59 The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false testimony against Jesus so that they could put him to death,(A) 60 but they could not find any, even though many false witnesses(B) came forward.[a] Finally, two[b] who came forward 61 stated, “This man said, ‘I can destroy the temple of God(C) and rebuild it in three days.’”

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Footnotes

  1. 26:60 Other mss add they found none
  2. 26:60 Other mss add false witnesses

59 The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin(A) were looking for false evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death. 60 But they did not find any, though many false witnesses(B) came forward.

Finally two(C) came forward 61 and declared, “This fellow said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”(D)

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