The Bible › Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner) › Matthew 26
Matthew 26:59
And the chief priests and the whole council sought false witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death.
Matthew 26:59 · Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner)
← PreviousRead Matthew 26Next →
Matthew 26:59 in other translations
Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;
Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death.
Now the chief priests, the elders, and the whole council sought false testimony against Jesus, that they might put him to death,
Every translation above is public domain and free to share. Other versions — NIV · ESV · NKJV · NLT · NASB · CSB · AMP — are copyrighted and open on their publishers’ partner site.
In context
56 Now all this was done that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then the disciples, all leaving him, fled.
57 But they holding Jesus led him to Caiphas the high priest, where the scribes and the ancients were assembled.
58 And Peter followed him afar off, even to the court of the high priest, And going in, he sat with the servants, that he might see the end.
59 And the chief priests and the whole council sought false witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death.
60 And they found not, whereas many false witnesses had come in. And last of all there came two false witnesses:
61 And they said: This man said, I am able to destroy the temple of God and after three days to rebuild it.
62 And the high priest rising up, said to him: Answerest thou nothing to the things which these witness against thee?
Read Matthew 26 in the app The whole chapter