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-# Connecting Statement:
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-When Jesus answers that he is the Christ, the high priest and all of the leaders there condemn him as one who deserves to die.
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 # stood up among them
 
-Jesus stands up in the middle of the angry crowd to speak to them. Translate this to show who was present when Jesus stood up to speak. Alternate translation: "stood up among the chief priests, scribes, and elders" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
+"stood up among the chief priests, scribes, and elders" 
 
 # Have you no answer? What is it these men testify against you?
 
-The chief priest is not asking Jesus for information about what the witnesses said. He is asking Jesus to prove what the witnesses said is wrong. Alternate translation: "Are you not going to reply? What do you say in response to the testimony these men are speaking against you?" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
+"Are you not going to reply? What do you say in response to the testimony these men are speaking against you?"