Mǎtaìfúyīn 26:60

60 Suī yǒu hǎoxiē rén lái zuò jiǎ jiànzhèng , zǒng dé bú zhaó shíjù . mòhòu yǒu liǎng gèrén qián lái shuō ,

Mǎtaìfúyīn 26:60 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 26:60

But found none
That were fit for their purpose;

yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none;
whose testimonies were sufficient to put him to death, which was what they were resolved upon, or whose witness were not alike and agreed; for according to their law, a man must not die by the mouth of one witness only, but by the mouth of two or three witnesses agreed in a point; and though they might be willing enough to dispense with the law in this case, yet might have some regard to their own character and reputation; and especially as they meant to deliver him to the Roman governor, in order to be condemned by him; they knew they must have a charge, and this supported with a proper evidence, or they could not hope to succeed; for which reason, they could not put up, as they otherwise willingly would, with any sort of witnesses:

at the last came two false witnesses;
who were agreed in a point, and whose testimonies were alike; at least, had a greater appearance of truth and agreement than the rest; though Mark says, "neither so did their witnesses agree together", ( Mark 14:59 ) , as to prove the point, for which it was given.

Mǎtaìfúyīn 26:60 In-Context

58 Bǐdé yuǎn yuǎn de gēn zhe Yēsū , zhídào Dàjìsī de yuànzi , jìn dào lǐmiàn , jiù hé chāiyì tóng zuò , yào kàn zhè shì dàodǐ zĕnyàng .

59 Jìsīzhǎng hé quán Gōnghuì , xúnzhǎo jiǎ jiànzhèng , kònggào Yēsū , yào zhìsǐ tā .

60 Suī yǒu hǎoxiē rén lái zuò jiǎ jiànzhèng , zǒng dé bú zhaó shíjù . mòhòu yǒu liǎng gèrén qián lái shuō ,

61 Zhège rén céng shuō , wǒ néng chāihuǐ shén de diàn , sān rì neì yòu jiànzào qǐlai .

62 Dàjìsī jiù zhàn qǐlai , duì Yēsū shuō , nǐ shénme dōu bù huídá ma . zhèxie rén zuò jiànzhèng gào nǐde shì shénme ne .