25 Bible Verses about The Chief Priests Condemning Christ

From that time Jesus began to shew his disciples, that he must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders, and of the chief-priests, and of the scribes, and be put to death, and the third day rise again.

saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, and chief priests, and scribes, and be put to death, and on the third day rise again.

Lo! we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man will be betrayed to the chief priests and scribes, and they shall condemn him to death,

For, lo! said he, we are going up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man will be betrayed to the chief priests, and to the scribes; and they will condemn him to death, and will deliver him to the Gentiles:

And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, and chief priests, and scribes, and be slain, and after three days rise again.

The Pharisees heard the people muttering these things respecting him; and the Pharisees and chief priests sent officers to apprehend him.

Then came the officers to the chief priests and Pharisee; and they said to them, Why have ye not brought him?

And the chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him at that time; and were afraid of the people: for they knew that he had spoken this parable against them.

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

Then Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went unto the chief priests, that he might betray him unto them.

And he went and conversed with the chief priests and the captains, by what means he could betray him unto them.

Then Judas having taken a band of soldiers, and the inferior officers of the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and torches and arms.

And while he was yet speaking, behold, Judas one of the twelve came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people.

And immediately, while he was yet speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, came up, and a great multitude with him, with swords and staves, from the chief priests, and scribes, and elders.

(For he knew that out of envy the chief priests had delivered him up.)

Now the chief priests and elders and the whole sanhedrim, sought false witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death;

Then the chief priests, and the whole sanhedrim, sought for witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death; yet found none.

And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he made no reply.

and how our chief priests and rulers delivered him up to a sentence of death, and crucified him.

Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thy own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee to me: what hast thou done?

When the chief priests therefore and the officers saw him, they cried vociferously, saying, Crucify him! crucify him! Pilate saith to them, Take him yourselves, and crucify him: for I have not found in him a fault.

The chief priests of the Jews then said to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews.

Then Judas who betrayed him, seeing that he was condemned, repenting, carried back the thirty silver pieces to the chief priests and the elders,

Then the chief priests taking up the silver pieces, said, It is not lawful to put them to the treasure destined for sacred uses, because it is the price of blood.

And as they were going, some of the guards who were come into the city, had told the chief priests all things which had happened.