High Priest of Israel
In the narrative in the synoptic gospels, after the arrest of Jesus he is taken to the private residence of Caiaphas, the high priest. Matthew 26 () states that Jesus was taken to the house of Caiaphas the High Priest of Israel, where the scribes and the elders were gathered together. Mark 14 () states that Jesus was taken that night "to the high priest" (without naming the priest), where all the chief priests and the elders gathered.