Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsNow the chief priests and the whole council sought false witness against Jesus, that they might 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.
And the chief priests, and the elders, and all the council, were seeking false witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death,
And the chief priests and the elders and the whole sanhedrim sought false witness against Jesus, so that they might put him to death.
About this book
New Testament▾
About this book
New TestamentMatthew — The Gospel of the promised King. Five discourses punctuate the narrative; roughly sixty-five Old Testament citations bind the story to the prophets.
- Author
- Matthew (Levi), a former tax collector called by Jesus
- Date
- c. AD 50–60