer me, nor discharge me.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/luke/22-68.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=9013" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/luke/22.htm">Jesus Faces the Council</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">67</span>“If You are the Christ, tell us.” Jesus answered, “If I tell you, you will not believe. <span class="reftext">68</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">And</a> <a href="/greek/1437.htm" title="1437: ean (Conj) -- If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.">if</a> <a href="/greek/2065.htm" title="2065: erōtēsō (V-ASA-1S) -- Apparently from ereo; to interrogate; by implication, to request.">I ask you a question,</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ou (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether."></a> <a href="/greek/611.htm" title="611: apokrithēte (V-ASP-2P) -- From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.">you will not answer.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">69</span>But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-7.htm">Isaiah 53:7</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-63.htm">Matthew 26:63-64</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/14-61.htm">Mark 14:61-62</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/18-19.htm">John 18:19-23</a></span><br />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.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/19-9.htm">John 19:9-11</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/38-13.htm">Psalm 38:13-14</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/39-9.htm">Psalm 39:9</a></span><br />I have become mute; I do not open my mouth because of what You have done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-23.htm">1 Peter 2:23</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/8-32.htm">Acts 8:32-33</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-12.htm">Matthew 27:12-14</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/15-3.htm">Mark 15:3-5</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-24.htm">John 10:24-25</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/50-6.htm">Isaiah 50:6</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/22-6.htm">Psalm 22:6-8</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/11-19.htm">Jeremiah 11:19</a></span><br />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.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And if I also ask you, you will not answer me, nor let me go.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/20-3.htm">Luke 20:3-7,41-44</a></b></br> And he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing; and answer me: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/22-23.htm">Question</a> <a href="/luke/20-40.htm">Questions</a> <a href="/luke/22-54.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/23-14.htm">Question</a> <a href="/luke/23-9.htm">Questions</a> <a href="/luke/23-23.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 22</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/22-1.htm">The leaders conspire against Jesus.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/22-3.htm">Satan prepares Judas to betray him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/22-7.htm">The apostles prepare the Passover.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/22-19.htm">Jesus institutes his holy supper;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/22-21.htm">covertly foretells of the traitor;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/22-24.htm">rebukes the rest of his apostles from ambition;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/22-31.htm">assures Peter his faith should not fail;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/22-34.htm">and yet he should deny him thrice.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">39. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/22-39.htm">He prays in the mount, and sweats blood;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">47. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/22-47.htm">is betrayed with a kiss;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">50. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/22-50.htm">he heals Malchus' ear;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">54. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/22-54.htm">he is thrice denied by Peter;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">63. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/22-63.htm">shamefully abused;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">66. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/22-66.htm">and confesses himself to be the Son of God.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/22.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/luke/22.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And if I ask you a question</b><br>In this passage, Jesus is addressing the religious leaders during His trial. This phrase highlights the tension between Jesus and the authorities. Throughout the Gospels, Jesus often used questions to teach and reveal truth, as seen in His interactions with the Pharisees and Sadducees (e.g., <a href="/matthew/22-41.htm">Matthew 22:41-46</a>). His questions were designed to provoke thought and expose the hearts of His listeners. Here, Jesus implies that the leaders are not open to genuine dialogue or truth, reflecting their hardened hearts and predetermined agenda against Him.<p><b>you will not answer</b><br>This statement underscores the obstinacy and spiritual blindness of the religious leaders. Despite witnessing Jesus' miracles and hearing His teachings, they refuse to acknowledge His authority and identity. This refusal to answer is consistent with their previous interactions with Jesus, where they often avoided direct answers to His questions (e.g., <a href="/luke/20.htm">Luke 20:1-8</a>). It also fulfills the prophecy of <a href="/isaiah/6-9.htm">Isaiah 6:9-10</a>, where the people would hear but not understand, and see but not perceive. This rejection is part of the larger narrative of Jesus' path to the cross, where He is the suffering servant who is despised and rejected by men (<a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, Jesus is speaking to the religious leaders during His trial. He is the Messiah, the Son of God, who is about to be crucified.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/sanhedrin.htm">Sanhedrin</a></b><br>The assembly of Jewish religious leaders, including chief priests, scribes, and elders, who are questioning Jesus. They are seeking to find a reason to condemn Him.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where these events are taking place, specifically in the context of Jesus' trial before His crucifixion.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/trial_of_jesus.htm">Trial of Jesus</a></b><br>This event is part of the series of trials Jesus undergoes before His crucifixion, highlighting the injustice and fulfillment of prophecy.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/passover.htm">Passover</a></b><br>The Jewish festival during which these events occur, symbolizing deliverance and foreshadowing Jesus as the Passover Lamb.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_silence_of_jesus.htm">The Silence of Jesus</a></b><br>Jesus' silence before His accusers fulfills prophecy and demonstrates His submission to God's will. It teaches us the power of restraint and trust in God's justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/injustice_and_god's_sovereignty.htm">Injustice and God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Despite the injustice of the trial, God's sovereign plan for salvation is being fulfilled. This encourages believers to trust in God's plan even when facing unjust circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/responding_to_accusation.htm">Responding to Accusation</a></b><br>Jesus' response to false accusations is a model for believers. Instead of retaliating, He remains composed, teaching us to respond with grace and truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_fulfillment_of_prophecy.htm">The Fulfillment of Prophecy</a></b><br>Jesus' actions and words during His trial fulfill Old Testament prophecies, affirming the reliability of Scripture and God's faithfulness to His promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_sanhedrin.htm">The Role of the Sanhedrin</a></b><br>The Sanhedrin's role in Jesus' trial highlights the danger of religious legalism and the importance of seeking truth over tradition.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 22</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_life-saving_above_religious_laws.htm">Is saving a life more important than religious laws?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_jesus_pray_to_avoid_crucifixion.htm">Did Jesus pray to The Father to prevent the crucifixion? Yes. (Matthew 26:39; Mark 14:36; Luke 22:42) No. (John 12:27)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_james_4_2-3_explain_unanswered_prayers.htm">How does James 4:2-3 reconcile the promise of answered prayer with the many unanswered prayers observed in reality?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_proverbs_11_22_say_on_beauty.htm">Has Satan requested to test you like wheat?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/22.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(68) <span class= "bld">Ye will not answer me, nor let me go.</span>--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 (<a href="/context/matthew/22-41.htm" title="While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,">Matthew 22:41-46</a>). 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.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 68.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And if I also ask you, ye will not answer me</span>. 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 <a href="/matthew/22-45.htm">Matthew 22:45</a>, to which the rulers had attempted to give no answer. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/luke/22-68.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">And</span><br /><span class="grk">δὲ</span> <span class="translit">(de)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary particle; but, and, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">if</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐὰν</span> <span class="translit">(ean)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1437.htm">Strong's 1437: </a> </span><span class="str2">If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I ask [you] a question,</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐρωτήσω</span> <span class="translit">(erōtēsō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2065.htm">Strong's 2065: </a> </span><span class="str2">Apparently from ereo; to interrogate; by implication, to request.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you will not answer.</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀποκριθῆτε</span> <span class="translit">(apokrithēte)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_611.htm">Strong's 611: </a> </span><span class="str2">From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/luke/22-68.htm">Luke 22:68 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/luke/22-68.htm">Luke 22:68 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/luke/22-68.htm">Luke 22:68 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/luke/22-68.htm">Luke 22:68 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/luke/22-68.htm">Luke 22:68 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/luke/22-68.htm">Luke 22:68 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/luke/22-68.htm">Luke 22:68 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/luke/22-68.htm">Luke 22:68 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/luke/22-68.htm">Luke 22:68 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/luke/22-68.htm">Luke 22:68 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/luke/22-68.htm">NT Gospels: Luke 22:68 And if I ask you will (Luke Lu Lk) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/luke/22-67.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Luke 22:67"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Luke 22:67" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/luke/22-69.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Luke 22:69"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Luke 22:69" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>