51 Bible Verses about Chief priests

And having assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he demanded of them, Where the Christ was to be born?

But the chief priests and the scribes, seeing the wonders that he did, and the children crying in the temple and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David,

From that time Jesus began to shew 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 again 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 scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.

to tell this to no man, saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day.

Behold we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man shall be betrayed to the chief priests and scribes, and they shall condemn him to death,

Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man shall 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 was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority dost thou these things? And who gave thee this authority?

And they come again to Jerusalem. And as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders come to him and say to him, By what authority dost thou these things? And who gave thee authority to do these things?

And on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders, And spake to him saying, Tell us, by what authority dost thou these things, and who is he that gave thee this authority?

And the chief priests and the Pharisees, hearing his parables, knew he spoke of them. But when they sought to apprehend him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.

And the chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him the same hour; but they feared the people; for they knew he had spoken this parable against them.

The Pharisees heard the people whispering such things concerning him, and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to seize him.

Then the chief priests and elders assembled a council and said, What do we?

Then the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people assembled together, at the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas. And consulted, how they might apprehend Jesus by subtlety and kill him. But they said, Not at the feast, lest there be a tumult among the people.

And after two days was the feast of the passover and of unleavened bread; and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might apprehend him by subtlety, and put him to death.

Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council sought false witness against Jesus,

Then the chief priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesus, to put him to death, and found none.

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

Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, going to the chief priests,

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

And he went and talked with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him to them.

And while he was yet speaking, lo Judas one of the twelve came, and with him a great multitude with swords and clubs from the chief priests and elders of the people.

And immediately, while ye yet spake, cometh Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a great multitude, with swords and clubs, from the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders.

Then Jesus said to the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, who were come to him, Are ye come out as against a robber with swords and clubs?

Judas then having received a troop of soldiers, and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns, and torches, and arms.

Then Judas who had betrayed him, seeing that he was condemned, repenting himself, brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, Saying, I have sinned, in betraying innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? See thou to it. And having thrown down the pieces of silver in the temple, he withdrew and went and hanged himself.read more.
And the chief priests taking the pieces of silver, said, It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.

And when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.

And the chief priests accused him of many things; but he answered nothing.

And when it was day, the elders of the people and the chief priests and the scribes came together,

And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused him.

But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude, to ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.

And he answering him said, Thou sayest. Then said Pilate to the chief priests and the multitude, I find no fault in this man.

But when the chief priests and the officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify, crucify him. Pilate saith to them, Take ye him and crucify him; for I find no fault in him.

In like manner the chief priests also with the scribes and elders mocking him said, He saved others; Cannot he save himself?

In like manner also the chief priests mocking said one to another, with the scribes, He saved others; cannot he save himself?

(For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy) But the chief priests stirred up the people to desire,

) How our chief priests and rulers delivered him to be condemned to death,

Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thy own nation, even the chief priests, have delivered thee to me.

Now the next day that followed the day of the preparation the chief priests and Pharisees came together to Pilate, Saying, Sir, we remember, that impostor said while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again. Command therefore that the sepulchre be secured till the third day, lest his disciples coming steal him away, and say to the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last imposture shall be worse than the first.read more.
Pilate said to them, Ye have a guard; go, make it as secure as ye can. So they went and secured the sepulchre, sealing the stone, and setting a guard.

While they were going, behold some of the guard coming into the city, told the chief priests all the things that had been done. And having met together with the elders and taken counsel, they gave large mony to the soldiers, Saying, Say his disciples came by night, and stole him while we slept.read more.
And if this come to the governour's ears, we will persuade him and secure you. So they took the money and did as they were taught; and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews till this day.

But they cried out, Away with him, away with him. Pilate saith to them, Shall I crucify your king? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Cesar.

And being let go, they went to their own company, and related all that the chief priests and elders had said to them.

When the high priest, and the captain of the temple, and the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them, what this should be?

And here also he hath authority from the chief priests, to bind all that call on thy name.

Which also I did in Jerusalem: and having received authority from the chief priests, I shut up many of the saints in prisons, and when they were killed, I gave my vote against them.

And on the morrow, desiring to know the certainty, what he was accused of by the Jews, he loosed him from his bonds, and commanded the chief priests and all the council to come, and bringing Paul down, set him before them.

And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves by a solemn curse, not to taste anything, till we have killed Paul.

Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews, appeared before him against Paul and besought him, Begging favour against him,