Something I am wondering about lately is false witnesses and how they might relate to an issue and how they might not, even though they are identified as false witnesses.
Matt 26:59 Matt 26:60 and Matt 26:61
Also Mark 14:55 mark 14:56 mark 14: 57 mark 14:58 mark 14:59
If the testimony of the two did not agree, then why was their testimony accepted? Mark 14:60 and Matt 26:62
What Jesus said was :
John 2:19
It is obvious that the false witnesses claimed that Jesus would be the one tearing down the temple, which is not what He said or implied. But on the requirement of the testimony of two witnesses, why was this not enough? How does their testimony differ that they needed to get Jesus to say something they could condemn Him for?
Matt 26:59 Matt 26:60 and Matt 26:61
NkjvNow the chief priests, the elders, and all the council sought false testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, 60but found none. Even though many false witnesses came forward, they found none. But at last two false witnesses came forward 61and said, “This fellow said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and to build it in three days.’”
Also Mark 14:55 mark 14:56 mark 14: 57 mark 14:58 mark 14:59
Nkjv.Now the chief priests and all the council sought testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, but found none. 56For many bore false witness against Him, but their testimonies did not agree.
57Then some rose up and bore false witness against Him, saying, 58“We heard Him say, ‘I will destroy this temple made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.’” 59But not even then did their testimony agree.
If the testimony of the two did not agree, then why was their testimony accepted? Mark 14:60 and Matt 26:62
What Jesus said was :
John 2:19
NkjvJesus answered and said to them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”
It is obvious that the false witnesses claimed that Jesus would be the one tearing down the temple, which is not what He said or implied. But on the requirement of the testimony of two witnesses, why was this not enough? How does their testimony differ that they needed to get Jesus to say something they could condemn Him for?