dpardo writes:
In Matthew 26:63-66 Jesus acknowledges that he is, in fact, the Messiah
And then he quotes
63 But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.
64 Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
Now why do I not see Jesus saying that he is the Messiah in the quoted passage? I see Jesus saying that the accuser claims he claims he is the Messiah, and that the Son of Man will return, but not "Jesus acknowledges that he is, in fact, the Messiah". He is saying, essentially, 'I didn't say that' and 'The Son of Man will come' but I see no mention of a 'I am the Son of Man'. Are you reading a different translation than the KJV that you quoted?
Chris Manteuffel
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