'Chief Priests' in the Bible

And he began to teach them that it was necessary for the Son of man to suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, and the chief priests, and the scholars, and be killed, and after three days to rise.

Behold, we go up to Jerusalem. And the Son of man will be delivered to the chief priests and the scholars. And they will condemn him to death, and will deliver him to the Gentiles.

And the scholars and the chief priests heard it, and sought how they might destroy him, for they feared him, because all the people were awed at his doctrine.

And they come again to Jerusalem. And as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests, and the scholars, and the elders come to him.

Now after two days was the Passover and the unleavened bread. And the chief priests and the scholars sought how, having take him with trickery, they might kill him,

And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went away to the chief priests, so that he might betray him to them.

And straightaway, while he still spoke, Judas, being one of the twelve, comes, and with him a great multitude with swords and clubs from the chief priests, and the scholars, and the elders.

And they led Jesus away to the high priest. And all the chief priests and the elders and the scholars assemble with him.

Now the chief priests and the whole council sought testimony against Jesus in order to put him to death, and did not find it.

And straightaway in the morning the chief priests with the elders and scholars and the whole council, having made a plan, after binding Jesus, they took him away, and delivered him up to Pilate.

And the chief priests accused him of many things.

For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him up because of envy.

But the chief priests incited the crowd, so that he would release Barabbas to them instead.

Likewise also the chief priests mocking among each other with the scholars said, He saved others, he cannot save himself.