Matthew 26:59

NETBible	The¹ chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were trying to find false testimony against Jesus so that they could put him to death.
NIV © biblegateway Mat 26:59	The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death.
NASB © biblegateway Mat 26:59	Now the chief priests and the whole Council kept trying to obtain false testimony against Jesus, so that they might put Him to death.
NLT © biblegateway Mat 26:59	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.
MSG © biblegateway Mat 26:59	The high priests, conspiring with the Jewish Council, tried to cook up charges against Jesus in order to sentence him to death.
BBE © SABDAweb Mat 26:59	Now the chief priests and all the Sanhedrin were looking for false witness against Jesus, so that they might put him to death;
NRSV © bibleoremus Mat 26:59	Now the chief priests and the whole council were looking for false testimony against Jesus so that they might put him to death,
NKJV © biblegateway Mat 26:59	Now the chief priests, the elders, and all the council sought false testimony against Jesus to put Him to death,
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KJV	Now <1161> the chief priests <749>_, and <2532> elders <4245>_, and <2532> all <3650> the council <4892>_, sought <2212> (5707) false witness <5577> against <2596> Jesus <2424>_, to <3704> put <2289> (0) him <846> to death <2289> (5661)_;
NASB © biblegateway Mat 26:59	Now <1161> the chief <749> priests <749> and the whole <3650> Council <4892> kept trying <2212> to obtain <2212> false <5577> testimony <5577> against <2596> Jesus <2424> , so <3704> that they might put <2289> Him to death <2289> .
NET [draft] ITL	The chief priests <749> and <2532> the whole <3650> Sanhedrin <4892> were trying to find <2212> false testimony <5577> against <2596> Jesus <2424> so <3704> that they could put <2289> him <846> to death <2289> .
GREEK	oi de arciereiv kai to sunedrion olon ezhtoun kata tou ihsou opwv auton yanatwswsin <2289> (5661) V-AAS-3P


NETBible	The¹ chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were trying to find false testimony against Jesus so that they could put him to death.
NET Notes	¹tn Grk “Now the.” Here δέ (de) has not been translated.