Matthew 26:63

“But Jesus held his peace, etc.] Knowing it would signify nothing, whatever he should say, they being set upon his death, the time of which was now come; and therefore he quietly submits, and says nothing in his own defence to prevent it. To be silent in a court of judicature, Apollonius Tyanaeus f1596 says, is the fourth virtue; this Christ had, and all others: and the high priest answered and said unto him; though Christ had said nothing, a way of speaking very frequent among the Jews, and in the sacred writings: I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God; the Christ; the anointed, that David speaks of in the second Psalm, and who is there…”

“Jesus held his peace - Was silent. He knew that the evidence did not even appear to amount to anything worth a reply. He knew that they were aware of that, and that feeling that, the high priest attempted to draw something from him on which they could condemn him. I adjure thee by the living God - I put thee upon thy oath before God. This was the usual form of putting an oath among the Jews. It implies calling God to witness the truth of what was said. The law respecting witnesses also made it a violation of an oath to conceal any part of the truth; and though our Saviour might have felt that such a question, put in such a manner, was very improper or was unlawful, yet he also knew that to…”

“26:63 if you are the Messiah: This question from the high priest was prompted by Zech 6:12, which had predicted that the Messiah would rebuild the Temple (cp. Matt 26:61).”

“Jesus: Psa 38:12-14; Isa 53:7; Dan 3:16; Act 8:32-35; Pe1 2:23 I adjure: Lev 5:1; Num 5:19-21; Sa1 14:24, Sa1 14:26, Sa1 14:28; Kg1 22:16; Ch2 18:15; Pro 29:24 that: Mar 14:61; Luk 22:66-71; Joh 8:25, Joh 10:24, Joh 18:37 the Christ: Mat 16:16, Mat 27:40, Mat 27:43, Mat 27:54; Psa 2:6, Psa 2:7; Isa 9:6, Isa 9:7; Joh 1:34, Joh 1:49, Joh 3:16-18; Joh 5:18-25, Joh 6:69, Joh 10:30, Joh 10:36, Joh 19:7, Joh 20:31; Jo1 5:11-13 Matthew 26:64”