'Chief' in the Bible
Then a convenient day came, that Herod on his birthday made a supper for his nobles, the high officers, and the chief men of Galilee.
He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.
"Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem. The Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests and the scribes. They will condemn him to death, and will deliver him to the Gentiles.
The chief priests and the scribes heard it, and sought how they might destroy him. For they feared him, because all the multitude was astonished at his teaching.
They came again to Jerusalem, and as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders came to him,
It was now two days before the feast of the Passover and the unleavened bread, and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might seize him by deception, and kill him.
Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, went away to the chief priests, that he might deliver him to them.
Immediately, while he was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, came -- and with him a multitude with swords and clubs, from the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders.
They led Jesus away to the high priest. All the chief priests, the elders, and the scribes came together with him.
Now the chief priests and the whole council sought witnesses against Jesus to put him to death, and found none.
Immediately in the morning the chief priests, with the elders and scribes, and the whole council, held a consultation, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him up to Pilate.
The chief priests accused him of many things.
For he perceived that for envy the chief priests had delivered him up.
But the chief priests stirred up the multitude, that he should release Barabbas to them instead.
Likewise, also the chief priests mocking among themselves with the scribes said, "He saved others. He can't save himself.
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Bible Theasaurus
- Chief (748 instances)
- Chieftain (1 instance)
- Foreman (3 instances)
- Head (739 instances)
- Main (44 instances)
- Master (460 instances)
- Primary (3 instances)
- Principal (36 instances)
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