Matthew 26:61
And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.
Cross-references
In Matthew 27:40, the mockers at the cross quote Jesus' exact words from his trial — directly echoing the accusation to taunt him.
Matthew 27:63 shows the chief priests later remembering Jesus' claim about rising in three days — the same statement used against Him here.
In Jeremiah 26:8-11, Jeremiah is falsely accused of speaking against the temple, mirroring the false accusation against Jesus here.
Jeremiah 26:16-19 shows Jeremiah acquitted, contrasting with Jesus' condemnation — different outcomes for similar charges.
In Mark 15:29, the same accusation is hurled at Jesus on the cross, showing the charge persisted.
In Luke 23:2, the leaders bring different false charges before Pilate — both accounts show Jesus being falsely accused in his passion.
John 2:19-21 records Jesus' actual saying about the temple of his body, clarifying what the false witnesses twisted.
Acts 6:13 records a similar false accusation against Stephen, repeating the pattern of witnesses against God's servants.
Leviticus 19:16 forbids slander — the very sin committed by the false witnesses here.
Deuteronomy 19:15 requires two witnesses — the false witnesses here failed to agree, violating that standard.
Psalm 56:5 describes enemies twisting words, exactly what the false witnesses do to Jesus' statement.
Zechariah 6:12 prophesies the Branch who will build the Lord's temple — Jesus is that true builder, though the false witness distorts His words.
Mark 14:57 is the parallel account where false witnesses bring the same charge about destroying the temple.
In Isaiah 53:3, the suffering servant is despised and rejected — Jesus' trial and false accusation fulfill this portrait of rejection.
Psalm 89:51 speaks of mocking God's anointed, which the false accusation accomplishes against Jesus.