Matthew 26:59 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;”
Matthew 26:59 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Matthew 26:59 in 6 Bible Translations
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Matthew 26:59 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Now the chief priests, the elders, and the whole council sought false testimony against Jesus, that they might put him to death,”
Matthew 26:59 — World English Bible
Matthew 26:59 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Now the chief priests and the whole council sought false witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death; ”
Matthew 26:59 — American Standard Version
Matthew 26:59 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the chief priests, and the elders, and all the council, were seeking false witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death,”
Matthew 26:59 — Young's Literal Translation
Matthew 26:59 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the chief priests and the elders and the whole sanhedrim sought false witness against Jesus, so that they might put him to death. ”
Matthew 26:59 — Darby Translation
Matthew 26:59 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Nowe the chiefe Priestes and the Elders, and all the whole councill sought false witnesse against Iesus, to put him to death.”
Matthew 26:59 — Geneva Bible
Matthew 26:59 in Context — Matthew 26
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 witnesses,
61 And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.
What Does Matthew 26:59 Mean?
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