Matthew 26:59

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Matthew 26:59

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

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General references

Exodus 20:16

Ecclesiastes 3:16

Acts 24:9

Bible References

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When there shall rise up a wrongful witness against a man, - to answer against him perversely,

So she wrote letters, in the name of Ahab, and sealed them with his signet-ring, - and sent the letters unto the elders, and unto the nobles who were in his city, dwelling with Naboth.

Do not give me up unto the desire of mine adversaries, for there have risen up against me witnesses that are false, and he that fanneth up violence.

There rise up witnesses helping forward violence and wrong, What I know not, they demand of me:

Shall the throne that inflicteth ruin, have fellowship with thee, That frameth oppression, by statute?

A hammer and a sword, and a sharpened arrow, is a man becoming a false witness against his neighbour.

Now, the High-priest, and all the High-council, were seeking, against Jesus, testimony, with the intent to put him to death, - and were not finding any;

Then, they set on men who were saying - We have heard him speaking profane things against Moses and God.

And, after five days, came down the High-priest Ananias, with certain Elders and a certain orator Tertullus, and they informed the governor against Paul.

General references

Thou shalt not testify against thy neighbour, with a witness of falsehood.

Then, again, I saw under the sun, the place of justice, that there was lawlessness, and, the place of righteousness, that there was lawlessness.

Moreover, the Jews also were joining in the attack, saying that, these things, were, so.