Matthew 26:59 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

Matthew 26:59 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

False witness - That is, they sought for witnesses who would accuse him of crime of violation of the laws of the land or of God. We are not to suppose that “they wished” them to be “false” witnes...
Matthew 26:59 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Trial before the Sanhedrin ( Mark 14:53-63 *; see also Luke 22:54 f., Luke 22:66-71 ). There are no striking divergences from Mk.'s narrative. Matthew 26:57 . Apparently we are to think...
Matthew 26:59 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

council . Sanhedrin. sought . were seeking. false witness. Greek. pseudomarturia. Occurs only in Matthew, here, and Matthew 15:19 . against. Greek. kata. Not the same word as in Matthe...
Matthew 26:59 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

59. Sought false witness. By these words the Evangelists remark, that nothing was farther from the design of the priests than to inquire into the cause, so that, when the matter was thorough...
Matthew 26:59 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death; All the council sought false witness - What a prostitution of justice! - they first re...
Matthew 26:59 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Now—the council sought false witness— When the council found that Jesus declined answering the question whereby they would have drawn from him an acknowledgment of his being the Messiah, (see John...
Matthew 26:59 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled. For the exposition, see the notes at Mark 14:53-72 .
Matthew 26:59 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Betrayal. The Last Supper. Arrest of Jesus, and Trial Before the High Priest 1-5. A Council is held against Jesus ( Mark 14:1 ; Luke 22:1 : cp. John 13:1 ).
Matthew 26:59 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Sought false witness. — The tense of the Greek verb implies a continued process of seeking. The attempt to draw the materials for condemnation from the lips of the accused had failed. The law of Mo...
Matthew 26:59 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 19 The Great Atonement Day - Matthew 26:1-75 - Matthew 27:1-56 WE enter now on the story of the last day of the mortal life of our Lord and Saviour. We have already noticed the large pr...
Matthew 26:59 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the True Answer to False Witness Matthew 26:57-66 This meeting of the Jewish leaders had been hastily summoned; but their difficulty was to substantiate a charge that would warrant the death se...
Matthew 26:59 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The Lord now reverted to the theme of His coming suffering, telling the disciples with great definiteness of the time-"after two days"; and of the event-"The Son of Man is delivered up to be crucifie...
Matthew 26:59 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

"But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest's palace, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end. (59) Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witne...
Matthew 26:59 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Now the chief priests and elders, and all the counsel ,.... Or sanhedrim, which consisted, as the Jewish writers say u, of priests, Levites, and Israelites, of both ecclesiastics and laics; the eccl...
Matthew 26:59 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death; Ver. 59. Sought false witness ] Here Christ is convented and examined in the spiri...
Matthew 26:59 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The chief priests, and all the council, sought false witness “When the council found that Jesus declined answering the questions, whereby they would have drawn from him an acknowledgment of his bei...
Matthew 26:59 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Only when His prophetic word, with its every dispensational bearing, is complete does the King, in calm, conscious authority, declare to His disciples that the time has arrived for His being betrayed...
Matthew 26:59 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Christ in the High Priest's Palace. 57 And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the s...
Matthew 26:59 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

See Poole on " Matthew 26:60 " .
Matthew 26:59 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Arraignment of Jesus Before Selected Members of the Sanhedrin (26:57-68). . What follows is not an official meeting of the Sanhedrin which could only meet by day, but a gathering of enemies of...
Matthew 26:59 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 26:57 . To Caiaphas. —Apparently after a preliminary examination before Annas ( John 18:13 ; John 18:19-24 ). Where the scribes and the elders were assembled. —It was ag...
Matthew 26:59 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

The story of Peter's denial of his Master is recorded in all four of the Gospels. There are some differences of expression in each version, so it will not be tautology if we read all four of them; an...
Matthew 26:59 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 26:2 . After two day is the passover. This is the literal import of the Greek word πασχα pascha, and the Hebrew word פסח pesach, because the Israelites, after eating the paschal lamb,...
Matthew 26:59 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Ch. 26-28:20 THUS JESUS ENTERS UPON HIS KINGDOM . Before attempting to expound this most momentous section of the gospel history, we must make up our minds concerning the...
Matthew 26:59 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Now the chief priests and elders and all the council sought false witness against Jesus to put Him to death;
Matthew 26:59 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 21:8-13 ; Acts 24:1-13 ; Acts 6:11-13 ; Deuteronomy 19:16-21 ; Mark 14:55 ; Mark 14:56 ; Proverbs 25:18 ; Psalms 27:12 ; Psalms 35:11 ; Psalms 35:12 ; Psalms 94:20 ; Psalms 94:21...

Matthew 26:59 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Matthew 26:59 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 26:59 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Matthew 26:59 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 26:59 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Matthew 26:59 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Matthew 26:59 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Matthew 26:59 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 26:59 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Matthew 26:59 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Matthew 26:59 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Matthew 26:59 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Matthew 26:59 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Matthew 26:59 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Matthew 26:59 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Matthew 26:59 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 26:59 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 26:59 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew 26:59 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Matthew 26:59 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 26:59 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Matthew 26:59 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 26:59 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 26:59 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 26:59 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Matthew 26:59 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge