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Mr 14:55 King James And the chief priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesus to put him to death; and found none.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
And the chief priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesus to put him to death--Matthew (Mat 26:59) says they "sought false witness." They knew they could find nothing valid; but having their Prisoner to bring before Pilate, they behooved to make a case.

and found none--none that would suit their purpose, or make a decent ground of charge before Pilate.
 
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59 Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;
59 Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;