And gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Messiah would be born.

His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor. He will gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire."

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

"Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death,

But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple and saying, "Hosanna to the son of David." they were indignant,

When he had come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, "By what authority do you do these things? Who gave you this authority?"

When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he spoke about them.

Then the chief priests and the elders of the people were gathered together in the court of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas.

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

While he was still speaking, look, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and elders of the people.

Now the chief priests and the whole council sought false testimony against Jesus so they could put him to death;

Now when morning had come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:

Then Judas, who betrayed him, when he saw that Jesus was condemned, felt remorse, and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,

The chief priests took the pieces of silver, and said, "It's not lawful to put them into the treasury, since it is the price of blood."

When he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.

Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.

Likewise the chief priests also mocking, with the scribes, and the elders, said,

Now on the next day, which was the day after the Preparation Day, the chief priests and the Pharisees were gathered together to Pilate,

Now while they were going, look, some of the guards came into the city, and told the chief priests all the things that had happened.

And then a convenient day came, that Herod on his birthday gave a supper for his nobles, the high officers, and the chief men of Galilee.

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

"Look, we are going up to Jerusalem. The Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests and the scribes. They will condemn him to death, and will deliver him to the Gentiles.

The chief priests and the scribes heard it, and sought how they might destroy him. For they feared him, because all the crowd was astonished at his teaching.

They came again to Jerusalem, and as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders came to him,

It was now two days before the feast of the Passover and the unleavened bread, and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might seize him by deception, and kill him.

Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, went away to the chief priests, that he might deliver him to them.

Immediately, while he was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, came?and with him a crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders.

They led Jesus away to the high priest. All the chief priests, the elders, and the scribes came together.

Now the chief priests and the whole council sought witnesses against Jesus to put him to death, and found none.

Immediately in the morning the chief priests, with the elders and scribes, and the whole council, held a consultation, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate.

The chief priests accused him of many things.

For he perceived that for envy the chief priests had delivered him up.

But the chief priests stirred up the crowd, that he should release Barabbas to them instead.

Likewise, also the chief priests mocking among themselves with the scribes said, "He saved others. He cannot save himself.

whose fan is in his hand, to thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor, and will gather the wheat into his barn; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire."

And why do you see the speck of chaff that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?

Or how can you tell your brother, 'Brother, let me remove the speck of chaff that is in your eye,' when you yourself do not see the log that is in your own eye? You hypocrite. First remove the log from your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck of chaff that is in your brother's eye.

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

There was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector, and he was rich.

He was teaching daily in the temple, but the chief priests and the scribes and the leading men among the people sought to destroy him.

It happened on one of those days, as he was teaching the people in the temple and proclaiming the Good News, that the chief priests and scribes came to him with the elders.

But he looked at them, and said, "Then what is this that is written, 'The stone which the builders rejected, the same was made the chief cornerstone?'

The chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him that very hour, but they feared the people?for they knew he had spoken this parable against them.

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

He went away, and talked with the chief priests and captains about how he might deliver him to them.

Jesus said to the chief priests, captains of the temple, and elders, who had come against him, "Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs?

As soon as it was day, the council of the elders of the people gathered together, both chief priests and scribes, and they led him away into their council, saying,

Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, "I find no basis for a charge against this man."

The chief priests and the scribes stood, vehemently accusing him.

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

and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him.

The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things concerning him, and the chief priests and the Pharisees sent officers to arrest him.

The officers therefore came to the chief priests and Pharisees, and they said to them, "Why did you not bring him?"

The chief priests therefore and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, "What are we doing? For this man does many signs.

Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where he was, he should report it, that they might arrest him.

But the chief priests plotted to kill Lazarus also,

Judas then, having taken a detachment of soldiers and officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, came there with lanterns, torches, and weapons.

Pilate answered, "I'm not a Jew, am I? Your own nation and the chief priests delivered you to me. What have you done?"

When therefore the chief priests and the officers saw him, they shouted, saying, "Crucify. Crucify." Pilate said to them, "Take him yourselves, and crucify him, for I find no basis for a charge against him."

They shouted, "Away with him. Away with him. Crucify him." Pilate said to them, "Shall I crucify your King?" The chief priests answered, "We have no king but Caesar."

The chief priests of the Jewish people therefore said to Pilate, "Do not write, 'The King of the Jews,' but, 'he said, I am King of the Jews.'"

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

Now when the captain of the temple, and the chief priests heard these words, they were very perplexed about them and what might become of this.

Here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call on your name."

All who heard him were amazed, and said, "Is not this he who in Jerusalem made havoc of those who called on this name? And he had come here intending to bring them bound before the chief priests."

But the Jews stirred up the devout and prominent women and the chief men of the city, and stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and threw them out of their borders.

They called Barnabas "Jupiter," and Paul "Mercury," because he was the chief speaker.

Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men out of their company, and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas: Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brothers.

There were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did this.

Take them, and purify yourself with them, and pay their expenses for them, that they may shave their heads. Then all will know that there is no truth in the things that they have been informed about you, but that you yourself also walk keeping the Law.

Immediately he took soldiers and centurions, and ran down to them. They, when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, stopped beating Paul.

But on the next day, desiring to know the truth about why he was accused by the Jews, he freed him, and commanded the chief priests and all the council to come together, and brought Paul down and set him before them.

They came to the chief priests and the elders, and said, "We have bound ourselves under a great curse, to taste nothing until we have killed Paul.

about whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the Jewish elders informed me, asking for a sentence against him.

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

"Whereupon as I traveled to Damascus with the authority and commission from the chief priests,

Now in the neighborhood of that place were lands belonging to the chief man of the island, named Publius, who received us, and courteously entertained us for three days.

being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone;

The saying is faithful and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.

Because it is contained in Scripture, "Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, chosen, and precious: He who believes in him will not be put to shame."

For you who believe therefore is the honor, but for those who do not believe, "The stone which the builders rejected, has become the chief cornerstone,"

When the chief Shepherd is revealed, you will receive the crown of glory that does not fade away.