Matthew 26:59

And the chief priests and the elders, and the whole Sanhedrin, sought false testimony against Jesus, that they might put him to death,

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;

In Context

58But Peter followed him, at a distance, to the palace of the chief priest, and went in and sat with the attendants, to see the end.

60and found none. Though many false witnesses came, yet they found none. At last two false witnesses came,

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Cross References

Mark 14:55And the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin sought for testimony against Jesus, in order to put him to death, and found none.

Acts 6:11Then they instigated men to say: We have heard him speak impious words against Moses, and against God.

Acts 24:9And the Jews united in accusing him, saying that these things were so.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 26:58-69

Christ in the High Priest's Palace. 57 And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled. 58 But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest's palace, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end. 59 Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death; 60 But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false… Read the whole commentary →

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