Matthew 26:63
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“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.”
Χριστός
The one set apart and equipped for a specific task. Oil was poured on kings, priests and prophets in the Old Testament — the anointing meant: this one is chosen, this one is sent. Jesus stands up in Nazareth and reads Isaiah — and then says: this is Me. I am the one sent.
ζάω
living
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ζάω
To live, to be alive. Zao. I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live. Life in Scripture is always relational. To live is to be connected to the source of life.
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υἱός
Son
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υἱός
Son, descendant, one sharing the nature of. Huios. You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Sonship through faith is the highest status available to a human being.
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Ἰησοῦς
Jesus
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Ἰησοῦς
Jesus. Iesous. The Greek form of Yeshua meaning the LORD saves. The name given before His birth. In His name is salvation healing and authority over every power of darkness.
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θεός
God
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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σιωπάω
was silent.
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σιωπάω
To be silent, to say nothing. Siopao. Peace be still. Jesus commanded the storm to be silent. He still speaks to the storms in your life. His word brings instant calm.
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ἔπω
may you tell
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ἔπω
to speak or say (by word or writing)
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ἐξορκίζω
I adjure
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ἐξορκίζω
to exact an oath, i.e. conjure
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εἰ
if
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εἰ
if, whether, that, etc.
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