'Chief Priests' in the Bible

and began to tell them, that the Son of man must suffer much; and be rejected by the elders, and chief priests, and scribes; and be put to death: and after three days rise again.

saying, Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man shall be delivered to the chief priests, and the scribes, and they will condemn Him to death, and deliver Him to the Gentiles;

And the scribes and chief priests heard it, and sought how to destroy Him; for they feared Him, because all the people were struck with his doctrine.

And they come again to Jerusalem, and as He was walking in the temple, the chief priests, and scribes, and elders come to Him,

Now the feast of the passover and unleavened bread was within two days: and the chief priests and the scribes were contriving how they might seize Him by treachery and put Him to death.

And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went to the chief priests, in order to betray Him unto them.

And immediately while He was yet speaking cometh Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests, and scribes, and elders:

And they led Jesus away to the high priest, with whom were assembled all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes.

Now the chief priests and all the council sought for evidence against Jesus, to put Him to death, and found none:

And as soon as ever it was light the chief priests holding a consultation with the elders and scribes, they and the whole sanhedrim, bound Jesus, and carried Him away, and delivered Him to Pilate.

And the chief priests accused Him of many things: but he answered nothing.

(for he knew that the chief priests had delivered Him up to him out of envy:)

but the chief priests incited the people to desire that he would rather release Barabbas to them.

And the chief priests likewise scoffing at Him among themselves, with the scribes, said, He saved others, Himself He cannot save: let Christ,