'Chief' in the Bible

And he got together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, questioning them as to where the birth-place of the Christ would be.

From that time Jesus went on to make clear to his disciples how he would have to go up to Jerusalem, and undergo much at the hands of those in authority and the chief priests and scribes, and be put to death, and the third day come again from the dead.

See, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man will be given into the hands of the chief priests and scribes; and they will give orders for him to be put to death,

But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the works of power which he did, and the children crying out in the Temple, Glory to the son of David, they were angry and said to him,

And when he had come into the Temple, the chief priests and those in authority over the people came to him while he was teaching, and said, By what authority do you do these things? and who gave you this authority?

Jesus says to them, Did you never see in the Writings, The stone which the builders put on one side, the same has been made the chief stone of the building: this was the Lord's doing, and it is a wonder in our eyes?

And when his stories came to the ears of the chief priests and the Pharisees, they saw that he was talking of them.

Master, which is the chief rule in the law?

And the things desired by them are the first places at feasts, and the chief seats in the Synagogues,

Then the chief priests and the rulers of the people came together in the house of the high priest, who was named Caiaphas.

Then one of the twelve, who was named Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said,

And while he was still talking, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a band armed with swords and sticks, from the chief priests and those in authority over the people.

Now the chief priests and all the Sanhedrin were looking for false witness against Jesus, so that they might put him to death;

Now when it was morning, all the chief priests and those in authority took thought together with the purpose of putting Jesus to death.

Then Judas, who was false to him, seeing that he was to be put to death, in his regret took back the thirty bits of silver to the chief priests and those in authority,

And the chief priests took the silver and said, It is not right to put it in the Temple store for it is the price of blood.

But when the chief priests and those in authority made statements against him, he gave no answer.

Now the chief priests and those in authority got the people to make request for Barabbas, and for Jesus to be put to death.

In the same way, the chief priests, making sport of him, with the scribes and those in authority, said,

Now on the day after the getting ready of the Passover, the chief priests and Pharisees came together to Pilate,

Now, while they were going, some of the watchmen came into the town and gave news to the chief priests of all the things which had taken place.