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Matthew 26:59

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Now the chief priests, the elders, and the whole council sought false testimony against Jesus, that they might put him to death;

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  • Did Jesus say, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up"?

    John 2:19-21 has Jesus straightforwardly speak this saying as a public pronouncement at the temple cleansing, and the narrator helpfully tells us he meant the temple of his body. Matthew 26:59-61 and Mark 14:57-58 report the saying being introduced at Jesus' trial only by *false witnesses* whose testimony was inadmissible because they couldn't even agree on the wording.

    Critical scholarship: Leans toward reconciliation.

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