9 Bible Verses about Witnesses, False

Most Relevant Verses

Luke 3:14

And soldiers also asked him, saying, And what must we do? And he said to them, Do violence to no one, accuse no one falsely, and be content with your wages.

Matthew 19:18

Which? saith he. And Jesus said, These: "Thou shalt not kill; Thou shalt not commit adultery; Thou shalt not steal; Thou shalt not bear false witness;

Matthew 26:59-61

And the chief priests and the whole council sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death; and they found none, though many false witnesses came forward. But at last came two, and said, This man affirmed, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it within three days.

Mark 14:55-59

And the chief priests and the whole council sought for testimony against Jesus in order to put him to death; and they found none. For many bore false witness against him, but their testimonies did not agree together. And some stood up and bore false witness 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 not made with hands. And not even so did their testimony agree.

Matthew 28:12-15

And having assembled with the elders, and taken counsel together, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers, saying, Say, His disciples came by night, and stole him away, while we slept. And should the governor hear of this, we will persuade him, and make you secure.read more.
So they took the money, and did as they were taught. And this story hath been commonly reported among the Jews to this day.

Acts 6:11-14

Then they suborned men, who said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and God. And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and seized him, and brought him to the council, and set up false witnesses, who said, This man ceaseth not to speak words against the holy place, and the Law.read more.
For we have heard him say, This Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this place, and change the customs which Moses delivered to us.

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Acts 25:7

And when he had come, the Jews who came down from Jerusalem stood around, bringing many and heavy charges which they could not prove;

Matthew 28:15

So they took the money, and did as they were taught. And this story hath been commonly reported among the Jews to this day.

Acts 17:6

but not finding them, they dragged Jason and some of the brethren before the city magistrates, crying out, These men that have turned the world upside down have come hither also;

Mark 14:56

For many bore false witness against him, but their testimonies did not agree together.

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