14:57a

Then some men stood up: Many witnesses had already given false testimony (14:56). The word Then in the Berean Standard Bible introduces the last false testimony that people were going to give in 14:57–58. This meaning may be expressed as:

Finally, some men stood up

some men: The words some men refers to some other people who came as witnesses to testify against Jesus.

stood up: In this context the phrase stood up implies “stood to give testimony” or “came forward as witnesses.” In some cultures, a witness sits while giving testimony. If that is true in your culture, translate in a more general way. For example:

Then some witnesses presented themselves before the council.

14:57b

and testified falsely against Him: The phrase testified falsely against Him refers to the testimony that is quoted next in 14:58. In Greek, 14:57 ends with a word that means “saying.” Some English versions include this word. For example:

Then some people stood up and lied about Jesus, saying… (New Century Version)
-or-
Then some men stood up and gave false testimony against him. They said… (God’s Word)

Introduce the false testimony in a natural way in your language. You may need a speech word or you may not need it.

testified falsely: The Greek word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as testified falsely means “said something untrue as evidence in court.”

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