51 Bible Verses about Chief priests

And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born.

But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying out in the temple, "Hosanna to the Son of David!" they were indignant;

From that time Jesus began to show to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised on the third day.

And he began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.

saying, "The Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised."

"Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and to the scribes; and they will condemn him to death,

"Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem; and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death, and deliver him to the Gentiles;

And when he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching, and said, "By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?"

Then they came again to Jerusalem. And as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders came to him. And they said to him, "By what authority are you doing these things? Who gave you this authority to do them?"

One day as he was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes, together with the elders, came up to him and said to him, "Tell us by what authority are you doing these things? Or who it is that gave you this authority."

When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he was speaking about them. But when they tried to arrest him, they feared the multitudes, because they held him to be a prophet.

The chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him that very hour, but they feared the peoplefor they knew that he had spoken this parable against them.

The Pharisees heard the crowd muttering these things about him, and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to arrest him.

Then the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, "What are we to do? For this man performs many signs.

Then the chief priests and the elders of the people assembled in the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, and they plotted to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him. But they said, "Not during the feast, lest there be a riot among the people."

It was now two days before the Passover and the feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to arrest him by stealth, and kill him.

Now the chief priests and the whole council sought false testimony against Jesus that they might put him to death,

Now the chief priests and the whole council sought testimony against Jesus to put him to death, but they found none.

When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death.

Then one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests

Then Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went to the chief priests to betray him to them.

So he went his way and conferred with the chief priests and officers, how he might betray him to them.

While he was still speaking, Judas came, one of the twelve, and with him a great crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the elders of the people.

And immediately, while he was still speaking, Judas came, one of the twelve, and with him a crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.

Then Jesus said to the chief priests, officers of the temple, and the elders who had come to him, "Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs?

So Judas, having received a detachment of soldiers and some officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, came there with lanterns, torches, and weapons.

When Judas, his betrayer, saw that he was condemned, he repented and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders, saying, "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood." And they said, "What is that to us? You see to it!" Then he threw down the pieces of silver in the temple and departed, and went and hanged himself.read more.
But the chief priests took the silver pieces and said, "It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, since they are the money of blood."

But when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he made no answer.

And the chief priests accused him of many things.

As soon as it was day, the council of the elders of the people came together, both chief priests and scribes; and they led him away to their council chamber, saying,

The chief priests and the scribes stood by, vehemently accusing him.

But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the multitudes to ask for Barabbas and destroy Jesus.

Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowd, "I find no crime in this man."

When the chief priests and officers saw him, they cried out, "Crucify him, crucify him!" Pilate said to them, "You take him and crucify him, for I find no fault in him."

So also the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked him, saying,

So also the chief priests mocked him among themselves with the scribes, and said, "He saved others; he cannot save himself.

For he knew it was out of envy that the chief priests had handed Jesus over to him.

and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and crucified him.

Pilate answered, "Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have handed you over to me; what have you done?"

The next day, the one after the day of Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered to Pilate and said, "Sir, we remember how that deceiver said, while he was still alive, 'After three days I will rise again.' Therefore order that the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night and steal him away, and tell the people, 'He has risen from the dead.' So the last deception will be worse than the first."read more.
Pilate said to them, "You have a guard; go your way, make it as secure as you know how." So they went and made the tomb secure by sealing the stone and setting a guard.

Now while they were going, behold, some of the guard went into the city and reported to the chief priests all the things that had happened. When they had assembled with the elders and consulted together, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers, and said, "Tell them, 'His disciples came by night and stole him away while we were asleep.'read more.
And if this comes to the governor's ears, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble." So they took the money and did as they were instructed; and this story has been spread among the Jews to this day.

But they cried out, "Away with him! Away with him! Crucify him!" Pilate said to them, "Shall I crucify your King?" The chief priests answered, "We have no King but Caesar."

When they had been released, they went to their own companions and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them.

Now when the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard these words, they were much perplexed about them, wondering what would come of this.

and here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call on your name."

And that is just what I did in Jerusalem; I not only shut up many of the saints in prison, by authority from the chief priests, but when they were put to death I cast my vote against them.

But on the next day, wishing to know for certain why he had been accused by the Jews, he released him and ordered the chief priests and all the Council to assemble, and brought Paul down and set him before them.

They went to the chief priests and the elders and said, "We have bound ourselves under a solemn oath to taste nothing until we have killed Paul.

And the chief priests and the principal men of the Jews brought charges against Paul; and they urged him,