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Caiaphas (Joseph Caiaphas) , Jewish high priest, a Sadducee, son-in-law of Annas. According to the Gospels, he presided at the council that condemned Jesus to death. Later, he joined in the examination of Peter and John. Mat. 26.57-68; John 11.47-54; 18.24; Acts 4.6.

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Caiaphas. The Jewish High Priest before whom Christ was tried (Mt. 26: 3, etc.).

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Caiaphas name of the Jewish high priest at the time of the trial and execution of Jesus; in John 11:50 it is Caiaphas who says, ‘It is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.’

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