Matthew 26:59

And the chief priests, and the elders, and all the council, were seeking false witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death,

Young's Literal 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 was following him afar off, unto the court of the chief priest, and having gone in within, he was sitting with the officers, to see the end.

60and they did not find; and many false witnesses having come near, they did not find; and at last two false witnesses having come near,

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Cross References

1 Kings 21:8And she writeth letters in the name of Ahab, and sealeth with his seal, and sendeth the letters unto the elders, and unto the freemen, who are in his city, those dwelling with Naboth,

Psalms 35:11Violent witnesses rise up, That which I have not known they ask me.

Proverbs 25:18A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, [Is] the man testifying against his neighbour a false testimony.

Mark 14:55And the chief priests and all the sanhedrim were seeking against Jesus testimony — to put him to death, and they were not finding,

Acts 6:11then they suborned men, saying — 'We have heard him speaking evil sayings in regard to Moses and God.'

Acts 24:9and the Jews also agreed, professing these things to be 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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