Luke 22 · Verse 68

Luke 22:68

And if I also ask you, ye will not answer me, nor let me go.
Luke 22:68, King James Version

Luke 22:68 in other translations

BSBAnd if I ask you a question, you will not answer.
WEBand if I ask, you will in no way answer me or let me go.
ASVand if I ask you, ye will not answer.
YLTand if I also question you, ye will not answer me or send me away;
DARBYand if I should ask you, ye would not answer me at all, nor let me go;
BBEAnd if I put a question to you, you will not give an answer.
WebsterAnd if I also ask you, ye will not answer me, nor let me go.

What does Luke 22:68 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 68 And if I also ask you - Concerning the Christ, in case ye cannot give me such an answer as may prove I am not the Christ, ye will not let me go; for I know ye are determined to put me to death.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 22:63-71

Those that condemned Jesus for a blasphemer, were the vilest blasphemers. He referred them to his second coming, for the full proof of his being the Christ, to their confusion, since they would not admit the proof of it to their conviction. He owns himself to be the Son of God, though he knew he should suffer for it. Upon this they ground his condemnation. Their eyes being blinded, they rush on. Let us meditate on…

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Luke 22:68 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἐὰνeanifG1437
δὲdethenG1161
ἐρωτήσω,erōtēsōI shall ask [you],G2065
οὐoucertainlyG3756
μὴmēnotG3361
ἀποκριθῆτεapokrithēteyou shall answerG611
μοι,moito meG3165
ἢēnorG2228
ἀπολύσητε.apolusēteshall you release [me].G630

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 22:68

  • Luke 20:41-44

    And he said unto them, How say they that Christ is David’s son? And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, Till I make thine enemies thy footstool. David therefore calleth him Lord, how is he then his son?

  • Luke 20:3-7

    And he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing; and answer me: The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not? But and if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
20:3-7,41-44

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Luke 22:67

    Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe:

  • Luke 22:68

    And if I also ask you, ye will not answer me, nor let me go.

  • Luke 22:69

    Hereafter shall the Son of man sit on the right hand of the power of God.

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Luke 22:68 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y también si os preguntare, no me responderéis, ni me soltaréis:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et si je vous interroge, vous ne me répondrez point ou ne me laisserez point aller.
German
Elberfelder 1871		wenn ich aber fragen würde, so würdet ihr mir nicht antworten, noch mich loslassen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		si autem et interrogavero, non respondebitis mihi, neque dimittetis.