14 Bible Verses about Scribes

Then some of the teachers of the Law said to themselves: "This man is blaspheming!"

In the course of his teaching, Jesus said: "See that you are on your guard against the Teachers of the Law, who delight to walk about in long robes, and to be greeted in the streets with respect, And to have the best seats in the Synagogues, and places of honor at dinner.

While Jesus was teaching in the Temple Courts, he asked: "How is it that the Teachers of the Law say that the Christ is to be David's son?

He called together all the Chief Priests and Teachers of the Law in the nation, and questioned them as to where the Christ was to be born.

"How is it," his disciples asked, "that our Teachers of the Law say that Elijah has to come first?"

And the Teachers of the Law, who had come down from Jerusalem, said: "He has Baal-zebub in him, and he drives the demons out by the help of Baal-zebub, their chief."

But, when the Chief Priests and the Teachers of the Law saw the wonderful things that Jesus did, and the boys who were calling out in the Temple Courts "God save the Son of David!", they were indignant,

But some of the Teachers of the Law who were sitting there were debating in their minds: "Why does this man speak like this? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins except God?"

And they stirred up the people, as well as the Councillors and the Teachers of the Law, and set upon Stephen, and arrested him, and brought him before the High Council.

The next day, a meeting of the leading men, the Councillors, and the Teachers of the Law was held in Jerusalem.

So they called the Apostles in, and ordered them not to speak or teach in the Name of Jesus.

Then one of them, a Student of the Law, to test him, asked this question--

Then came up one of the Teachers of the Law who had heard their discussions. Knowing that Jesus had answered them wisely, he asked him this question: "What is the first of all the commandments?"

Then the Chief Priests and the Councillors of the Nation met in the house of the High Priest, who was called Caiaphas,

Meanwhile the Chief Priests and the Teachers of the Law stood by and vehemently accused him.

For he taught them like one who had authority, and not like their Teachers of the Law.

The people were amazed at his teaching, for he taught them like one who had authority, and not like the Teachers of the Law.

Where is the Philosopher? where the Teacher of the Law? where the Disputant of to-day? Has not God shown the world's philosophy to be folly?

In the course of his teaching, Jesus said: "See that you are on your guard against the Teachers of the Law, who delight to walk about in long robes, and to be greeted in the streets with respect, And to have the best seats in the Synagogues, and places of honor at dinner.

Alas for you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, hypocrites that you are! You scour land and sea to make a single convert, and, when he is gained, you make him twice as deserving of the Pit as you are yourselves.

Then he added: "So every Teacher of the Law, who has received instruction about the Kingdom of Heaven, is like a householder who produces from his stores things both new and old."

"The teachers of the Law and the Pharisees now occupy the chair of Moses.

So a great uproar ensued, and some of the Teaches of the Law belonging to the Pharisees' party stood up and hotly protested: "We find nothing whatever wrong in this man. Suppose a spirit did speak to him, or an angel--"

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