4 Bible Verses about Perjury

Most Relevant Verses

1 Timothy 1:9-10

it being plain, that the law was not design'd against the just, but against the lawless and refractory, against irreligion and vice, impiety and prophaneness, parricide and man-slaughter, against licentiousness and unnatural passion, against men-stealers, lyars, perjured persons, and every thing that is inconsistent

Matthew 26:59-61

Now the chief priests, the senators and the whole council, endeavour'd to get false evidence against Jesus, that he might be condemn'd to die. but they found none: and though many false witnesses came, it was not found sufficient. at last there came two false witnesses, who charg'd him with saying, "I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days."

Mark 14:55-59

Now the chief priests, and the whole council endeavour'd to get evidence against Jesus, to condemn him to die; but they found none. there were indeed several, who depos'd what was false against him: besides, what they deposed was insufficient. at last there appear'd some, who gave in false evidence against him,read more.
saying, we heard him say, "I will pull down this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands." but neither did this evidence appear sufficient.

Acts 6:12-14

and they stirred up the people, the senators, and the doctors of law, who came and seiz'd him, and brought him to the council, where they produc'd false witnesses, who said, this man is continually inveighing against the holy place, and against the law. for we have heard him say, that Jesus the Nazarene shall destroy this place, and change the customs which Moses delivered us.

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Perjury » Perjury condemned

1 Timothy 1:10

against licentiousness and unnatural passion, against men-stealers, lyars, perjured persons, and every thing that is inconsistent

Perjury » Instances of » Jesus

Matthew 26:59

Now the chief priests, the senators and the whole council, endeavour'd to get false evidence against Jesus, that he might be condemn'd to die.

Mark 14:56-57

there were indeed several, who depos'd what was false against him: besides, what they deposed was insufficient. at last there appear'd some, who gave in false evidence against him,

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

Mark 14:71

but he fell a cursing, and swore, I don't know the man you mention,

Perjury » Instances of » Stephen

Acts 6:13-14

where they produc'd false witnesses, who said, this man is continually inveighing against the holy place, and against the law. for we have heard him say, that Jesus the Nazarene shall destroy this place, and change the customs which Moses delivered 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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