700 B
700 B
put Jesus on trial
This could be translated as, “had a formal meeting to accuse Jesus of doing something wrong.” Usually a trial is done to find out if someone is innocent or guilty of a certain crime. In this case, the leaders were determined to make Jesus seem guilty.
lied about him
That is, “told lies about him” or, “falsely accused him of doing something wrong.”
their statements did not agree with each other
This could be translated as, “they said things about Jesus that were very different from each other” or, “the witnesses said things about Jesus that contradicted each other.”
he was guilty of anything
That is, “that he had done anything wrong.”