But one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all.
First they led him to Annas, for he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was high priest that year. It was Caiaphas who had advised the Jews that it would be expedient that one man should die for the people.
He did not say this of his own accord, but being high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation,
Then the chief priests and the elders of the people gathered in the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
with Annas the high priest and Caiaphas and John and Alexander, and all who were of the high-priestly family.
during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness.
Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise. For the wisdom of this world is folly with God. For it is written, “He catches the wise in their craftiness,”
Yet among the mature we do impart wisdom, although it is not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are doomed to pass away.
Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
Have any of the authorities or the Pharisees believed in him? But this crowd that does not know the law is accursed.”
Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter! Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and shrewd in their own sight! Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine, and valiant men in mixing strong drink, who acquit the guilty for a bribe, and deprive the innocent of his right!
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