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Caiaphas
[ key-uh-fuhs, kahy- ]
noun
- (in the Bible) a high priest of the Jews who presided over the assembly that condemned Jesus to death.
Caiaphas
/ ˈkaɪəˌfæs /
noun
- New Testament the high priest at the beginning of John the Baptist's preaching and during the trial of Jesus (Luke 3:2; Matthew 26)
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Now Caiaphas was he that gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people.
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And even so cruelly will you handle such as come before you; for you are unto God's people as Caiaphas was unto Christ!
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It put you in mind of Caiaphas—those were your very words, and at the moment I didn't clearly recollect who Caiaphas was.
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Caiaphas could not give a better counsel to his companions; but God disappointed both them and him, as we shall hear afterwards.
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He, Caiaphas, would hold himself ready for bearing testimony or sealing documents at any minute.
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