'Chief Priest' in the Bible

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

For, lo! said he, we are going up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man will be betrayed to the chief priests, and to the scribes; and they will condemn him to death, and will deliver him to the Gentiles:

And the scribes and chief priests heard him, and sought how they might destroy him: for they were afraid of him, because all the people were exceedingly struck with his teaching,

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,

NOW the passover and the feast of unleavened bread were but two days distant; and the chief priests, and the scribes, sought how they might seize him by craft, and kill him.

Then Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went unto the chief priests, that he might betray him unto them.

And immediately, while he was yet speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, came up, and a great multitude with him, with swords and staves, from the chief priests, and scribes, and elders.

And they led Jesus unto the high-priest; and with him were assembled all the chief priests, and the elders, and the scribes.

Then the chief priests, and the whole sanhedrim, sought for witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death; yet found none.

AND immediately the chief priests having held a council in the morning, with the elders, and scribes, and the whole sanhedrim, after binding Jesus, led him away, and delivered him up to Pilate.

And the chief priests laid many accusations against him.

(For he knew that out of envy the chief priests had delivered him up.)

Then the chief priests stirred up the people, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them.

And in the same manner also, the chief priests mocking him, among each other, with the scribes, said, He saved others, himself he cannot save.