Matthew 26:59

And the chief priests and the elders and the whole sanhedrim sought false witness against Jesus, so that they might put him to death.

Darby Translation

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

58And Peter followed him at a distance, even to the palace of the high priest, and entering in sat with the officers to see the end.

60And they found none, though many false witnesses came forward. But at the last two false witnesses came forward

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Cross References

1 Kings 21:8And she wrote a letter in Ahab's name, and sealed it with his seal, and sent the letter to the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, dwelling with Naboth.

Psalms 35:11Unrighteous witnesses rise up; they lay to my charge things which I know not.

Proverbs 25:18A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, is a man that beareth false witness against his neighbour.

Mark 14:55And the chief priests and the whole sanhedrim sought testimony against Jesus to cause him to be put to death, and did not find [any].

Acts 6:11Then they suborned men, saying, We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God.

Acts 24:9And the Jews also joined in pressing the matter against [Paul], 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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