CAIAPHAS
Joseph Caiaphas was appointed high priest by the governor Valerius Gratus in the year 18 AD, and remained in this position until the year 36 AD, when he was deposed by the proconsul Vitellius.
It was he who spoke the prophetic words that it was better for one man to die for the entire nation than for the entire nation to perish, but without realizing the true meaning of his words (John 11:50, 51).
He presided over the trial of the Lord Jesus (Mt. 26:3, 57; Luke 3:2; Jn. 11:49; 18:13, 28), and was present when Peter and John appeared before the Sanhedrin (Acts 4 :6).