'Priests' in the Bible

And as they spake unto the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them,

And being let go, they came to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said unto them.

Now when the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these words, they were much perplexed concerning them whereunto this would grow.

And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem exceedingly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.

and here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call upon thy name.

And all that heard him were amazed, and said, Is not this he that in Jerusalem made havoc of them that called on this name? and he had come hither for this intent, that he might bring them bound before the chief priests.

But on the morrow, desiring to know the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him, and commanded the chief priests and all the council to come together, and brought Paul down and set him before them.

And they came to the chief priests and the elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, to taste nothing until we have killed Paul.

And the chief priests and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul; and they besought him,

about whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me , asking for sentence against him.

And this I also did in Jerusalem: and I both shut up many of the saints in prisons, having received authority from the chief priests, and when they were put to death I gave my vote against them.

Whereupon as I journeyed to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests,