They said, “If you are the Messiah, then tell us that you are.” Jesus said to them, “If I tell you I am the Messiah, you will not believe me.
“But Abraham said to him, ‘If your brothers won’t listen to Moses and the prophets, they won’t listen to someone who comes back from the dead.’”
Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “If I give you an answer, you will probably kill me. And even if I give you advice, you will not listen to me.”
And if I ask you, you will not answer.
The high priest asked Jesus questions about his followers and what he taught them.
So why do you question me? Ask the people who heard my teaching. They know what I said.”