1. Acts 7:1 (ESV)
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Who was the high priest?

Acts 7:1 (ESV)

1 And the high priest said, “Are these things so?”

Caiaphas was appointed as high priest in 15 AD. He served under Pontius Pilate (26–36 AD) and was therefore the one who held this office during the time of Jesus’ trial and now also for Stephen’s.1

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