'Priests' in the Bible

So Haggai responded, "If someone who is unclean because of contact with a dead body were to touch any of these things, would they become unclean?" The priests responded, "They would be unclean."

and to speak to the priests assigned to the Temple of the LORD of the Heavenly Armies along with the prophets, asking, "Am I to go about mourning, denying myself throughout the fifth month, as I have these many years?"

"Talk to everyone in the land, as well as to the priests. Ask them, "When you were fasting and mourning during the fifth and seventh months for the past seventy years, were you really fasting for me?

"A son honors his father and a servant his master. So if I'm a father, where is my honor? And if I'm a master, where is my respect?" says the LORD of the Heavenly Armies to you priests who are despising my name. "But you ask, "How have we despised your name?'

Now this commandment is for you priests:

"But you priests turned aside from the way, and by your teaching you caused many to stumble. You have violated the covenant of Levi," says the LORD of the Heavenly Armies.

He called together all the high priests and scribes of the people and asked them where the Messiah was to be born.

How is it that he went into the house of God and ate the Bread of the Presence, which was not lawful for him and his companions to eat but was reserved for the priests?

Or haven't you read in the Law that on every Sabbath the priests in the Temple violate the Sabbath and yet are innocent?

From that time on, Jesus began to show his disciples that he would have to go to Jerusalem and suffer a great deal because of the elders, the high priests, and the scribes. Then he would be killed, but on the third day he would be raised.

"See, 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.

But when the high priests and the scribes saw the amazing things that he had done and the children shouting in the Temple, "Hosanna to the Son of David," they became furious

Then Jesus went into the Temple. While he was teaching, the high priests and the elders of the people came to him and asked, "By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?"

When the high priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they knew that he was talking about them.

Then the high priests and the elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, who was named Caiaphas.

Then one of the Twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the high priests

Just then, while Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived. A large crowd armed with swords and clubs was with him. They were from the high priests and elders of the people.

Meanwhile, the high priests and the whole Council were looking for false testimony against Jesus in order to have him put to death.

When morning came, all the high priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put him to death.

Then Judas, who had betrayed him, regretted what had happened when he saw that Jesus was condemned. He brought the 30 pieces of silver back to the high priests and elders,

The high priests picked up the pieces of silver and said, "It is not lawful to put this into the Temple treasury, because it is blood money."

While Jesus was being accused by the high priests and elders, he made no reply.

But the high priests and elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to demand that Jesus be put to death.

In the same way the high priests, along with the scribes and elders, were also making fun of him. They kept saying,

The following day (that is, after the Day of Preparation), the high priests and Pharisees gathered before Pilate

While the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and told the high priests everything that had happened.

How was it that he went into the House of God during the lifetime of Abiathar the high priest and ate the Bread of the Presence, which was not lawful for anyone but the priests to eat, and gave some of it to his companions?"

Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man would have to suffer a great deal and be rejected by the elders, the high priests, and the scribes. Then he would be killed, but after three days he would rise again.

Once again, Jesus took the Twelve aside and began to tell them what was going to happen to him. "Pay attention! We're going up to Jerusalem. The Son of Man will be handed over to the high priests and the scribes, and they'll condemn him to death. Then they'll hand him over to the unbelievers,

When the high priests and elders heard this, they began to look for a way to kill him, because they were afraid of him, since the whole crowd was amazed at his teaching.

Then they went into Jerusalem again. While Jesus was walking in the Temple, the high priests, the scribes, and the elders came to him

Now it was two days before the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread. The high priests and the scribes were looking for a way to arrest Jesus secretly and to have him put to death,

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

Just then, while Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived. A crowd armed with swords and clubs was with him. They were from the high priests, the scribes, and the elders.

Then they took Jesus to the high priest. All the high priests, elders, and scribes had gathered together.

Meanwhile, the high priests and the whole Council were looking for some testimony against Jesus in order to have him put to death, but they couldn't find any.

As soon as it was morning, the high priests convened a meeting with the elders and scribes and the whole Council. They bound Jesus with chains, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate.

The high priests kept accusing him of many things.

because he knew that the high priests had handed him over due to jealousy.

But the high priests stirred up the crowd to get him to release Barabbas for them instead.

In the same way, the high priests, along with the scribes, were also making fun of him among themselves. They kept saying, "He saved others, but can't save himself!

When Zechariah was serving with his division of priests in God's presence,

he was chosen by lot to go into the sanctuary of the Lord and burn incense, according to the custom of the priests.

and Annas and Caiaphas high priests, a message from God came to John, the son of Zechariah, in the wilderness.

How was it that he went into the house of God, took the Bread of the Presence and ate it, which was not lawful for anyone but the priests to eat, and then gave some of it to his companions?"

He said, "The Son of Man must suffer a great deal and be rejected by the elders, the high priests, and the scribes. Then he must be killed, but on the third day he will be raised."

When Jesus saw them, he told them, "Go and show yourselves to the priests." While they were going, they were made clean.

Then he began teaching in the Temple every day. The high priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people kept looking for a way to kill him,

One day, while Jesus was teaching the people in the Temple and telling them the good news, the high priests and the scribes came with the elders

When the scribes and the high priests realized that Jesus had told this parable about them, they wanted to arrest him right then, but they were afraid of the crowd.

So the high priests and the scribes were looking for a way to put him to death, because they were afraid of the crowd.

So he went off and discussed with the high priests and the Temple police how he could betray Jesus to them.

Then Jesus told the high priests, the Temple police, and the elders, who had come for him, "Have you come out with swords and clubs as if I were a bandit?

As soon as day came, the elders of the people, the high priests, and the scribes assembled and brought him before their Council.

Then Pilate told the high priests and crowds, "I do not find anything chargeable in this man."

Meanwhile, the high priests and the scribes stood nearby and continued to accuse him vehemently.

Then Pilate called the high priests, the other leaders, and the people together

They answered him, "The events involving Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet, mighty in what he said and did before God and all the people, and how our high priests and leaders handed him over to be condemned to death and had him crucified.

This was John's testimony when the Jewish leaders sent priests and descendants of Levi to him from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?"

The Pharisees heard the crowd debating these things about him, so the high priests and the Pharisees sent officers to arrest Jesus.

Then the officers returned to the high priests and Pharisees, who asked them, "Why didn't you bring him?"

So the high priests and the Pharisees assembled the Council and said, "What are we going to do? This man is performing many signs.

Now the high priests and the Pharisees had given orders that whoever knew where he was should tell them so that they could arrest him.

So the high priests planned to kill Lazarus, too,

So Judas took a detachment of soldiers and some officers from the high priests and the Pharisees and went there with lanterns, torches, and weapons.

Pilate replied, "I am not a Jew, am I? It is your own nation and high priests who have handed you over to me. What have you done?"

When the high priests and the officials saw him, they shouted, "Crucify him! Crucify him!" Pilate told them, "You take him and crucify him. I find no basis for a charge against him."

The high priests responded, "We have no king but Caesar!" Then Pilate handed him over to be crucified, and they took Jesus away.

Then the Jewish high priests told Pilate, "Don't write, "The King of the Jews,' but that this fellow said, "I am the King of the Jews.'"

While they were speaking to the people, the priests, the commander of the Temple guards, and the Sadducees came to them.

After they were released, Peter and John went to their fellow believers and told them everything the high priests and the elders had said.

When the commander of the Temple guards and the high priests heard these words, they were utterly at a loss as to what could have happened to them.

So the word of God continued to spread, and the number of disciples in Jerusalem continued to grow rapidly. Even a large number of priests became obedient to the faith.

He is here with authority from the high priests to put in chains all who call on your name."

Everyone who heard him was astonished and said, "This is the man who harassed those who were calling on Jesus' name in Jerusalem, isn't it? Didn't he come here to bring them in chains to the high priests?"

The next day, since the tribune wanted to find out exactly what Paul was being accused of by the Jews, he released him and ordered the high priests and the entire Council to meet. Then he brought Paul down and had him stand before them.

They went to the high priests and elders and said, "We have taken a solemn oath not to taste any food before we have killed Paul.

The high priests and Jewish leaders informed him of their charges against Paul, urging

When I went to Jerusalem, the high priests and the Jewish elders informed me about him and asked me to condemn him.

That is what I did in Jerusalem. I received authority from the high priests and locked many of the saints in prison. And when I cast my vote against them, they were put to death.

"That is how I happened to be traveling to Damascus with authority based on a commission from the high priests.

Furthermore, it is obvious that our Lord was a descendant of Judah, and Moses said nothing about priests coming from that tribe.

Now none of this happened without an oath. Others became priests without any oath,

There have been many priests, since each one of them had to stop serving in office when he died.

He has no need to offer sacrifices every day like high priests do, first for his own sins and then for those of the people, since he did this once for all when he sacrificed himself.

For the Law appoints as high priests men who are weak, but the promised oath, which came after the Law, results in a Son who is eternally perfect.

When everything had been arranged like this, the priests always went into the first part of the tent to perform their duties.

and has made us a kingdom, priests for his God and Father, be glory and power forever and ever! Amen.

You made them a kingdom and priests for our God, and they will reign on the earth."

How blessed and holy are those who participate in the first resurrection! The second death has no power over them. They will be priests of God and the Messiah, and will rule with him for a thousand years.