Matthew 26:3-4

Then the leading priests and elders of the [Jewish] people were gathered in the courtroom of the head priest, named Caiaphas.

Matthew 26:59-65

Now the leading priests and the entire Council [called "the Sanhedrin"] looked for false witnesses [to testify] against Jesus, in order to put Him to death.

1 Peter 5:8

Be sensible and alert; your enemy the devil is prowling around like a roaring [i.e., hungry] lion looking for someone to [kill and] eat.

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They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.

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Gaped, etc

Matthew 26:3
Then the leading priests and elders of the [Jewish] people were gathered in the courtroom of the head priest, named Caiaphas.

As a

1 Peter 5:8
Be sensible and alert; your enemy the devil is prowling around like a roaring [i.e., hungry] lion looking for someone to [kill and] eat.

General references

Matthew 27:41
In the same way the leading priests, experts in the law of Moses and [Jewish] elders also mocked Him, saying,
Luke 23:23
But the people loudly demanded that Jesus be crucified. And their shouting won out.