51 Bible Verses about Chief priests

And when he had assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ should be born.

But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the son of David, their anger was aroused,

From that time Jesus began to tell his disciples plainly, that he must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders, and the chief priests, and the scribes, and be put to death, and be raised again the third day.

And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, and the chief priests, and the scribes, and be put to death, and after three days 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 be raised the third day.

Be hold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man shall be delivered to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death,

Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man will be delivered to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death, and deliver him to the Gentiles;

And after he had come into the temple, the chief priests and elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said: By what authority do you these things? And who gave you this authority?

And they came again into Jerusalem; and as he was walking in the temple, there came to him the chief priests and the scribes and the elders, and said to him: By what authority do you these things? and who gave you this authority to do these things?

And it came to pass, that, on one of those days, while he was teaching the people in the temple, and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes, with the elders, came to him, and spoke to him, saying: Tell us by what authority you do these things? or, who is he that gave you this authority?

And when the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they knew that he spoke of them. And when they sought to lay hold of him, they feared the multitude, because they regarded him as a prophet.

And the chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him, the same hour; (and yet they feared the people;) for they knew that he spoke this parable against them.

The Pharisees heard the multitude murmuring such things concerning him; and the Pharisees and chief priests sent attendants to take him.

Then the chief priests and the Pharisees called together the Sanhedrin, and said: What are we doing? For this man does many signs.

Then the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people met together at the palace of the chief priest, who was called Caiaphas. And they consulted together that they might take Jesus by craft and kill him. But they said: Not during the feast, lest there be a tumult among the people.

After two days was the passover and the feast of unleavened bread; and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and kill him.

And the chief priests and the elders, and the whole Sanhedrin, sought false testimony against Jesus, that they might put him to death,

And the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin sought for testimony against Jesus, in order to put him to death, and found none.

When the morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people held a consultation against Jesus, that they might put him to death.

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

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

And he went away, and conferred with the chief priests and the captains how he might deliver him up to them.

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

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

And Jesus said to the chief priests, and the captains of the temple, and the elders that had come against him: Have you come out with swords and clubs, as against a robber?

Judas, then, having received the band of soldiers and attendants from the chief priests and Pharisees, came thither with torches and lamps and weapons.

Then Judas, who had delivered him up, when he saw that he was condemned, stung by remorse, brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, saying: I have sinned in having delivered up innocent blood. They replied: What is that to us? You will see to that. And he threw down the money in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.read more.
And the chief priests took the money, and said: It is not lawful to put it into the sacred treasury, because it is the price of blood.

And when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he made no answer.

And the chief priests accused him of many things.

And when it was day, the elders of the people, the chief priests also and scribes, met together, and led him up to the Sanhedrin, and said:

And the chief priests and the scribes stood by, and vehemently accused him.

But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the multitude to ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.

Pilate said to the chief priests and to the multitudes: I find no fault in this man.

When the chief priests and their attendants saw him, they cried out, saying: Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate said to them: Do you take him and crucify him; for I find no fault in him.

In like manner also the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, derided him, and said:

Likewise the chief priests, with the scribes, speaking in derision one to another, said: He saved others; himself he can not save.

For he knew that, through envy, the chief priests had delivered him up.

and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him.

Pilate answered: Am I a Jew? Your own nation, and the chief priests have delivered you to me; what have you done?

On the morrow, which was the day after the preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees came together to Pilate, and said: Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will arise. Therefore, command that the sepulcher be made safe till the third day, lest his disciples come and steal him away, and say to the people, He has risen from the dead; and the last error will be worse than the first.read more.
Pilate said to them: You have a guard; go, make it as safe as you know how. And they went and made the sepulcher safe, by placing a seal upon the stone, and setting the guard.

While they were going, behold, some of the guard came into the city, and told the chief priests all things that were done. And when they came together with the elders, they held a consultation, and gave much money to the soldiers, saying: Say that his disciples came by night and stole him away, while we were asleep.read more.
And if this shall be heard in the presence of the governor, we will persuade him, and make you secure. And they took the money, and did as they were taught. And their report of this matter is everywhere published among the Jews to this day.

But they cried out: Away with him, away with him; crucify him! Pilate said to them: Shall I crucify your king? The chief priests answered: "We have no king but Caesar

And having been released, they went to their own, and told all that the chief priests and elders had said to them.

When the priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these words, they were in doubt about them, what this could mean.

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

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

And, on the next day, wishing to know certainly why he was accused by the Jews, he loosed him, and commanded the chief priests and all the Sanhedrin to meet together. And he brought Paul down, and placed him before them.

And they went to the chief priests and elders, and said: We have surely bound ourselves under a curse, that we will taste nothing till we have killed Paul.

And the chief priest and first men of the Jews informed him against Paul,