# 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"