Matthew 26:59 — Compare Translations

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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;

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

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;

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

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

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And the chief priests and the elders and the whole sanhedrim sought false witness against Jesus, so that they might put him to death.

English EASY 2024

The leaders of the priests and all the Jewish leaders wanted to punish Jesus with death. So they tried to find some people who would say things against Jesus that were not true.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

The leading priests and the high council tried to find something against Jesus so that they could kill him. They tried to find people to lie and say that Jesus had done wrong.

Now the chief priests and the whole Council were seeking false testimony against Jesus that they might put him to death,

English GNT (Good News Translation)

The chief priests and the whole Council tried to find some false evidence against Jesus to put him to death;

English God's Word - GW 1995

The chief priests and the whole council were searching for false testimony to use against Jesus in order to execute him.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

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

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin kept trying to obtain false testimony against Jesus, so that they might put Him to death.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

The chief priests and the elders and the entire Sanhedrin searched for false witness against Jesus to put Him to death,

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Now the chief priests and the whole Council kept trying to obtain false testimony against Jesus, so that they might put Him to death.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

The chief priests and the entire Sanhedrin kept trying to obtain false testimony against Jesus in order to put him to death,

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were trying to find false testimony against Jesus so that they could put him to death.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for something to use against Jesus. They wanted to put him to death.

English NIV

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

English NKJ 1982

Now the chief priests, the elders, and all the council sought false testimony against Jesus to put Him to death,

English NLT

Inside, the leading priests and the entire high council were trying to find witnesses who would lie about Jesus, so they could put him to death.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Now the chief priests and the whole council were looking for false testimony against Jesus so that they might put him to death,

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

The chief priests and the entire supreme Jewish council of leaders were doing their best to bring false charges against Jesus, because they were looking for a reason to put him to death.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

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

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

The chief priests and, in fact, the entire Jewish Supreme Court assembled there and looked for witnesses who would lie about Jesus, in order to build a case against him that would result in a death sentence.

English Tyndale 1537

The chief priests, and the seniors,(elders) and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, for to put him to death,