and they found none. Even though many false witnesses came forward, they found none. But at last two false witnesses came forward,
Parallel translations
- KJV But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses,
- BSB But they did not find any, though many false witnesses came forward. Finally two came forward
- ESV but they found none, though many false witnesses came forward. At last two came forward
- NKJV but found none. Even though many false witnesses came forward, they found none. But at last two false witnesses came forward
- NASB They did not find any, even though many false witnesses came forward. But later on two came forward,
- NLT But even though they found many who agreed to give false witness, they could not use anyone’s testimony. Finally, two men came forward
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- Deut 19:15One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sins. At the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall a matter be established.
- Ps 35:11Unrighteous witnesses rise up. They ask me about things that I don’t know about.
- Ps 27:12Don’t deliver me over to the desire of my adversaries, for false witnesses have risen up against me, such as breathe out cruelty.
- 1 Pet 3:16having a good conscience; that, while you are spoken against as evildoers, they may be disappointed who curse your good way of life in Christ.
- Titus 2:8and soundness of speech that can’t be condemned; that he who opposes you may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say about us.
- Dan 6:4–5Then the presidents and the satraps sought to find occasion against Daniel as touching the kingdom; but they could find no occasion nor fault, because he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.
- Mark 14:57–59Some stood up, and gave false testimony against him, saying,
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