And Jesus said to him: See that you tell no one. But go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.

Then the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people met together at the palace of the chief priest, who was called Caiaphas.

And behold, one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck the servant of the chief priest, and cut off his ear.

And those who took Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the chief priest, where the scribes and elders had come together.

But Peter followed him, at a distance, to the palace of the chief priest, and went in and sat with the attendants, to see the end.

And the chief priest arose, and said to him: Do you make no answer? What do these testify against you?

But Jesus remained silent. And the chief priest answered and said to him: I adjure you, by the living God, that you tell us whether you are the Christ, the Son of God?

Then the chief priest rent his clothes, and said: He has spoken impiously; what further need have we of witnesses? See now, you have heard his impious words:

and said to him: See that you tell no one; but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing the things which Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.

How he entered the house of God in the days of Abiathar the chief priest, and ate the loaves of the presence, which, it is not lawful, except for the priests, to eat, and gave to those also who were with him?

And one of those who were standing by, drew a sword, and struck the servant of the chief priest, and cut off his ear.

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

And Peter followed him, at a distance, even into the palace of the chief priest, and sat with the attendants, and warmed himself at the fire.

And the chief priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying: Do you make no answer? What do these testify against you?

But he was silent, and made no answer. Again, the chief priest asked him, and said to him: Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?

And the chief priest rent his clothes, and said: What further need have we of witnesses?

And while Peter was in the court below, one of the maid servants of the chief priest came;

There was, in the days of Herod the king of Judea, a certain priest, named Zachariah, of the class of Abijah; and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Eliza beth.

It came to pass, while he was officiating as priest before God, in the order of his class, that,

according to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense, when he went into the temple of the Lord.

And he charged him to tell no one; but go, show yourself to the priest, and make offering for your cleansing, as Moses commanded, that it may be a testimony to them.

And by chance a certain priest went down along that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

And a certain one of them struck the servant of the chief priest, and cut off his right ear.

And they took him, and led him away, and brought him into the house of the chief priest. But Peter followed at a distance.

But one of them, Caiaphas, who was chief priest that year, said to them: You know nothing,

But this he did not speak of himself; but being chief priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus was about to die for the nation;

Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it, and struck the servant of the chief priest, and cut off his right ear. The name of the servant was Malchus.

and led him first to Annas; for he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was chief priest that year.

And Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple. And that other disciple was acquainted with the chief priest, and he went in with Jesus into the palace of the chief priest.

But Peter stood without near the door. Then the other disciple, who was acquainted with the chief priest, went out and spoke to the door-keeper, and brought Peter in.

Then the chief priest questioned Jesus concerning his disciples and his teaching.

When he had spoken thus, one of the attendants, who was standing by, struck Jesus with his open hand, saying: Do you answer the chief priest thus?

Then Annas sent him bound to Caiaphas the chief priest.

One of the servants of the chief priest, who was a kinsman of him whose ear Peter had cut off, said: Did I not see you in the garden with him?

and Annas the chief priest, and Caiaphas and John and Alexander, and as many as were of the family of the chief priest, met together in Jerusalem.

But the chief priest arose, and all that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation;

And having heard this, they entered the temple, early in the morning, and taught. But the chief priest, and those who were with him, came and called together the Sanhedrin, and all the eldership of the sons of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.

When the priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these words, they were in doubt about them, what this could mean.

And when they had brought them, they made them stand before the Sanhedrin; and the chief priest asked them,

And the chief priest said: Are these things so?

And Saul, still breathing out threatening and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the chief priest,

Then the priest of Jupiter, whose temple was before the city, having brought bulls and garlands to the entrance, in tended to offer sacrifice, with the multitudes.

And there were seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did this.

as the chief priest and the whole body of elders will testify for me. From them I also received letters to the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring those, also, who were there, bound to Jerusalem, that they might be punished.

And the chief priest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by to smite him on the mouth.

And those who stood by said: Do you revile God's chief priest?

And Paul replied: I did not know, brethren, that he was the chief priest: for it is written, You shall not speak evil of the ruler of your people.

And after five days, Ananias the chief priest came down with the elders and a certain orator, Tertullus; and they informed the governor against Paul.

And the chief priest and first men of the Jews informed him against Paul,

that I may be the public servant of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, officiating as a priest with respect to the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles may be acceptable, having been sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

"Wherefore, it behooved him to be made like his brethren in all things, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, in order to make expiation for the sins of the people.

Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the apostle and high priest of our confession, Christ Jesus,

Seeing, then, that we have a great high priest, who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.

For we have not a high priest that can not sympathize with our infirmities; but he was tempted in all things like ourselves, yet without sin.

For every high priest chosen from among men, is appointed for men, in things pertaining to God, that he may offer gifts and sacrifices for sins:

So, also, the Christ did not take upon himself the honor of becoming a high priest: but he gave him this honor, who said to him, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee:

as he says also in another place, Thou art a priest forever, after the order of Melchisedec.

being called by God a high priest after the order of Melchisedec.

whither a forerunner for us has gone, even Jesus, who is made a high priest forever after the order of Melchisedec.

For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him,

without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life, but being made to resemble the Son of God, remains a priest forever.

If, then, there had been a perfect expiation by means of the Levitical priesthood, (for with reference to it, the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should be raised up after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?

It is evident that, when the priest hood is changed, there is of necessity a change also of the law.

And it is yet far more evident, if, after the likeness of Melchisedec, there arises another priest,

Thou art a priest forever after the order of Melchisedec.

And inasmuch as he was made a priest, not without an oath,

(for those priests were made such without an oath, but this one with an oath, by him that said to him, The Lord swore, and will not repent, Thou art a priest forever after the order of Melchisedec;)

But this man, because he continues forever, has an unchangeable priest hood.

For such a high priest is suited to us, who is holy, harm less, undefiled, separate from sinners, and exalted above the heavens;

Now concerning the things that have been spoken, the principal point is this: We have such a high priest, who has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens;

For every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices: wherefore, it is necessary that this one also have something which he may offer.

For if he were on earth, he could not be a priest; because there are priests that offer gifts according to the law:

But into the second, the high priest alone went, once during the year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the errors of the people:

But Christ, having come a high priest of the good things to come, through the greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, (that is, not of this building,)

Nor has he entered, that he should offer himself often, as the high priest enters the holy places every year with the blood of another:

And every priest stands daily ministering, and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:

and having a great high, priest over the house of God,

For the bodies of those animals whose blood, shed for sin, is carried by the high priest into the holiest, are burned with out the camp.

Let no one gain his purpose in depriving you of the palm by an affected humility and worship of angels, prying into things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,