Bible Verses About The High Priest: Presiding in the superior court

And those laying hold on Jesus led him away unto Caiaphas the chief priest, where the scribes and the elders were gathered together,

and Peter was following him afar off, unto the court of the chief priest, and having gone in within, he was sitting with the officers, to see the end.

And the chief priests, and the elders, and all the council, were seeking false witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death,

and they did not find; and many false witnesses having come near, they did not find; and at last two false witnesses having come near,

said, `This one said, I am able to throw down the sanctuary of God, and after three days to build it.'

And the chief priest having stood up, said to him, `Nothing thou dost answer! what do these witness against thee?

and having heard, they did enter at the dawn into the temple, and were teaching. And the chief priest having come, and those with him, they called together the sanhedrim and all the senate of the sons of Israel, and they sent to the prison to have them brought,

and the officers having come, did not find them in the prison, and having turned back, they told,

saying--`The prison indeed we found shut in all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors, and having opened--within we found no one.'

And as the priest, and the magistrate of the temple, and the chief priests, heard these words, they were doubting concerning them to what this would come;

and coming near, a certain one told them, saying--`Lo, the men whom ye did put in the prison are in the temple standing and teaching the people;'

then the magistrate having gone away with officers, brought them without violence, for they were fearing the people, lest they should be stoned;

and having brought them, they set them in the sanhedrim, and the chief priest questioned them,

saying, `Did not we strictly command you not to teach in this name? and lo, ye have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and ye intend to bring upon us the blood of this man.'

And Paul having earnestly beheld the sanhedrim, said, `Men, brethren, I in all good conscience have lived to God unto this day;'

and the chief priest Ananias commanded those standing by him to smite him on the mouth,

then Paul said unto him, `God is about to smite thee, thou whitewashed wall, and thou--thou dost sit judging me according to the law, and, violating law, dost order me to be smitten!'

And those who stood by said, `The chief priest of God dost thou revile?'

and Paul said, `I did not know, brethren, that he is chief priest: for it hath been written, Of the ruler of thy people thou shalt not speak evil;'