Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death.
Textus Receptus (TR) - Matthew 26:59 >Οἱ δὲ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι καὶ τὸ συνέδριον ὅλον ἐζήτουν ψευδομαρτυρίαν κατὰ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ, ὅπως αὐτὸν θανατώσωσιν,