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title = "Luke 22:63–71"
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date = "2023-02-14"
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### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Lk22.63-71)
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Now we see the evil of Jesus's captors start to show through. The soldiers
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guarding Jesus mock and beat Him, making fun of the things the people have
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called Him, such as prophet, maybe the Messiah. I do want to point out one of
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the words Luke uses, though: "blaspheming". (_v. 65_) I suppose the argument
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can be made that this word doesn't _have_ to mean speaking terrible lies about
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God, specifically, but could also cover abuse and slander against anyone. But
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that's our modern word and its connotations, and I don't know if the Greek word
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used carries the same connotations all the time. And if there are more, which
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way did Luke actually mean it?
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Since Jesus is the incarnate Son of God, the second Person of the Trinity,
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Maker of Heaven and Earth, the question hardly matters. But I bring it up
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because Luke is showing us an ironic reflection in these verses. The guards
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blaspheme Jesus, and then dawn breaks and the chief priests, scribes, and
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elders accuse Him of blasphemy so that they can get a capital punishment. They
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ask if He is the Christ, and He remarks that they aren't going to believe His
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answer anyway. And if He asks them if they think He is the Christ, then they
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won't answer either.
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Then, Jesus tells them that the Son of Man will be "seated at the right hand of
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the power of God." (_v. 69_) Clearly this refers to His imminent death,
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resurrection, and ascension, but also points out how Jesus will have the place
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of highest honor in heaven. When asked if that makes Him the Son of God, His
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response is equivalent to "if you say so." Or it might be a reference to the
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Name of God if read as "You say that I AM". (_v. 70_) The Sanhedrin council
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would prefer to take it as Jesus claiming to be God Almighty, so then they
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condemn Him for blaspheming and set about getting the Romans to execute Him.
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* * *
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You are worthy of all honor, and Your Name is above every other name.
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