King James Version
"Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;"
— Matthew 26:59, King James Version
“Now the chief priests and the whole council sought false witness against Jesus, that they might 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;”
“The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were trying to find false testimony against Jesus so that they could put him to death.”
“And the chief priests and the whole council sought false witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death.”
“Now the chief priests and all the Sanhedrin were looking for false witness against Jesus, so that they might put him to death;”
“Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;”
But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.
And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.
But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest’s palace, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end.
Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;
But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses,
And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.
And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?