Matthew 26:61

Jesus Before The Sanhedrin

⁶⁰ But they could not find any, even though many false witnesses came forward. Finally, two who came forward ⁶¹ stated, “This man said, ‘I can demolish God’s sanctuary and rebuild it in three days.’” ⁶² The high priest then stood up and said to Him, “Don’t You have an answer to what these men are testifying against You?”

False Witness

Holy Place

In Three Days

Temple of God

Three Days

Jesus

Matthew 27:40

and saying, “The One who would demolish the sanctuary and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”

Isaiah 49:7

This is what the Lord,
the Redeemer of Israel, his Holy One, says
to one who is despised,
to one abhorred by people,
to a servant of rulers:
“Kings will see and stand up,
and princes will bow down,
because of the Lord, who is faithful,
the Holy One of Israel—and He has chosen you.”

Isaiah 53:3

He was despised and rejected by men,
a man of suffering who knew what sickness was.
He was like someone people turned away from;
He was despised, and we didn’t value Him.

Mark 15:29

Those who passed by were yelling insults at Him, shaking their heads, and saying, “Ha! The One who would demolish the sanctuary and build it in three days,

Genesis 19:9

“Get out of the way!” they said, adding, “This one came here as a foreigner, but he’s acting like a judge! Now we’ll do more harm to you than to them.” They put pressure on Lot and came up to break down the door.

1 Kings 22:27

and say, ‘This is what the king says: Put this guy in prison and feed him only bread and water until I come back safely.’”

2 Kings 9:11

When Jehu came out to his master’s servants, they asked, “Is everything all right? Why did this crazy person come to you?”

Then he said to them, “You know the sort and their ranting.”

Psalm 22:6-7

But I am a worm and not a man,
scorned by men and despised by people.

Jeremiah 26:8-11

He finished the address the Lord had commanded him to deliver to all the people. Then the priests, the prophets, and all the people took hold of him, yelling, “You must surely die!

Jeremiah 26:16-19

Then the officials and all the people told the priests and prophets, “This man doesn’t deserve the death sentence, for he has spoken to us in the name of Yahweh our God!”

Matthew 12:24

When the Pharisees heard this, they said, “The man drives out demons only by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons.”

Matthew 26:71

When he had gone out to the gateway, another woman saw him and told those who were there, “This man was with Jesus the Nazarene!”

Luke 23:2

They began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man subverting our nation, opposing payment of taxes to Caesar, and saying that He Himself is the Messiah, a King.”

John 2:19-21

Jesus answered, “Destroy this sanctuary, and I will raise it up in three days.”

John 9:29

We know that God has spoken to Moses. But this man—we don’t know where He’s from!”

Acts 6:13-14

They also presented false witnesses who said, “This man does not stop speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the law.

Acts 17:18

Then also, some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers argued with him. Some said, “What is this pseudo-intellectual trying to say?”

Others replied, “He seems to be a preacher of foreign deities”—because he was telling the good news about Jesus and the Resurrection.

Acts 18:13

“This man,” they said, “persuades people to worship God contrary to the law!”

Acts 22:22

They listened to him up to this word. Then they raised their voices, shouting, “Wipe this person off the earth—it’s a disgrace for him to live!”