Matthew 26:59
The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death.
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Deuteronomy 19:16-21
If a false witness testifies against someone, accusing him of a crime, . . .

1 Kings 21:8-13
Then Jezebel wrote letters in Ahab's name, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and nobles who lived with Naboth in his city. . . .

Psalm 27:12
Do not hand me over to the will of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence.

Psalm 35:11, 12
Hostile witnesses come forward; they make charges I know nothing about. . . .

Psalm 94:20, 21
Can a corrupt throne be Your ally--one devising mischief by decree? . . .

Proverbs 25:18
Like a club or sword or sharp arrow is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.

Mark 14:55, 56
Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, but they did not find any. . . .

Acts 6:11-13
Then they prompted some men to say, "We heard Stephen speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God." . . .

Acts 24:1-13
Five days later, the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and a lawyer named Tertullus, who presented to the governor their case against Paul. . . .

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Now the chief priests and the whole Council kept trying to obtain false testimony against Jesus, so that they might put Him to death.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false testimony against Jesus so they could put Him to death.

International Standard Version
Meanwhile, the high priests and the whole Council were looking for false testimony against Jesus in order to have him put to death.

NET Bible
The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were trying to find false testimony against Jesus so that they could put him to death.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But the Chief Priests and the Elders and all the assembly were seeking witnesses against Yeshua, so that they might put him to death.
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