25 Bible Verses about The Chief Priests Condemning Christ

From then on Jesus began to point out to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders, chief priests, and scribes, be killed, and be raised the third day.

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

“Listen! We are going up to Jerusalem. The Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn Him to death.

“Listen! We are going up to Jerusalem. The Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn Him to death. Then they will hand Him over to the Gentiles,

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

The Pharisees heard the crowd muttering these things about Him, so the chief priests and the Pharisees sent temple police to arrest Him.

Then the temple police came to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked them, “Why haven’t you brought Him?”

Then the scribes and the chief priests looked for a way to get their hands on Him that very hour, because they knew He had told this parable against them, but they feared the people.

Then one of the Twelve—the man called Judas Iscariot—went to the chief priests

Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went to the chief priests to hand Him over to them.

He went away and discussed with the chief priests and temple police how he could hand Him over to them.

So Judas took a company of soldiers and some temple police from the chief priests and the Pharisees and came there with lanterns, torches, and weapons.

While He was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, suddenly arrived. A large mob, with swords and clubs, was with him from the chief priests and elders of the people.

While He was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, suddenly arrived. With him was a mob, with swords and clubs, from the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders.

For he knew it was because of envy that the chief priests had handed Him over.

The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false testimony against Jesus so they could put Him to death.

The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, but they could find none.

And while He was being accused by the chief priests and elders, He didn’t answer.

and how our chief priests and leaders handed Him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified Him.

“I’m not a Jew, am I?” Pilate replied. “Your own nation and the chief priests handed You over to me. What have You done?”

When the chief priests and the temple police saw Him, they shouted, “Crucify! Crucify!”

Pilate responded, “Take Him and crucify Him yourselves, for I find no grounds for charging Him.”

So the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Don’t write, ‘The King of the Jews,’ but that He said, ‘I am the King of the Jews.’”

Then Judas, His betrayer, seeing that He had been condemned, was full of remorse and returned the 30 pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders.

The chief priests took the silver and said, “It’s not lawful to put it into the temple treasury, since it is blood money.”

As they were on their way, some of the guards came into the city and reported to the chief priests everything that had happened.