Caiaphas

Caiaphas is a high priest living at the time of the New Testament, from the tribe of Levi. He is named in 9 verses of the Bible, first in Matthew 26:3.

Family

Verses

Matthew

• Matthew 26:3
  Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
• Matthew 26:57
  And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.Those who had arrested Jesus led Him away to the house of Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and elders had gathered.

Luke

• Luke 3:2
  Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness.

John

• John 11:49
  And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,But one of them, named Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all!
• John 18:13
  And led him away to Annas first; for he was father in law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year.They brought Him first to Annas, who was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest that year.
• John 18:14
  Now Caiaphas was he, which gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people.Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jews that it would be better if one man died for the people.
• John 18:24
  Now Annas had sent him bound unto Caiaphas the high priest.Then Annas sent Him, still bound, to Caiaphas the high priest.
• John 18:28
  Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover.Then they led Jesus away from Caiaphas into the Praetorium. By now it was early morning, and the Jews did not enter the Praetorium, to avoid being defiled and unable to eat the Passover.

Acts

• Acts 4:6
  And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem.along with Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and many others from the high priest’s family.

Notes

1. Names, family links and verses from STEPBible's Translators Individualised Proper Names (TIPNR), STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0.
2. Where several people share a name, which verses belong to which person, and the family links, follow STEPBible's identifications; some are uncertain and are marked so.