Matthew 26:59
“Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Matthew 26:59 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Now the chief priests and the whole council sought false witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death;
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Meanwhile the chief priests and the whole of the High Council were trying to get such false evidence against Jesus, as would warrant putting him to death,
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Die Hohenpriester aber und die Ältesten und das ganze Synedrium suchten falsches Zeugnis wider Jesum, damit sie ihn zum Tode brächten;
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y los príncipes de los sacerdotes, y los ancianos, y todo el consejo, buscaban falso testimonio contra Jesús, para entregarle á la muerte;
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Os chefes dos sacerdotes e todo o conselho buscavam falso testemunho contra Jesus, para poderem matá-lo,
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Os principais sacerdotes e todo o Sinédrio procuravam um falso testemunho contra Jesus, para que pudessem condená-Lo à morte.
📖 Matthew 26:59 in Context
57And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.
58But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest’s palace, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end.
59Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;
60But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses,
61And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.
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