11 Bible Verses about Corrupt Priests

Behold me rebuking the seed to you, and I scattered dung upon your faces, the dung of your festivals; and it lifted you up to it.

The prophets prophesied in falsehood, and the priests will spread out with their hands; and my people loved it thus: and what will ye do to its last part

Her priests did violence to my law, and they will profane my holy place: between the holy to the profane they separated not, and they did not make known between the unclean to the clean, and from my Sabbath they hid their eyes, and I shall be profaned in the midst of them.

Hear this ye priests, and attend, ye house of Israel, and give ear, ye house of the king; for the judgment is to you, because ye were a snare to the watch tower and a net stretched out upon Tabor.

As troops waiting for a man, the company of priests will break in pieces the way with the shoulder: for they did wickedness.

Her heads will judge for a gift, and her priests will teach for hire, and her prophets will divine for silver: and they will lean upon Jehovah, saying, Is not Jehovah in the midst of us? he will not bring evil upon us.

Her prophets vain-glorious men of treacheries: her priests defiled the holy place, they violated the law.

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

And likewise also the chief priests mocking, with the scribes and elders, said,

And the chief priests moved the crowd, that he would rather loose Barabbas to them.

When therefore the chief priests and attendants saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify, crucify. Pilate says to them, Take ye him, and crucify; for I find no fault in him.