Matthew 26:59 Cross References

Matthew 26:59

59: 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.

Deuteronomy 19:16

  1. If a malicious witness comes forward and accuses someone of a crime,
  2. then both the accuser and accused must appear before the priests and judges who are on duty before the LORD.
  3. They must be closely questioned, and if the accuser is found to be lying,
  4. the accuser will receive the punishment intended for the accused. In this way, you will cleanse such evil from among you.
  5. Those who hear about it will be afraid to do such an evil thing again.

Acts 6:11

  1. So they persuaded some men to lie about Stephen, saying, "We heard him blaspheme Moses, and even God."
  2. Naturally, this roused the crowds, the elders, and the teachers of religious law. So they arrested Stephen and brought him before the high council.
  3. The lying witnesses said, "This man is always speaking against the Temple and against the law of Moses.

Psalms 94:20

  1. Can unjust leaders claim that God is on their side--leaders who permit injustice by their laws?
  2. They attack the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.

Psalms 27:12

  1. Do not let me fall into their hands. For they accuse me of things I've never done and breathe out violence against me.

1 Kings 21:8

  1. So she wrote letters in Ahab's name, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and other leaders of the city where Naboth lived.
  2. In her letters she commanded: "Call the citizens together for fasting and prayer and give Naboth a place of honor.
  3. Find two scoundrels who will accuse him of cursing God and the king. Then take him out and stone him to death."
  4. So the elders and other leaders followed the instructions Jezebel had written in the letters.
  5. They called for a fast and put Naboth at a prominent place before the people.

Psalms 35:11

  1. Malicious witnesses testify against me. They accuse me of things I don't even know about.
  2. They repay me with evil for the good I do. I am sick with despair.

Matthew 5:22

  1. But I say, if you are angry with someone, you are subject to judgment! If you call someone an idiot, you are in danger of being brought before the high council. And if you curse someone, you are in danger of the fires of hell.

Acts 24:1

  1. Five days later Ananias, the high priest, arrived with some of the Jewish leaders and the lawyer Tertullus, to press charges against Paul.
  2. When Paul was called in, Tertullus laid charges against Paul in the following address to the governor: "Your Excellency, you have given peace to us Jews and have enacted reforms for us.
  3. And for all of this we are very grateful to you.
  4. But lest I bore you, kindly give me your attention for only a moment as I briefly outline our case against this man.
  5. For we have found him to be a troublemaker, a man who is constantly inciting the Jews throughout the world to riots and rebellions against the Roman government. He is a ringleader of the sect known as the Nazarenes.

Mark 14:55

  1. Inside, the leading priests and the entire high council were trying to find witnesses who would testify against Jesus, so they could put him to death. But their efforts were in vain.
  2. Many false witnesses spoke against him, but they contradicted each other.

Proverbs 25:18

  1. Telling lies about others is as harmful as hitting them with an ax, wounding them with a sword, or shooting them with a sharp arrow.
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