Luk 22:68. Ἐὰν δὲ, but if) Comp. Jer 38:15 [Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, “If I declare it unto thee, wilt thou not surely put me to death? and if I give thee counsel, wilt thou not hearken unto me?”]-ἐρωτήσω, if I ask) The truth easily convicts the contumacious by means of questioning. [Ch. Luk 20:3, Jesus, when questioned as to His authority, replies, “I will also ask you one thing, the baptism of John,” etc.]