Matthew 26:59

Now the chief priests and all the Sanhedrin were looking for false witness against Jesus, so that they might put him to death;

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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 went after him at a distance, to the house of the high priest, and went in and took his seat with the servants, to see the end.

60And they were not able to get it, though a number of false witnesses came.

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Cross References

1 Kings 21:8So she sent a letter in Ahab's name, stamped with his stamp, to the responsible men and the chiefs who were in authority with Naboth.

Psalms 35:11False witnesses got up: they put questions to me about crimes of which I had no knowledge.

Proverbs 25:18One who gives false witness against his neighbour is a hammer and a sword and a sharp arrow.

Mark 14:55Now the chief priests and all the Sanhedrin were looking for witness against Jesus so that they might put him to death; and they were unable to get any.

Acts 6:11Then they got men to say, He has said evil against Moses and against God, in our hearing.

Acts 24:9And the Jews were in agreement with his statement, 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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