Matthew 26:59 - Revised Version 1885

Now the chief priests and the whole council sought false witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death;

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Now the chief priests and the whole council (the Sanhedrin) sought to get false witnesses to testify against Jesus, so that they might put Him to death;

American Standard Version (1901)

Now the chief priests and the whole council sought false witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death;

Common English Bible

The chief priests and the whole council were looking for false testimony against Jesus so that they could put him to death.

Catholic Public Domain Version

Then the leaders of the priests and the entire council sought false testimony against Jesus, so that they might deliver him to death.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And the chief priests and the whole council sought false witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death:

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