1st century AD · high priest in the time of Jesus, around AD 30
Caiaphas Bible quiz
Start with these 3 free questions on Caiaphas. Tap an answer to check it: each one is explained with the verse it comes from. The full quiz (12 questions, up to the details most readers miss) is in Bible Academy.
Easy questions
1. What office did Caiaphas hold?
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Answer: High priest. Matthew speaks of “Caiaphas the high priest,” to whose house Jesus was taken after his arrest; John adds that he held the office “that same year.” Matthew 26:57
2. What did Caiaphas do when Jesus announced the Son of man sitting at the right hand of power?
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Answer: He tore his robes. “Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses?” Matthew 26:64–65
3. To whom was Jesus led from Caiaphas’s house in the morning?
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Answer: Pilate. They led Jesus “from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early,” and the rulers handed him over to the governor Pontius Pilate. John 18:28