And they were not finding any, although many false witnesses had come. At last two false witnesses came forward.
This statement shows that even those who wanted to condemn Jesus with a false accusation could not present a unified charge. The chief priests brought many witnesses, but their words did not match one another; each one, in his own way, was distorting the truth. Only at the end are two false witnesses found, so that outwardly they might satisfy the requirement of the law, since according to the Law of Moses the testimony of two or three witnesses confirmed an accusation (Deuteronomy 19:15). But those “false witnesses” were in fact testifying to their own condemnation, because by trying to accuse the Innocent One they were standing against the truth. This shows that a line of thought cannot be built in harmony around a lie, unlike the truth. The truth unites people, but a lie divides. This episode reveals that the plan of evil can never be firm; it is built on a lie and collapses from within.