9 Bible Verses about Witnesses, False

Most Relevant Verses

Luke 3:14

And the soldiers asked him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said to them, Oppress, and falsely accuse, no one; and be contented with your wages.

Matthew 19:18

He said to him, What? And Jesus said, this; You shall not kill; You shall not commit adultery; You shall not steal; You shall not testify falsely;

Matthew 26:59-61

And the chief priests and all the sanhedrim sought false testimony against Jesus to kill him, and did not find it, though many false witnesses came forward. But afterwards, two coming forward said, This man said, I can destroy the temple of God and build it in three days.

Mark 14:55-59

And the chief priests and all the Sanhedrim sought testimony against Jesus to kill him, and did not find it. For many testified falsely against him, but their testimony did not agree; and some arose and testified falsely against him, saying,read more.
We heard him say, I will destroy this temple made with hands, and in three days will build another made without hands. And neither in this did their testimony agree.

Matthew 28:12-15

And being assembled with the elders, and taking counsel, they gave large sums of money to the soldiers, saying, Say that his disciples came by night and stole him while we slept; and if this is heard of by the procurator we will satisfy him and secure you.read more.
And they took the silver and did as they were told; and this report is circulated among the Jews to this day.

Acts 6:11-14

Then they bribed men who said, We heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God. And they stirred up both the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and coming suddenly they seized him and led him to the Sanhedrim, and brought forward false witnesses who said, This man speaks incessantly against this holy place, and the law;read more.
for we have heard him say, that Jesus this Nazoraean will destroy this place and change the customs which Moses gave us.

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Acts 25:7

And when he had come, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many and weighty accusations which they could not prove,

Matthew 28:15

And they took the silver and did as they were told; and this report is circulated among the Jews to this day.

Acts 17:6

but not finding them, they dragged Jason and some brothers to the rulers of the city, crying, These men who have turned the world upside down have come here also,

Mark 14:56

For many testified falsely against him, but their testimony did not agree;

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