a26:59
bMark 14:55-56
c26:60
dDeut 17:6
e19:15

‏ Matthew 26:59-60

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).
26:60  c could not use anyone’s testimony: The evidence was too insubstantial or inconsistent to meet their goal of a death sentence until two men came forward (Deut 17:6  d; 19:15  e) with testimonies that did not conflict.
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