# and said
A new sentence can be started here if a period is put at the end of the previous verse. 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 was a way for Jesus to respond without giving them a reason to say that he was guilty of blasphemy. Alternate translation: "If I tell you, you will not believe me"