4 Bible Verses about Perjury

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1 Timothy 1:9-10

knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for the unholy and for scorners, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for man-slayers, for lewd persons, for sodomites, for men-stealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and for whatever other thing is opposed to sound teaching,

Matthew 26:59-61

And the chief priests and the elders, and the whole Sanhedrin, sought false testimony against Jesus, that they might put him to death, and found none. Though many false witnesses came, yet they found none. At last two false witnesses came, and said: This man said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.

Mark 14:55-59

And the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin sought for testimony against Jesus, in order to put him to death, and found none. For many testified falsely against him, and their testimony did not agree. And some rose up, and testified falsely against him, saying:read more.
We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands. And not even in this did their testimony agree.

Acts 6:12-14

And they excited the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and took him by violence, and brought him into the Sanhedrin. And they brought forward false witnesses, who said: This man ceases not to speak words against this holy place, and the law. For we have heard him say, that this Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this place, and will change the customs which Moses delivered to us.

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Perjury » Perjury condemned

1 Timothy 1:10

for lewd persons, for sodomites, for men-stealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and for whatever other thing is opposed to sound teaching,

Perjury » Instances of » Jesus

Matthew 26:59

And the chief priests and the elders, and the whole Sanhedrin, sought false testimony against Jesus, that they might put him to death,

Mark 14:56-57

For many testified falsely against him, and their testimony did not agree. And some rose up, and testified falsely against him, saying:

Perjury » Instances of » Peter, when he denied jesus with an oath

Mark 14:71

But he began to curse and to swear, saying: I know not this man of whom you speak.

Perjury » Instances of » Stephen

Acts 6:13-14

And they brought forward false witnesses, who said: This man ceases not to speak words against this holy place, and the law. For we have heard him say, that this Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this place, and will change the customs which Moses delivered to us.

Perjury » Instances of » Witnesses against naboth

Perjury » Instances of » Zedekiah

Perjury » Instances of » David

Punishment » Death penalty » Mosaic law » Perjury

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