Luke 22:71 New English Translation

⁷¹Then^[a] they said, “Why do we need further testimony? We have heard it ourselves^[b] from his own lips!”^[c]

Luke 22:71 tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
Luke 22:71 sn We have heard it ourselves. The Sanhedrin regarded the answer as convicting Jesus. They saw it as blasphemous to claim such intimacy and shared authority with God, a claim so serious and convicting that no further testimony was needed.
Luke 22:71 tn Grk “from his own mouth” (an idiom).

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