25 Bible Verses about The Chief Priests Condemning Christ

It was then that Jesus Christ for the first time explained to his disciples that he had to go to Jerusalem and endure great suffering there at the hands of the elders, high priests, and scribes, and be killed, and be raised to life on the third day.

and said, "The Son of Man must endure great suffering and be refused by the elders, the high priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and be raised to life on the third day."

"We are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the high priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death,

"See!" he said, "we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the high priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death and hand him over to the heathen

Then he explained to them for the first time that the Son of Man must go through much suffering, and be refused by the elders and the high priests and the scribes, and be killed, and rise again three days after.

The Pharisees heard the people saying these things about him in whispers, and the high priests and the Pharisees sent attendants to arrest him.

The attendants went back to the high priests and Pharisees, and they said to the attendants, "Why have you not brought him?"

And the scribes and high priests wanted to arrest him then and there, but they were afraid of the people, for they knew that he had aimed this illustration at them.

Then one of the Twelve, named Judas Iscariot, went to the high priests,

Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went to the high priests to betray Jesus to them.

And he went off and discussed with the high priests and captains of the Temple how he could betray him to them.

So Judas got out the garrison and some attendants from the high priests and Pharisees, and came there with lanterns, torches, and weapons.

Just as he was speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, came up, and with him a great crowd with swords and clubs, from the high priests and the elders of the people.

Just at that moment, while he was still speaking, Judas, who was one of the Twelve, came up, and with him a crowd of men with swords and clubs, from the high priests, scribes, and elders.

For he knew that the high priests had handed him over to him out of envy.

Now the high priests and the whole council were trying to get false testimony against Jesus, so that they might put him to death.

The high priests and the whole council tried to get evidence against Jesus in order to put him to death, and they could find none,

And while the high priests and elders were making their charges against him, he made no answer.

and how the high priests and our leading men gave him up to be sentenced to death, and had him crucified.

Pilate answered, "Do you take me for a Jew? Your own people and the high priests handed you over to me. What offense have you committed?"

When the high priests and their attendants saw him, they shouted, "Have him crucified! Have him crucified!" Pilate said to them, "Take him yourselves and have him crucified, for I can find nothing to charge him with."

So the Jewish high priests said to Pilate, "Do not write 'The king of the Jews,' but write 'He said, I am the king of the Jews.' "

Then Judas who had betrayed him, when he saw that he had been condemned, in his remorse brought back the thirty silver pieces to the high priests and elders,

The high priests gathered up the money, and they said, "It is not legal to put this into the Temple treasury, for it is blood money."

While they were on their way, some of the guard went into the city and reported to the high priests all that had happened.