Bible Verses About The High Priest

Those who had taken Yeshua led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were gathered together.

But Peter followed him from a distance, to the court of the high priest, and entered in and sat with the officers, to see the end.

Now the chief priests, the elders, and the whole council sought false testimony against Yeshua, that they might put him to death;

and they found none. Even though many false witnesses came forward, they found none. But at last two false witnesses came forward,

and said, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.’”

The high priest stood up, and said to him, “Have you no answer? What is this that these testify against you?”

Yochanan testified, saying, “I have seen the Spirit descending like a dove out of heaven, and it remained on him.

I didn’t recognize him, but he who sent me to immerse in water, he said to me, ‘On whomever you will see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he who immerses in the Holy Spirit.’

I have seen, and have testified that this is the Son of God.”

But a certain one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all,

nor do you consider that it is advantageous for us that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation not perish.”

Now he didn’t say this of himself, but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Yeshua would die for the nation,

and not for the nation only, but that he might also gather together into one the children of God who are scattered abroad.

When they heard this, they entered into the temple about daybreak, and taught. But the high priest came, and those who were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.

But the officers who came didn’t find them in the prison. They returned and reported,

“We found the prison shut and locked, and the guards standing before the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside!”

Now when the high priest, the captain of the temple, and the chief priests heard these words, they were very perplexed about them and what might become of this.

One came and told them, “Behold, the men whom you put in prison are in the temple, standing and teaching the people.”

Then the captain went with the officers, and brought them without violence, for they were afraid that the people might stone them.

When they had brought them, they set them before the council. The high priest questioned them,

saying, “Didn’t we strictly command you not to teach in this name? Behold, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and intend to bring this man’s blood on us.”

Paul, looking steadfastly at the council, said, “Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until this day.”

The high priest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.

Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! Do you sit to judge me according to the Torah, and command me to be struck contrary to the law?”

Those who stood by said, “Do you malign God’s high priest?”