Verse 59

The chefe prestes and the elders and all the counsell sought false witnes agenste Iesus for to put him to deeth

Referenced Verses

• Deut 19:16-21 : 16 Yf an vnrighteous witnesse ryse vp agenst a man to accuse him of trespace: 17 then let both the men which stryue together stonde before the Lorde, before the preastes and the iudges which shalbe in those dayes, 18 and let the iudges enquyre a good. And yf the witnesse be founde false and that he hath geuen false witnesse agenst his brother 19 the shall ye do vnto hi as he had tought to do vnto his brother, and so thou shalt put euel away fro the. 20 And other shal heare ad feare ad shal heceforth comytt no more any soch wekednesse amog you. 21 And let thyne eye haue no compassio, but life for life, eye for eye, toth for toth, hande for hand, and fote for fote.
• Matt 5:22 : 22 But I say vnto you whosoever is angre with hys brother shalbe in daunger of iudgement. Whosoeuer sayeth vnto his brother Racha shalbe in dauger of a cousell. But whosoeuer sayeth thou fole shalbe in dauger of hell fyre.
• Mark 14:55-56 : 55 And the hye prestes and all ye counsell sought for witnes agaynste Iesu to put him to death and founde noone. 56 Yet many bare falce witnes agaynste him but their witnes aggreed not to geder.
• Acts 6:11-13 : 11 Then sent they in men which sayd: we have hearde him speake blasphemous wordes agaynst Moses and agaynst God. 12 And they moved ye people and the elders and the scribes: and came apon him and caught him and brought him to the counsell 13 and brought forth falce witnesses which sayde. This ma ceasith not to speake blasphemous wordes agaynst this holy place and the lawe:
• Acts 24:1-9 : 1 After.v. dayes Ananias the hye preste descended with elders and with a certayne Oratour named Tartullus and enformed the ruelar of Paul. 2 When Paul was called forth Tartullus beganne to accuse him saying: Seynge yt we live in great quyetnes by the meanes of the and that many good thinges are done vnto this nacion thorow thy providence: 3 that alowe we ever and in all places most myghty Felix with all thankes. 4 Notwithstondinge that I be not tedeous vnto the I praye the that thou woldest heare vs of thy curtesy a feawe wordes. 5 We have founde this ma a pestilent felowe and a mover of debate vnto all the Iewes thorowe out the worlde and a mayntayner of ye secte of the Nazarites 6 and hath also enforsed to pollute the temple. Whom we toke and wolde have iudged acordinge to oure lawe: 7 but the hye captayne Lisias came vpon vs and with great violence toke him awaye out of oure hodes 8 comaundinge his accusars to come vnto the. Of who thou mayst (yf thou wilt enquyre) knowe the certayne of all these thinges where of we accuse him. 9 The Iewes lyke wyse affermed sayinge that it was even so. 10 Then Paul (after that the rular him selfe had beckened vnto him that he shuld speake) answered: I shall with a moare quyet minde answere for my selfe for as moche as I vnderstonde yt thou hast bene of many yeares a iudge vnto this people 11 because that thou mayst knowe yt there are yet.xii. dayes sence I went vp to Ierusalem for to praye 12 and that they nether founde me in the teple disputinge with eny man other raysinge vp the people nether in the Synagoges nor in the cite. 13 Nether can they prove ye thinges wher of they accuse me.