Matthew 2:4

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.

The chief

John 18:3

Scribes

He demanded

John 3:10

General references

John 12:10

Bible References

The chief

But when the chief priests and the Scribes saw the wonderful works he did, and the boys who were shouting in the Temple Courts and saying, "Hosanna to the Son of David!"

Then the chief priests and the elders of the people met together in the court of the palace of the high priest who was called Caiaphas,

And when the morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus, how they might put him to death.

The Pharisees heard the crowd muttering these things about him, and the high priest and Pharisees sent officers to arrest him.

So after getting troops and some Temple police from the chief priests and Pharisees, Judas came there with lanterns and torches and weapons.

Scribes

for he was teaching them as one having authority, and not as their scribes taught them.

"Then," said he, "every scribe who has been instructed in the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings out of his storehouse new things and old."

and he began to explain to them that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests, and the Scribes, and be put to death, and after two days rise again.

At this the Scribes and the high priests were seeking to arrest him; only they were afraid of the people. For they perceived that he had referred to them in this parable.

Meanwhile the high priests and Scribes were standing around, and continually making accusations to him against him.

when the Scribes and Pharisees had brought a woman who had been caught in the act of adultery. They made her stand in the middle of the court, and said to him.

There was held in Jerusalem, next morning, a meeting of their rulers, the elders and scribes,

The elders and the scribes rushed upon him, and seized him, and brought him into the Sanhedrin.

Then a great clamor arose; some of the scribes who belonged to the Pharisaic party stood up, and contended. "We find nothing wrong in this man. What if a spirit has spoken to him, or an angel?"

He demanded

"Are you the Teacher of Israel, and yet you do not understand these things?" said Jesus.

General references

And the chief priests plotted to kill Lazarus too,