Matthew 26:59
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;”
Ἰησοῦς
Jesus. Iesous. The Greek form of Yeshua meaning the LORD saves. The name given before His birth. In His name is salvation healing and authority over every power of darkness.
ὅλος
whole
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ὅλος
Whole, complete, entire. Holos. Love the Lord your God with all your heart. God does not want a portion of you. He wants all of you. Half-hearted devotion is not devotion.
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ζητέω
were seeking
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ζητέω
To seek, to look for, to desire. Zeteo. Seek first the kingdom of God. Seeking is active not passive. The kingdom does not come to those who wait passively. Seek it.
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πρεσβύτερος
elders
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πρεσβύτερος
older; as noun, a senior; specially, an Israelite Sanhedrist (also figuratively, member of the celestial council) or Christian "presbyter"
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ὅπως
so that
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ὅπως
what(-ever) how, i.e. in the manner that (as adverb or conjunction of coincidence, intentional or actual)
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συνέδριον
Council
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συνέδριον
a joint session, i.e. (specially), the Jewish Sanhedrin; by analogy, a subordinate tribunal
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ψευδομαρτυρία
false testimony
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ψευδομαρτυρία
untrue testimony
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θανατόω
they may put to death
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