# and said

A new sentence can be started here. Alternate translation: "The elders said to Jesus"

# If you are the Christ, tell us

"Tell us if you are the Christ"

# If I tell you, you will not believe

This is the first of two hypothetical statements by Jesus. It was a way for Jesus to respond without giving them a reason to say that he was guilty of blasphemy. Your language may have a way of indicating that the action has not actually happened. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hypo]])