Matthew 26:59
Matthew · New Testament · Chapter 26
“Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;”Matthew 26:59
What Does Matthew 26:59 Mean?
Matthew 26:59 is found in the book of Matthew, chapter 26, verse 59 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Matthew 26:59 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 2:2“The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,”Exodus 20:16“Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.”Psalms 27:12“Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.”Psalms 64:6“They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.”Acts 6:11“Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.”Exodus 23:1“Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.”Psalms 119:69“The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart.”Psalms 22:13“They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.”Psalms 35:11“False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.”Matthew 5:22“But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.”Deuteronomy 19:16“If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong;”Nehemiah 6:13“Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach me.”Psalms 31:13“For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.”Psalms 109:2“For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue.”Proverbs 24:28“Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.”Ecclesiastes 3:16“And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.”Isaiah 32:7“The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.”Jeremiah 20:10“For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.”Ezekiel 22:9“In thee are men that carry tales to shed blood: and in thee they eat upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they commit lewdness.”Mark 14:55“And the chief priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesus to put him to death; and found none.”
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