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priests

Meaning of “priests”

Persons set apart to religious service, sanctuary duty, sacrifice, intercession, teaching, or representation before a deity.

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401 occurrences376 verses34 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 47:22

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Luke 23:13
¶ And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Luke 23:13 · retained source text

¶ And Pilate, when hee had called together the chiefe Priests, and the rulers, and the people,

1611 marginal noteMatth. 27.23.

Luke 23:23
And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 23:23 · retained source text

And they were instant with loud voyces, requiring that he might be crucified: and the voyces of them, and of the chiefe Priests preuailed.

Luke 24:20
And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 24:20 · retained source text

And how the chiefe Priests and our rulers deliuered him to be condemned to death, and haue crucified him.

John 1:19
¶ And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 1:19 · retained source text

¶ And this is the record of Iohn, when the Iewes sent Priests and Leuites from Hierusalem, to aske him, Who art thou?

John 7:32
¶ The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 7:32 · retained source text

¶ The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him: And the Pharisees and the chiefe Priests sent officers to take him.

John 7:45
¶ Then came the officers to the chief priests and Pharisees; and they said unto them, Why have ye not brought him?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 7:45 · retained source text

¶ Then came the officers to the chiefe Priests and Pharises, and they said vnto them, Why haue ye not brought him?

John 11:47
¶ Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 11:47 · retained source text

¶ Then gathered y e chiefe Priests and the Pharises a councell, and said, What doe wee? for this man doeth many miracles.

John 11:57
Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he were, he should shew it, that they might take him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 11:57 · retained source text

Now both the chiefe Priests and the Pharises had giuen a commandement, that if any man knew where hee were, he should shew it, that they might take him.

John 12:10
¶ But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 12:10 · retained source text

¶ But the chiefe Priests consulted, y t they might put Lazarus also to death,

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