'High Priest' in the Bible

Then the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, assembled together to the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas.

And, behold, one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his sword, and he struck a servant of the high priest and cut off his ear.

And they who had seized Jesus led Him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had assembled.

But Peter followed Him afar off to the high priest's court, and he went in and sat with the servants to see the end.

And standing up, the high priest said to Him, Do you answer nothing? What is it that these witness against you?

But Jesus was silent. And the high priest answered and said to Him, I adjure you by the living God that you tell us whether you are the Christ, the Son of God.

Then the high priest tore his clothes, saying, He has spoken blasphemy! What further need do we have of witnesses? Behold, now you have heard his blasphemy.

How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest and ate the showbread, which it is not lawful to eat, except for the priests, and also gave to those with him?

And one of those standing by, drawing a sword, struck a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.

And they led Jesus away to the high priest. And with him were assembled all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes.

And Peter followed Him from a distance to the inside of the court of the high priest. And he sat with the servants and warmed himself at the fire.

And standing up in the middle, the high priest questioned Jesus, saying, Do you answer nothing? What do these witness against you?

But He was silent and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked Him, saying to Him, Are you the Christ, the son of the Blessed?

Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, What further need do we have of witnesses?

And as Peter was below in the palace, one of the servant women of the high priest came.

Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests-- the Word of God came to John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

And one of them struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his right ear.

And laying hold on Him, they led Him away and brought Him into the high priest's house. And Peter followed afar off.

And one of them, Caiaphas, being the high priest of that year, said to them, You do not know anything at all,

And he did not speak this of himself, but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for the nation;

Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest's servant and cut off his right ear. And the servant's name was Malchus.

And they led Him away to Annas first, for he was father-in-law to Caiaphas, who was the high priest that year.

And Simon Peter and another disciple followed Jesus. That disciple was known to the high priest, and he went in with Jesus into the court of the high priest.

But Peter stood at the door outside. Then the other disciple went out, the one who was known to the high priest, and spoke to her who kept the door and brought Peter in.

Then the high priest asked Jesus of His disciples and of His teaching.

And when He had spoken this way, one of the officers who stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Do you answer the high priest so?

Then Annas had sent Him bound to Caiaphas the high priest.

One of the servants of the high priest, being kinsman to him whose ear Peter cut off, said, Did I not see you in the garden with him?

and Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest.

And rising up, the high priest, and all those who were with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees) were filled with anger,

And hearing, they went into the temple about dawn, and taught. But the high priest came, and those with him. And they called the sanhedrin together, and all the elderhood of the sons of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.

And when the high priest and the temple commander and the chief priests heard these things, they were bewildered about them, what this might be.

And bringing them, they stood in the sanhedrin. And the high priest asked them,

Then the high priest said, Then do you so hold these things?

And Saul, still breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest

as also the high priest bears witness to me, and all the elderhood. And receiving letters from them to the brothers, I traveled into Damascus indeed to lead those being bound to Jerusalem, in order that they might be punished.

And the high priest Ananias commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.

And they who stood by him said, Do you revile God's high priest?

Then Paul said, I did not know, brothers, that he was the high priest; for it is written, "You shall not speak evil of the ruler of your people."

And after five days Ananias the high priest descended with the elders and with a certain orator, Tertullus, who made a statement to the governor against Paul.

And the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against Paul, and they begged him

Therefore in all things it behoved him to be made like His brothers, that He might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of His people.

Therefore, holy brothers, called to be partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus,

Since then we have a great High Priest who has passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.

For we do not have a high priest who cannot be touched with the feelings of our infirmities, but was in all points tempted just as we are, yet without sin.

For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in the things pertaining to God, so that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins,

So also Christ did not glorify Himself to be made a high priest, but He who said to Him, "You are My Son, today I have begotten You."

being called by God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek;

where the Forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus, having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.

For such a high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners and made higher than the heavens,

who does not need, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice daily, first for his own sins and then for the people's sins. For He did this once for all, when He offered up Himself.

For the Law appoints men high priests who have infirmity, but the word of the swearing of an oath, after the Law, has consecrated the Son forever, having been perfected.

Now the sum of the things which we have spoken is this: We have such a High Priest, who has sat down on the right of the throne of the Majesty in Heaven,

For every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices. Therefore it is necessary that this One have something to offer also.

But once in the year into the second the high priest goes alone, not without blood, which he offered for himself and for the errors of the people)

But when Christ had become a high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building

Nor yet that He should offer Himself often, even as the high priest enters into the Holy of Holies every year with the blood of others

and having a High Priest over the house of God,

For the bodies of those animals, whose blood is brought into the Holy of Holies by the high priest for sin, are burned outside the camp.