⁵⁶For many gave false testimony against him, and theirⁿ testimony was not consistent. ⁵⁷And some stood up and^* began to give false testimony^o against him, saying, ⁵⁸“We heard him saying, ‘I will destroy this temple made by hands, and within three days I will build another not made by hands.” ⁵⁹And their testimony was not even consistent about this.

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Footnotes

nLiterally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“stood up”) has been translated as a finite verb
oThe imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to give false testimony”)

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

For many bore false witness against him, but their testimony did not agree. And some stood up and bore false witness against him, saying, “We heard him say, ‘I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another, not made with hands.’ ” Yet even about this their testimony did not agree.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Many testified falsely against him, but their statements did not agree.

Then some stood up and gave this false testimony against him: “We heard him say, ‘I will destroy this temple made with human hands and in three days will build another, not made with hands.’ ” Yet even then their testimony did not agree.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For many were giving false testimony against him, and the testimonies did not agree. Some stood up and gave false testimony against him, stating, “We heard him say, ‘I will destroy this temple made with human hands, and in three days I will build another not made by hands.’ ” Yet their testimony did not agree even on this.

NLTNew Living Translation

Many false witnesses spoke against him, but they contradicted each other. Finally, some men stood up and gave this false testimony: “We heard him say, ‘I will destroy this Temple made with human hands, and in three days I will build another, made without human hands.’ ” But even then they didn’t get their stories straight!

KJV 1900King James Version

For many bare false witness against him, but their witness agreed not together. And there arose certain, and bare false witness against him, saying, We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands. But neither so did their witness agree together.

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