American Standard Version
Matthew 26:59
59Now the chief priests and the whole council sought false witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death;
Matthew 26:59 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;
- New International Version (NIV)The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Now the chief priests and the whole council were seeking false testimony against Jesus that they might put him to death,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now the chief priests, the elders, and all the council sought false testimony against Jesus to put Him to death,
Context of Matthew 26:59
57And they that had taken Jesus led him away to the house of Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were gathered together. 58But Peter followed him afar off, unto the court of the high priest, and entered in, and sat with the officers, to see the end. Now the chief priests and the whole council sought false witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death; 60and they found it not, though many false witnesses came. But afterward came two, 61and said, This man said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.
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Οἱ δὲ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ τὸ συνέδριον ὅλον ἐζήτουν ψευδομαρτυρίαν κατὰ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ ὅπως αὐτὸν θανατώσωσιν,Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Matthew 26:59
- Deuteronomy 19:16If an unrighteous witness rise up against any man to testify against him of wrong-doing,
- 1 Kings 21:8So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, and that dwelt with Naboth.
- Psalms 27:12Deliver me not over unto the will of mine adversaries: For false witnesses are risen up against me, And such as breathe out cruelty.
- Psalms 35:11Unrighteous witnesses rise up; They ask me of things that I know not.
- Psalms 94:20Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with thee, Which frameth mischief by statute?
- Proverbs 25:18A man that beareth false witness against his neighbor Is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
- Mark 14:55Now the chief priests and the whole council sought witness against Jesus to put him to death; and found it not.
- Acts 6:11Then they suborned men, who said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.
- Acts 24:1And after five days the high priest Ananias came down with certain elders, andwithan orator, one Tertullus; and they informed the governor against Paul.
Commentaries on Matthew 26:59
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 59All the council sought false witness - What a prostitution of justice! - they first resolve to ruin him, and then seek the proper means of effecting it: they declare him criminal, and after that do all they can to fix some crime upon him, that they may appear to have some shadow of justice on their side when they put him to death. It seems to have been a common custom of this vile court to employ false witness, on any occasion, to answer their own ends…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 59False witness - That is, they sought for witnesses who would accuse him of crime of violation of the laws of the land or of God. We are not to suppose that “they wished” them to be “false” witnesses. They were indifferent, probably, whether they were true or false, if they could succeed in condemning him. “The evangelist” calls it false testimony. Before these witnesses were sought, we learn from John John 18:19-23 that the high priest asked Jesus of his…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 57-68Verses 57-68 Jesus was hurried into Jerusalem. It looks ill, and bodes worse, when those who are willing to be Christ's disciples, are not willing to be known to be so. Here began Peter's denying him: for to follow Christ afar off, is to begin to go back from him. It is more our concern to prepare for the end, whatever it may be, than curiously to ask what the end will be. The event is God's, but the duty is ours. Now the Scriptures were fulfilled, which…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 59were seeking false testimony: The verb tense suggests a long and possibly desperate attempt to find any testimony to support a formal accusation (see Mark 14:55–56).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Matthew 26
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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