قَالُوا۟ فَأْتُوا۟ بِهِۦ عَلَىٰٓ أَعْيُنِ ٱلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَشْهَدُونَ ٦١
Qaaloo fa'too bihee `alaa a`yunin-naasi la`allahum yashhadoon
They said, "Then bring him before the eyes of the people that they may testify."
- To what they had heard him say. It may also mean "...that they may witness [what will be done to him as punishment]."