Matthew 26:59-61

EasyEnglish Bible

⁵⁹ 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. ⁶⁰ Many people did come. And they said things against Jesus that were not true. But still the Jewish leaders could not find a reason to kill Jesus.^[a]

Then two men stood up and they said, ⁶¹ ‘We heard this man say, “I can destroy the temple and in three days I can build it again.” ’