Quotes About Priests

“A son honors his father, and a servant his master. But if I am a father, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is your fear of Me?” says the LORD of Hosts to you priests who despise My name. “But you ask, ëHow have we despised Your name?í

“And now this decree is for you, O priests:

He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread, which was not lawful for them to eat, but only for the priests.

Or havenít you read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath and yet are innocent?

But the chief priests and scribes were indignant when they saw the wonders He performed and the children shouting in the temple courts, “Hosanna to the Son of David!”

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

The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and Pharisees assembled before Pilate.

While the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests all that had happened.

And after the chief priests had met with the elders and formed a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money

After their return to Jerusalem, Jesus was walking in the temple courts, and the chief priests, scribes, and elders came up to Him.

Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, but they did not find any.

But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas to them instead.

He entered the house of God, took the consecrated bread and gave it to his companions, and ate what is lawful only for the priests to eat.”

Jesus was teaching at the temple every day, but the chief priests, scribes, and leaders of the people were intent on killing Him.

At daybreak the council of the elders of the people, both the chief priests and scribes, met together. They led Jesus into their Sanhedrin and said,

And this was Johnís testimony when the Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, “Who are you?”

When the Pharisees heard the crowd whispering these things about Jesus, they and the chief priests sent officers to arrest Him.

While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,

So the word of God continued to spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem grew rapidly, and a great number of priests became obedient to the faith.

And now he is here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on Your name.”

Now the law commands the sons of Levi who become priests to collect a tenth from the people—that is, from their brothers—though they too are descended from Abraham.

For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah, a tribe as to which Moses said nothing about priests.

When everything had been prepared in this way, the priests entered regularly into the first room to perform their sacred duties.

who has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and power forever and ever! Amen.