Thematic Bible: Priests, corrupt

When the chief priests and their officers saw him, they shouted out, "Crucify him! Crucify him!" Pilate said, "You take him and crucify him! Certainly I find no reason for an accusation against him!" Verse Concepts

In the same way even the chief priests -- together with the experts in the law and elders -- were mocking him: Verse Concepts

Her leaders take bribes when they decide legal cases, her priests proclaim rulings for profit, and her prophets read omens for pay. Yet they claim to trust the Lord and say, "The Lord is among us. Disaster will not overtake us!" Verse Concepts

Her prophets are proud; they are deceitful men. Her priests defile what is holy; they break God's laws. Verse Concepts

But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas instead. Verse Concepts

The prophets prophesy lies. The priests exercise power by their own authority. And my people love to have it this way. But they will not be able to help you when the time of judgment comes! Verse Concepts

Her priests abuse my law and have desecrated my holy things. They do not distinguish between the holy and the profane, or recognize any distinction between the unclean and the clean. They ignore my Sabbaths and I am profaned in their midst. Verse Concepts

Hear this, you priests! Pay attention, you Israelites! Listen closely, O king! For judgment is about to overtake you! For you were like a trap to Mizpah, like a net spread out to catch Tabor. Verse Concepts

The company of priests is like a gang of robbers, lying in ambush to pounce on a victim. They commit murder on the road to Shechem; they have done heinous crimes! Verse Concepts

But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus killed. Verse Concepts

Thematic Bible: Priests, corrupt

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