Matthew 26:59-61

Expanded Bible

⁵⁹ The ·leading [^Tchief] priests and the whole ·Jewish council [Sanhedrin; ^Cthe highest Jewish court] tried to find ·something false [false evidence/testimony] against Jesus so they could ·kill [execute] him. ⁶⁰ Many people came and ·told lies about him [testified falsely], but the council could find no real reason to kill him. ·Then [Finally] two people came and said, ⁶¹ “This man said, ‘I can destroy the Temple of God and build it again in three days.’”