JMNT(i)
66 Eventually, as it became day, the body of the elders (= the Sanhedrin) of the people was led together (was gathered and assembled) – [including] both chief (or: ranking) priests and scribes (scholars and theologians) – and they led Him away into their Sanhedrin (the supreme Jewish council), saying,
67 "If you are the Christ (the Anointed One; = the Messiah), tell us!" So He said to them, "If I should tell you, you folks would by no means believe Me (or: you certainly would not trust Me or put your faith in Me).
68 "Yet if I should be asking, there is no way you folks would make a decided reply or release Me.
69 "However, from the present time (from now on) the Son of the Man (the Human Being; = the expected Messiah) will be continuously ‘sitting out of the midst of God's right [hand] of power (or: permanently [positioned] on the right [hand] of the power of God).’" [Ps. 110:1]
70 So everyone [together] said, "Then you, yourself, are God's son!" (or: Consequently all asked, "Are you, yourself, therefore the Son of God?") Now He affirmed to them, "You, yourselves, are repeatedly saying that I am." (or: "Are you, yourselves, presently saying that I am?"; or: = a Greek idiom for, "Yes.")
71 So they said, "Why do we still continue having a need for a witness? (or: What further need do we now have of testimony?) For we ourselves heard [it] from his own mouth!"
23 1 And so, after standing up, the entire full count of them (= the whole Sanhedrin and all assembled there) led Him on to Pilate [the Roman governor].
2 Now [once there], they began to be progressively bringing charges and speaking down against Him, while accusing [Him], one after another saying, "We found this man time after time completely turning (or: We find this person progressively subverting and inciting revolt for) our nation and culture group – as well as habitually hindering and forbidding [folks] to continue paying taxes to Caesar – and repeatedly terming himself to now be Christ ([the] Anointed One; = the Messiah), a king!"
3 So Pilate questioned Him, saying, "Are you, yourself, the king of the Judeans?" Now making a decided response to him, He affirmed, "You, yourself, are now saying [it; so]."
4 Then Pilate said to the chief (or: ranking) priests and the crowd, "I find not even one ground for a charge (= no cause or reason for a case) in this man."
5 But they began adding strength in their insistence, one after another saying, "He is constantly shaking up and exciting (or: stirring up) the people! – continuously teaching down through the whole Judean [district], even starting from Galilee as far as here!"