28 Bible Verses about Sanhedrin

and gathering together all the chief priests and scribes, inquired with them where Christ should be born.

but I say unto you that every one being angry with his brother, shall be in danger of the judgment; and whosoever may say to his brother, Thou scoundrel, shall be in danger of the council; and whosoever may say, Thou fool, shall be liable unto a hell of fire.

And from this time Jesus began to show to His disciples, that it behooves Him to go away to Jerusalem, and to suffer many things from the elders and the chief priest and the scribes, and to be killed, and rise the third day.

And He began to teach them, that it behooves the Son of man to suffer many things, and to be rejected by the elders, and the chief priests and the scribes, and to be killed, and after three days to rise.

Saying, That it behooved the Son of man to suffer many things, and to be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes and to be killed, and to rise the third day.

Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed to the chief priests and scribes; and they will condemn Him to death,

Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed to the chief priests and scribes; and they will condemn Him to death, and they will deliver Him to the Gentiles:

Taking Jesus they led Him to Caiaphas the high priest, where the chief priests and elders were assembled together. And Peter followed Him a long way off, into the court of the high priest, and having come in, was sitting with the officers, to see the end. And the high priests and all the sanhedrim were seeking false testimony against Jesus, in order that they might kill Him.read more.
And they found none. And many false witnesses having come forward, they found none. And afterwards two false witnesses having come forward, said, He said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and build it in three days. And the high priest rising, said to Him, Do you respond nothing? what are they witnessing against you? And Jesus was silent; and the high priest responding said to Him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us if thou art the Christ, the Son of God. Jesus says to him, Thou didst say it. Moreover I say unto you, that, Hereafter you shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven. Then the high priest tore his robes, saying, He blasphemed: why have we yet need of witnesses? behold, now you heard His blasphemy: what seems to you? They responding said, He is worthy of death. They spat in His face, and buffeted Him: and they slapped Him, saying, Prophesy unto us, who is the one smiting thee?

We heard Him saying, I will destroy this temple made with hands, and will build another in three days, made without hands. And thus their testimony was not equal. And the high priest rising up in their midst, asked Jesus, saying, Do you respond nothing? what are they witnessing against you?read more.
And He was silent, and answered nothing: again the high priest asked Him, and says to Him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed? And Jesus said, I am: and you shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven. The high priest tearing his garments, says, Why have we yet need of witnesses? You heard the blasphemy: what seems to you? And all answered, He is worthy of death. And certain ones began to spit on Him, and to cover His face, and to buffet Him, and say to Him, Prophesy: and the officers received Him with blows.

Then the chief priests and Pharisees assembled the Sanhedrin, and continued to say, What are we doing? because this man is doing many miracles. If we thus let Him alone, all will believe on Him: and the Romans will come and take away our place and nation. But one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said to them,read more.
You know nothing, you do not consider that it is profitable to you, that one man may die for the people, and the whole nation perish not. And he spoke this not of himself, but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus was about to die for the nation. And not only for the nation, but that He may gather into one the children of God dispersed abroad. Then from that day they passed the verdict, that they would kill Him.

Then they lead Jesus from Caiaphas to the judgment hall: and it was morning. And they did not come into the judgment hall, in order that they might not be polluted, but that they might eat the passover. Then Pilate came out to them, and says, What accusation do you bring against this man? They responded and said to him, If He were not an evil doer, we would not deliver Him to you.read more.
Then Pilate said to them. You take Him, and judge Him according to your law. Then the Jews said to him, It is not lawful for us to kill any one.

There was a man of the Pharisees, the name to him Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews;

Joseph, who is from Arimathea, an honorable councilor, who also himself was waiting for the kingdom of God; having taken courage came to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus.

And behold, there was a man by name Joseph, being a councilor, a good and righteous man, (for he was not consenting unto their counsel and deed), from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who also himself was looking for the kingdom of God. He having come to Pilate, begged the body of Jesus.

Beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the sanhedrins, and will beat you in their synagogues;

These are the beginnings of travails. But you take heed to yourselves: for they will deliver you into councils; and will beat you in the synagogues: and you shall stand before governors and kings on account of me, for a testimony unto them.

And it came to pass on the morrow, the rulers and elders and scribes assembled in Jerusalem, and Annas the high priest and Caiaphas and John and Alexander, and so many as were of the family of the high priest. And having set them in the midst, asked them, By what power or in what name have you done this?read more.
Then Peter being full of the Holy Spirit said to them, Ye rulers of the people and elders, if we are this day judged for the benefaction of the impotent man, by whom he has been saved, let it be known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ, the Nazarene whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, through him this man now stands sound in your presence. This is the stone rejected by your builders, which has become the head of the corner. And there is salvation in no other; for there is no other name given under heaven among men by which it behooveth us to he saved. And seeing the boldness of Peter and John, and apprehending that they are unlearned and ignorant men, they continued to be astonished, and recognized them, that they were with Jesus; and seeing the man who had been healed standing with them, they had nothing to say against it. And having commanded them to depart out from the assembly, they conferred with one another, saying, What can we do to these men? for that a notable miracle has been wrought by them is indeed manifest to all dwelling at Jerusalem, and we are not able to deny it; but that it may extend no further unto the people, let us threaten them to speak no more in this name to any one of men. And having called them, they command them, not at all to speak or teach in the name of Jesus. And Peter and John responding said to them, Whether it is right in the sight of God to hearken unto you rather than God, judge ye; for we are not able not to speak those things which we have seen and heard. And they having threatened them, in addition sent them away, finding nothing to the end that they can punish them, on account of the people, because all continued to glorify God over that which had taken place;

And hearing, they came into the temple at daydawn, and were teaching. And the high priest coming and those with him, called together the sanhedrim and all the eldership of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to bring them.

And they excited the people and the elders and scribes, and coming upon him, seized him, and led him into the council,

And hearing these words, they were cut through their hearts and gnashed their teeth at him.

and he here has authority from the chief priests to bind all those calling on thy name.

as the high priest also, and all the eldership, witnessed me: from whom having also received letters from the brethren in Damascus, I was on my way, being about to lead them also hither into Jerusalem bound, that they might be punished.

But Saul, still breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, having come to the high priest, asked from him letters to Damascus against the synagogues, in order that if he should find any being of the way, both men and women, he might lead them bound to Jerusalem.

which I did also in Jerusalem, and shut up many of the saints in prison; and having received authority from the chief priests, and they being slain, I gave my vote against them; and throughout all the synagogues, frequently punishing them, I compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceeding mad against them, I was persecuting them even also unto foreign cities. Meanwhile journeying to Damascus with power and authority of the chief priests, I saw on the way, O king,

And Paul knowing that one part of them belongs to the Sadducees, and another to the Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men, brethren, I am a Pharisee, a son of the Pharisees: concerning the hope and the resurrection of the dead I am judged.

Or let them tell what injustice they found, while I was standing before the sanhedrim,

And it being day, the Jews having formed a conspiracy, obligated themselves by an oath, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they might kill Paul. And there were more than forty having made this plot: who, having come to the chief priests and elders, said, We have anathematized ourselves with an anathema, to taste nothing until we may kill Paul.read more.
Now therefore do you appeal to the chiliarch along with the sanhedrim, that he may lead him down to you, as about to investigate matters concerning him more thoroughly: and we are ready to kill him before he comes nigh.

Then Festus having entered upon his office, after three days went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem; and both the chief priests and the first men of the Jews appeared before him against Paul, and continued to entreat him,