Mat 26:59 | TNotes | STEP | 26:59 were trying to find witnesses: The verb tense suggests an extended, perhaps desperate, attempt to find any testimony that could lead to a formal accusation (see Mark 14:55-56 ).

bMark 14:55-56►

‏ Matthew 26:59

26:59 ^a were trying to find witnesses: The verb tense suggests an extended, perhaps desperate, attempt to find any testimony that could lead to a formal accusation (see Mark 14:55-56 ^b).