Matthew 26:59

And the Rashei Hakohanim and the Sanhedrin all were seeking edut sheker (false testimony of false witnesses) against Yehoshua so that they might put him to death.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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 Kefa was following Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach from far away. He followed him as far as the courtyard of the Kohen Gadol and, having gone inside it, Kefa was sitting down with the servants to see the maskana (outcome).

60And they found none, though many shakranim (liars) came forward. At last, two came forward

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Cross References

1 Kings 21:8So she wrote sefarim (letters) b'shem Ach'av, and sealed them with his chotam (seal), and sent the sefarim unto the zekenim and to the chorim (nobles, rulers) that were in his city, dwelling with Navot.

Psalms 35:11Edei chamas (witnesses of violence, false witnesses) rise up; 1 they lay to my charge things, questioning me of that which I have no da'as. 1

Proverbs 25:18An ish that beareth ed sheker (false witness) against his re'a 1 is a club, and a cherev, and a sharp khetz (arrow). 1

Mark 14:55And the Rashei Hakohanim and [the] whole Sanhedrin were seeking edut against Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach in order to have him under the onesh mavet, and they were not finding any.

Acts 6:11Then they secretly induced anashim to say, We have heard him commit Chillul Hashem in the words he spoke keneged (against) Moshe Rabbenu and Hashem. + 6:11 1Kgs 21:10

Acts 24:9And the rest of the Judeans joined in the attack, 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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