51 Bible Verses about Chief priests

and gathering together all the chief priests and scribes, inquired with them where Christ should be born.

And the chief priests and scribes seeing the wonderful things which He did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying; Hosanna to the son of David, were indignant,

And from this time Jesus began to show to His disciples, that it behooves Him to go away to Jerusalem, and to suffer many things from the elders and the chief priest and the scribes, and to be killed, and rise the third day.

And He began to teach them, that it behooves the Son of man to suffer many things, and to be rejected by the elders, and the chief priests and the scribes, and to be killed, and after three days to rise.

Saying, That it behooved the Son of man to suffer many things, and to be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes and to be killed, and to rise the third day.

Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed to the chief priests and scribes; and they will condemn Him to death,

Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed to the chief priests and scribes; and they will condemn Him to death, and they will deliver Him to the Gentiles:

And the chief priests and elders of the people came to Him, while teaching, He having come into the temple, saying, By what authority are you doing these things? And who gave you this authority?

They come again into Jerusalem. And He walking round in the temple, the high priests, and scribes, and elders come to Him; and they said to Him, By what authority are you doing these things? and who gave you this authority that you may do them?

And it came to pass, on one of those days, He teaching the people in the temple, and preaching the gospel, the priests, and scribes, along with the elders stood up against Him; and they spoke to Him, saying, Tell us by what authority you are doing these things? Who is the one having given you this authority?

And the chief priests and Pharisees hearing His parables, knew that He speaks concerning them. And seeking to arrest Him, they feared the multitudes, since they held Him as a prophet.

And the chief priests and scribes sought to lay hands on Him at this hour, and feared the people; for they knew that He spoke this parable against them.

The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things concerning Him; and the chief priests and Pharisees sent officers, that they should arrest Him.

Then the chief priests and Pharisees assembled the Sanhedrin, and continued to say, What are we doing? because this man is doing many miracles.

Then the chief priests, and scribes, and elders of the people, were assembled in the hall of the high priest, called Caiaphas. And they immediately passed the verdict that they would take Jesus by stratagem, and kill Him. But they said, Not at the feast, lest there be an uproar among the people.

And it was the passover and feast of unleavened bread after two days. And the high priests and scribes were seeking how they might kill Him, having taken Him by stratagem.

And the high priests and all the sanhedrim were seeking false testimony against Jesus, in order that they might kill Him.

And the chief priests and all the sanhedrim were seeking testimony against Him to put Him to death; and they found none.

And it being morning, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put Him to death.

Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, going to the chief priests,

And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went away to the chief priests, that he might betray Him to them.

And having gone away, he spoke with the chief priests and the magistrates, how he might betray Him to them.

And He still speaking, behold, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and elders of the people.

And immediately, He still speaking, Judas Iscariot comes, being one of the twelve, and with him a great multitude with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.

Jesus said to the high priests, and magistrates of the temple, and elders who were assembled to Him; You have come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs.

Then Judas, having taken a band and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, comes thither with lanterns and torches and arms.

Then Judas, the one having betrayed Him, seeing that He was condemned, being seized with remorse, returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, saying, I sinned betraying the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? See thou to it. And throwing down the money in the temple, he departed; and having gone away hung himself.read more.
And the chief priests, taking the pieces of silver, said, It is not lawful to put them in the treasury, because it is the price of blood.

And while He is accused by the chief priests and elders, He responded nothing.

And the chief priests were accusing Him of many things.

And when it was day, the eldership of the people was convened, and the chief priests and scribes, and they led Him into their sanhedrim.

But the high priest and scribes stood by, accusing Him vehemently.

And the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitudes that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.

And Pilate said to the chief priests and the multitudes, I find nothing criminal in this man.

Then when the high priest and officers saw Him, they cried out, Crucify Him, crucify Him. Pilate says to them, You take Him, and crucify Him: for I find nothing criminal in Him.

Likewise also the chief priests mocking, with the scribes and elders, continued to say,

Likewise also the chief priests mocking to one another with the scribes, continued to say, He saved others; He is not able to save Himself.

For he knew that the chief priests had delivered Him on account of envy.

How the chief priests and our rulers indeed delivered Him up to the condemnation of death, and they crucified Him.

Pilate responded, Whether am I a Jew? thine own nation and the chief priests delivered thee to me: what hast thou done?

And on the following day, which is after the Preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together to Pilate, saying, Lord, we remember that that deceiver, while yet living, said, After three days I will rise. Command therefore that the tomb be made safe until the third day, lest His disciples having come, may steal Him away, and say to the people, He is risen from the dead: and the last error shall be worse than the first.read more.
Pilate said to them, You have a watch: go, make it safe as you know. And having gone, they secured the tomb, sealing the stone, with the guard.

And they going, behold, certain ones of the watch having come into the city, proclaimed to the chief priests all things which had taken place. And being assembled along with the elders, and taking counsel, they gave much money to the soldiers, saying, You tell, that His disciples, having come by night, stole Him away while we slept.read more.
And if this may be heard by the governor, we will persuade him and make you secure. And they having received the money, did as they were instructed: and this report is current among the Jews until this day.

Then they cried out, Take Him away, take Him away, crucify Him. Pilate says to them, Shall I crucify your King? And the chief priests responded, We have no king but Caesar.

And having been released they came to their own people, and proclaimed so many things as the chief priests and elders said to them.

And when the captain of the temple, and the chief priests heard these words, they were at a loss concerning them, what this might be.

and he here has authority from the chief priests to bind all those calling on thy name.

which I did also in Jerusalem, and shut up many of the saints in prison; and having received authority from the chief priests, and they being slain, I gave my vote against them;

And on the following day, wishing to know the certainty as to what he is accused of by the Jews, he loosed him, and commanded the chief priests and all the sanhedrin to come together, and leading down Paul, he placed him in their midst.

who, having come to the chief priests and elders, said, We have anathematized ourselves with an anathema, to taste nothing until we may kill Paul.

and both the chief priests and the first men of the Jews appeared before him against Paul, and continued to entreat him,