Acts 4:1
And while Peter and John were talking to the people, the priests and the captain [who was in charge of the temple area and] of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,
Luke 22:4
And he went away and discussed with the chief priests and officers how he might betray Him and hand Him over to them.
Acts 5:24
Now when the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard these things, they were greatly perplexed, wondering what would come of this.
Acts 5:26
Then the captain went with the officers and brought them back, without hurting them (because they were afraid of the people, worried that they might be stoned).
Acts 6:12
And they provoked and incited the people, as well as the elders and the scribes, and they came up to Stephen and seized him and brought him before the Council (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court).
2 Chronicles 23:4-9
This is what you shall do: a third of you, of the priests and Levites who are resuming service on the Sabbath, shall be gatekeepers,
Matthew 3:7
But when he saw many of the
Matthew 16:12
Then they understood that He did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the [false] teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
Matthew 22:16
They sent their disciples to Him, along with the
Matthew 22:23-24
On that day some Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection [of the dead], came to Him and asked Him a question,
Matthew 26:3-4
Then the chief priests and the elders of the people gathered in the courtyard of the [elegant home of the Jewish] high priest, whose name was
Matthew 27:1-2
When it was morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court) conferred together against Jesus, [plotting how] to put Him to death [since under Roman rule they had no power to execute anyone];
Matthew 27:20
But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to put Jesus to death.
Matthew 27:41
In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes and elders, mocked Him, saying,
John 15:20
John 18:3
So Judas, having obtained the Roman
Acts 4:6
and
Acts 6:7
And the message of God kept on growing and spreading, and the number of disciples continued to increase greatly in Jerusalem; and a large number of the priests were becoming obedient to the faith [accepting Jesus as Messiah and acknowledging Him as the Source of eternal salvation].
Acts 23:6-9
But recognizing that one group were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, Paul began affirming loudly in the Council chamber, “Kinsmen, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees; I am on trial for the hope and resurrection of the dead!”