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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)