26:57 拿耶穌的人把他帶到大祭司該亞法那裡去；文士和長老已經在那裡聚會。
26:58 彼得遠遠地跟著耶穌，直到大祭司的院子，進到裡面，就和差役同坐，要看這事到底怎樣。
26:59 祭司長和全公會尋找假見證控告耶穌，要治死他。
26:60 雖有好些人來作假見證，總得不著實據。末後有兩個人前來，說：
26:61 「這個人曾說：『我能拆毀上帝的殿，三日內又建造起來。』」
26:62 大祭司就站起來，對耶穌說：「你甚麼都不回答嗎？這些人作見證告你的是甚麼呢？」
26:63 耶穌卻不言語。大祭司對他說：「我指著永生上帝叫你起誓告訴我們，你是上帝的兒子基督不是？」
26:64 耶穌對他說：「你說的是。然而，我告訴你們，後來你們要看見人子坐在那權能者的右邊，駕著天上的雲降臨。」
26:65 大祭司就撕開衣服，說：「他說了僭妄的話，我們何必再用見證人呢？這僭妄的話，現在你們都聽見了。
26:66 你們的意見如何？」他們回答說：「他是該死的。」
26:67 他們就吐唾沫在他臉上，用拳頭打他；也有用手掌打他的，說：
26:68 「基督啊！你是先知，告訴我們打你的是誰？」
57 Those who had arrested Jesus took him to Caiaphas the high priest, where the teachers of the law and the elders had assembled. 58 But Peter followed him at a distance, right up to the courtyard of the high priest. He entered and sat down with the guards to see the outcome.
59 The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death. 60 But they did not find any, though many false witnesses came forward.
Finally two came forward 61 and declared, “This fellow said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”
62 Then the high priest stood up and said to Jesus, “Are you not going to answer? What is this testimony that these men are bringing against you?” 63 But Jesus remained silent.
The high priest said to him, “I charge you under oath by the living God: Tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God.”
64 “You have said so,” Jesus replied. “But I say to all of you: From now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven.”
65 Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, “He has spoken blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy. 66 What do you think?”
“He is worthy of death,” they answered.
67 Then they spit in his face and struck him with their fists. Others slapped him 68 and said, “Prophesy to us, Messiah. Who hit you?”
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對於荒謬的控告，主耶穌是一言不發，但是大祭司對問主耶穌說：「我指著永生上帝叫你起誓告訴我們，你是上帝的兒子基督不是？」
主耶穌卻一點也不考慮到生死的結過，勇敢且據實回答：「你說的是。然而，我告訴你們，後來你們要看見人子坐在那權能者的右邊，駕著天上的雲降臨。」
主耶穌回答的確確實實是對的真相，然而這一群人不肯相信耶穌是基督、是上帝的兒子，就會和大祭司一樣的反應：「他說了僭妄的話，我們何必再用見證人呢？這僭妄的話，現在你們都聽見了。你們的意見如何？」於是一同回答：「他是該死的。」
他們更是因為不信大大的羞辱主耶穌，竟然就吐唾沫在主耶穌的臉上，用拳頭打他；也有用手掌打他的，說：「基督啊！你是先知，告訴我們打你的是誰？」
然而主耶穌卻一一忍受，並且不改口、不求饒，因為祂清楚自己的身分，更是不畏懼這些無知不信之人的作為！我們屬乎主的人，要回想與記念這樣的事，正如希伯來書12章2-4節所說：「仰望為我們信心創始成終的耶穌（或譯：仰望那將真道創始成終的耶穌）。他因那擺在前面的喜樂，就輕看羞辱，忍受了十字架的苦難，便坐在上帝寶座的右邊。那忍受罪人這樣頂撞的，你們要思想，免得疲倦灰心。你們與罪惡相爭，還沒有抵擋到流血的地步。」
求主保守，讓我們也有一樣的心志，為見證真道而堅強站立！
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