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.

祭司长和全公会寻找假见证控告耶稣，要治死他。

祭司长和全议会寻找假见证控告耶稣，要处死他。

祭司长和全议会寻找假见证控告耶稣，要处死他。

祭司长和全公会的人正在寻找假证据来控告耶稣，好定祂死罪。

祭司长和公议会全体都想找假证供来控告耶稣，好把他处死；

当时，祭司长们和全议会的人为了要处死耶稣，都在寻找伪证来控告他。

祭司長和全公會尋找假見證控告耶穌，要治死他。

祭司長和全議會尋找假見證控告耶穌，要處死他。

祭司長和全議會尋找假見證控告耶穌，要處死他。

祭司長和全公會的人正在尋找假證據來控告耶穌，好定祂死罪。

祭司長和公議會全體都想找假證供來控告耶穌，好把他處死；

祭司長和全議院直尋假見證告耶穌，好治死他；

當時，祭司長們和全議會的人為了要處死耶穌，都在尋找偽證來控告他。

祭司諸長、及全公會、求妄證、攻耶穌以死之、

祭司諸長、長老、全公會、求妄證攻耶穌、欲死之、

祭司諸長與長老及全公會、求妄證訟耶穌、欲以死之、

司祭以及公會、方搜覓偽證、以控耶穌、而置之死。

The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death.

The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for something to use against Jesus. They wanted to put him to death.

Now the chief priests and the whole Council were seeking false testimony against Jesus that they might put him to death,

The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false testimony against Jesus so that they could put him to death,

Now the chief priests and the entire Council kept trying to obtain false testimony against Jesus, so that they might put Him to death.

Now the chief priests, the elders, and all the council sought false testimony against Jesus to put Him to death,

Now the chief priests and the whole council sought false witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death;

The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false testimony against Jesus so they could put Him to death.

Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;

The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were trying to find false testimony against Jesus so that they could put him to death.

Now the chief priests, the elders, and the whole council sought false testimony against Jesus, that they might put him to death;

“ If a malicious witness comes forward and accuses someone of a crime,then both the accuser and accused must appear before the Lord by coming to the priests and judges in office at that time.The judges must investigate the case thoroughly. If the accuser has brought false charges against his fellow Israelite,you must impose on the accuser the sentence he intended for the other person. In this way, you will purge such evil from among you.Then the rest of the people will hear about it and be afraid to do such an evil thing.You must show no pity for the guilty! Your rule should be life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

So they persuaded some men to lie about Stephen, saying,“ We heard him blaspheme Moses, and even God.”This roused the people, the elders, and the teachers of religious law. So they arrested Stephen and brought him before the high council.The lying witnesses said,“ This man is always speaking against the holy Temple and against the law of Moses.

Inside, the leading priests and the entire high council were trying to find evidence against Jesus, so they could put him to death. But they couldn’t find any.Many false witnesses spoke against him, but they contradicted each other.

But I say, if you are even angry with someone, you are subject to judgment! If you call someone an idiot, you are in danger of being brought before the court. And if you curse someone, you are in danger of the fires of hell.

Do not let me fall into their hands. For they accuse me of things I’ve never done; with every breath they threaten me with violence.

Five days later Ananias, the high priest, arrived with some of the Jewish elders and the lawyer Tertullus, to present their case against Paul to the governor.When Paul was called in, Tertullus presented the charges against Paul in the following address to the governor:“ You have provided a long period of peace for us Jews and with foresight have enacted reforms for us.For all of this, Your Excellency, we are very grateful to you.But I don’t want to bore you, so please give me your attention for only a moment.We have found this man to be a troublemaker who is constantly stirring up riots among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the cult known as the Nazarenes.Furthermore, he was trying to desecrate the Temple when we arrested him.

So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and other leaders of the town where Naboth lived.In her letters she commanded:“ Call the citizens together for a time of fasting, and give Naboth a place of honor.And then seat two scoundrels across from him who will accuse him of cursing God and the king. Then take him out and stone him to death.”So the elders and other town leaders followed the instructions Jezebel had written in the letters.They called for a fast and put Naboth at a prominent place before the people.Then the two scoundrels came and sat down across from him. And they accused Naboth before all the people, saying,“ He cursed God and the king.” So he was dragged outside the town and stoned to death.

Can unjust leaders claim that God is on their side— leaders whose decrees permit injustice?They gang up against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.

Telling lies about others is as harmful as hitting them with an ax, wounding them with a sword, or shooting them with a sharp arrow.

Malicious witnesses testify against me. They accuse me of crimes I know nothing about.They repay me evil for good. I am sick with despair.