Matthew 26: 57-62- No False Testimony
Read M atthew 26: 57- 62- Jesus was now facing the religious leaders. He had been arrested by the religious leaders, so this late-night trial began. Verses 59, 60 and 61 say, “Now the chief priests and the whole council were seeking false testimony against Jesus that they might put Him to death, but they found none, though many false witnesses came forward. At last, two came forward and said, ‘This man said, “I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to rebuild it in three days.”’” The religious leaders saw these comments in the physical and not in the spiritual sense. The religious leaders were looking for any reason to do away with Jesus . Once the testimony began, they did not find what they were looking for. They did n ot find any false testimony. I think it is interesting today how many people find reason to question the principles Jesus spoke and the life He lived. Many scho...