4 Bible Verses about Perjury

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1 Timothy 1:9-10

knowing this, that law is not enacted for a righteous man, but for lawless and unruly ones, for ungodly and sinful, for unholy and profane, for patricides, and matricides, for man-slayers, for fornicators, for sodomites, for man-stealers, for liars, for false swearers; and whatever else is contrary to healthful teaching;

Matthew 26:59-61

And the high priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false witness against Jesus, that they might put Him to death; and they did not find any, though many false witnesses came forward. But afterward two false witnesses, coming forward, 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 high priests and all the Sanhedrin were seeking for testimony against Jesus, in order to put Him to death; and they were not finding it. For many were bearing false testimony against Him, and their testimonies were not agreed. And certain ones, standing up, were bearing false testimony against Him, saying,read more.
"We heard Him say, 'I will destroy this temple made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands.'" And not even so did their testimony agree.

Acts 6:12-14

And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the Scribes; and, coming upon him, they seized him, and brought him to the Sanhedrin, and set up false witnesses, who said, "This man does not cease speaking words against this holy place, and the law; for we have heard him say, that This Jesus, the Nazarene, will overthrow this place, and will change the customs which Moses delivered to us."

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1 Timothy 1:10

for fornicators, for sodomites, for man-stealers, for liars, for false swearers; and whatever else is contrary to healthful teaching;

Perjury » Instances of » Jesus

Matthew 26:59

And the high priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false witness against Jesus, that they might put Him to death;

Mark 14:56-57

For many were bearing false testimony against Him, and their testimonies were not agreed. And certain ones, standing up, were bearing false testimony 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, "I know not This Man of Whom ye speak."

Perjury » Instances of » Stephen

Acts 6:11

Then they suborned men, who said, "We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and against God."

Acts 6:13-14

and set up false witnesses, who said, "This man does not cease speaking words against this holy place, and the law; for we have heard him say, that This Jesus, the Nazarene, will overthrow 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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