Matthew 26:64
Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
Study Note
Study Note
Jesus' declaration that the high priest will 'see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven' combines Psalm 110:1 and Daniel 7:13 — the two most cited Old Testament texts in early Christology. The exaltation Christology (sitting at the right hand of Power) places the condemned prisoner in the supreme position of cosmic authority, transforming the judicial scene from the perspective of divine reality. Caiaphas's charge of blasphemy (26:65) shows that this claim was understood not as metaphor but as the assertion of divine status, which in his view was presumptuous self-deification. The verse became central to early Christian preaching as evidence that Jesus himself predicted his exaltation and parousia before his death.
Other Translations
Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Henceforth ye shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.
Jesus saith to him, `Thou hast said; nevertheless I say to you, hereafter ye shall see the Son of Man sitting on the right hand of the power, and coming upon the clouds, of the heaven.'
Jesus says to him, You say so: but I say to you, From now you will see the Son of man seated at the right hand of power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.
Cross References
The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, …
For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall …
And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of …
When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he …
Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said.
And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And …
And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, …
And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
Then said they all, Art thou then the Son of God? And he said unto them, Ye say that I …