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Matthew 26:59 |
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Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;
Note 3 at Mt. 26:59: This is not a simple case of a witness not telling the truth, but the Sanhedrin, itself, sought witnesses who would lie so that they might convict Jesus. They had already passed judgment in their hearts and this trial was nothing more than a formality that they were going through.
