Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;
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Deuteronomy 19:16
When a malicious witness takes the stand against a man and accuses him,
1 Kings 21:8
So she wrote some memos in Ahab's name, set his personal seal to them, 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 desires of my enemies; for false witnesses have risen up against me; even the one who breathes out violence.
Psalm 35:11
False witnesses stepped forward and questioned me concerning things about which I knew nothing.
Psalm 94:20
Will destructive national leaders, who plan wicked things through misuse of the Law, be allied with you?
Proverbs 25:18
A club, a sword, and a sharp arrow that's what a man is who lies about his neighbor.
Mark 14:55
Meanwhile, the high priests and the whole Council were looking for some testimony against Jesus in order to have him put to death, but they couldn't find any.
Acts 6:11
So they secretly got some men to say, "We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God."
Acts 24:1
Five days later, the high priest Ananias arrived with certain elders and Tertullus, an attorney, and they summarized their case against Paul before the governor.
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Exodus 20:16
"You are not to give false testimony against your neighbor.
Ecclesiastes 3:16
I also examined on earth: where the halls of justice were supposed to be, there was lawlessness; and where the righteous were supposed to be, there was lawlessness. 17I told myself, "God will judge both the righteous and the wicked, because there is a time set to judge every event and every work."
Acts 24:9
The Jewish leaders supported his accusations by asserting that these things were true.