Matthew 26:59-63

EasyEnglish Bible

⁵⁹ The leaders of the priests and all the Jewish leaders wanted to punish Jesus with death. So they tried to find some people who would say things against Jesus that were not true. ⁶⁰ Many people did come. And they said things against Jesus that were not true. But still the Jewish leaders could not find a reason to kill Jesus.^[a]

Then two men stood up and they said, ⁶¹ ‘We heard this man say, “I can destroy the temple and in three days I can build it again.” ’

⁶² Then Caiaphas stood up. He said to Jesus, ‘You must reply now to what these men have said against you. Are the things that they say true?’ ⁶³ But Jesus did not say anything.

So Caiaphas said to him, ‘I use the authority of the God who lives. You must promise to tell us what is true. Are you the Messiah? Are you the Son of God?’