Matthew Poole and continuators on Matthew 26:60

60 But found none, yea, tho many false witnesses came, yet they found none. At the last came two false witnesses.

Mark Expounds this latter Verse, Ch. 14. v. 56. For many bare false Witness against him, but their Witness agreed not together. It is plain that they had taken up a Resolution to destroy Christ one way, or another, but they will make a Shew of Justice, in the Execution of their Malice. The Council being sate, it is not to be thought that they had then Leisure to send about for Witnesses, but out of their Malice, they screwed, and fifted such Witnesses as were brought to see if they could get of them upon their Oaths, to affirm any thing against them, which by their Law was Capital. Many false Witnesses came, yet they found none. That is, no two agreeing in the same Story, as the Law required, Deut. 19.15. for a single Testimony was none. Vox unius est Vox nullius. A single Witness, is no Witness. Or none that could testify any thing of a Capital Nature, many came and Witnessed Trivial things, but none Witnessed any thing which touched his Life, till at last came two false Witnesses.