“You say that I am”
If You are the Christ, tell us… If I tell you, you will not believe… Are You then the Son of God?… You say that I am. (Luke 22:67–70 BSB)
What it sounds like today
'You have said so' reads as evasion; the rest as apocalyptic poetry; the robe-tearing as rage.
The cultural key
Three decodings. 'You have said so' is a qualified yes, affirming while flagging that the framing is the asker's. Then Jesus fuses the two most explosive throne texts in Scripture: Psalm 110:1 ('Sit at my right hand') and Daniel 7:13 (the son of man coming on clouds to receive everlasting dominion), claiming the seat beside God. 'Power' (ha-Gevurah) is a reverent circumlocution for God, used even here. And tearing robes was not a tantrum but the prescribed formal judicial act of a judge who has heard blasphemy: the trial's verdict, performed. Luke splits the interrogation into two questions (Christ? Son of God?) and Jesus' throne claim drops the cloud-coming: 'from now on the Son of Man shall be seated at the right hand of the power of God.' 'The power' is the same reverent circumlocution, and 'you say that I am' the same qualified affirmative that owns the title while disowning the askers' framing.
Recovered meaning
Under oath, the veiled 'Son of Man' language finally goes explicit: I am the cloud-rider, and the next time you see me, the courtroom will be reversed; you will be in the dock. The high priest understood perfectly; that is what the torn robes mean.