'Chief Priest' in the Bible

and, assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ should be born.

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

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

And when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonders which he wrought, and the children crying in the temple and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David, they were indignant,

And when he came into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, saying, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?

And the chief priests and the Pharisees, having heard his parables, knew that he spoke about them.

Then the chief priests and the elders of the people were gathered together to the palace of the high priest who was called Caiaphas,

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

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

And the chief priests and the elders and the whole sanhedrim sought false witness against Jesus, so that they might put him to death.

And when it was morning all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus so that they might put him to death.

Then Judas, who delivered him up, seeing that he had been condemned, filled with remorse, returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders,

And the chief priests took the pieces of silver and said, It is not lawful to cast them into the Corban, since it is the price of blood.

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

But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds that they should beg for Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.

And in like manner the chief priests also, mocking, with the scribes and elders, said,

Now on the morrow, which is after the preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees came together to Pilate,

And as they went, behold, some of the watch went into the city, and brought word to the chief priests of all that had taken place.

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

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

And the chief priests and the scribes heard it, and they sought how they might destroy him; for they feared him, because all the crowd were astonished at his doctrine.

And they come again to Jerusalem. And as he walked about in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders come to him,

Now the passover and the feast of unleavened bread was after two days. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they might seize him by subtlety and kill him.

And Judas Iscariote, one of the twelve, went away to the chief priests that he might deliver him up to them;

And immediately, while he was yet speaking, Judas comes up, being one of the twelve, and with him a great crowd, with swords and sticks, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.

And they led away Jesus to the high priest. And there come together to him all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes.

And the chief priests and the whole sanhedrim sought testimony against Jesus to cause him to be put to death, and did not find any.

And immediately in the morning the chief priests, having taken counsel with the elders and scribes and the whole sanhedrim, bound Jesus and carried him away, and delivered him up to Pilate.

And the chief priests accused him urgently.

for he knew that the chief priests had delivered him up through envy.

But the chief priests stirred up the crowd that he might rather release Barabbas to them.

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

saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.

And he was teaching day by day in the temple: and the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him,

And it came to pass on one of the days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and announcing the glad tidings, the chief priests and the scribes with the elders came up,

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

and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.

And he went away and spoke with the chief priests and captains as to how he should deliver him up to them.

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

And when it was day, the elderhood of the people, both the chief priests and scribes, were gathered together, and led him into their council, saying,

And Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, I find no guilt in this man.

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

And Pilate, having called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,

But they were urgent with loud voices, begging that he might be crucified. And their voices and those of the chief priests prevailed.

and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him up to the judgment of death and crucified him.

The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things concerning him, and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers that they might take him.

The officers therefore came to the chief priests and Pharisees, and they said to them, Why have ye not brought him?

The chief priests, therefore, and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, What do we? for this man does many signs.

Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given commandment that if any one knew where he was, he should make it known, that they might take him.

But the chief priests took counsel that they might kill Lazarus also,

Judas therefore, having got the band, and officers of the chief priests and Pharisees, comes there with lanterns and torches and weapons.

Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thy nation and the chief priests have delivered thee up to me: what hast thou done?

When therefore the chief priests and the officers saw him they cried out saying, Crucify, crucify him. Pilate says to them, Take him ye and crucify him, for I find no fault in him.

But they cried out, Take him away, take him away, crucify him. Pilate says to them, Shall I crucify your king? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar.

The chief priests of the Jews therefore said to Pilate, Do not write, The king of the Jews, but that he said, I am king of the Jews.

And having been let go, they came to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said to them.

And when they heard these words, both the priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests were in perplexity as to them, what this would come to.

and here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call upon thy name.

And all who heard were astonished and said, Is not this he who destroyed in Jerusalem those who called on this name, and here was come for this purpose, that he might bring them bound to the chief priests?

And on the morrow, desirous to know the certainty of the matter why he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him, and commanded the chief priests and all the council to meet, and having brought Paul down set him before them.

and they went to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have cursed ourselves with a curse to taste nothing until we kill Paul.

And the chief priests and the chief of the Jews laid informations before him against Paul, and besought him,

concerning whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews laid informations, requiring judgment against him:

Which also I did in Jerusalem, and myself shut up in prisons many of the saints, having received the authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death I gave my vote.

And when, engaged in this, I was journeying to Damascus, with authority and power from the chief priests,