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

Scribes

He demanded

Malachi 2:7

John 3:10

General references

John 12:10

Bible References

The chief

But when the chief priests and the experts in the law saw the wonderful things he did and heard the children crying out in the temple courts, "Hosanna to the Son of David," they became indignant

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

When it was early in the morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people plotted against Jesus to execute him.

The descendants of Eleazar had more leaders than the descendants of Ithamar, so they divided them up accordingly; the descendants of Eleazar had sixteen leaders, while the descendants of Ithamar had eight.

All the leaders of the priests and people became more unfaithful and committed the same horrible sins practiced by the nations. They defiled the Lord's temple which he had consecrated in Jerusalem.

So Ezra got up and made the leading priests and Levites and all Israel take an oath to carry out this plan. And they all took a solemn oath.

Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the leaders of the priests and their colleagues in the days of Jeshua.

The kings of the earth form a united front; the rulers collaborate against the Lord and his anointed king.

The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things about Jesus, so the chief priests and the Pharisees sent officers to arrest him.

So Judas obtained a squad of soldiers and some officers of the chief priests and Pharisees. They came to the orchard with lanterns and torches and weapons.

Scribes

because he taught them like one who had authority, not like their experts in the law.

Then he said to them, "Therefore every expert in the law who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his treasure what is new and old."

supervised the laborers and all the foremen on their various jobs. Some of the Levites were scribes, officials, and guards.

This Ezra is the one who came up from Babylon. He was a scribe who was skilled in the law of Moses which the Lord God of Israel had given. The king supplied him with everything he requested, for the hand of the Lord his God was on him.

How can you say, "We are wise! We have the law of the Lord"? The truth is, those who teach it have used their writings to make it say what it does not really mean.

Then Jesus began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and experts in the law, and be killed, and after three days rise again.

Then the experts in the law and the chief priests wanted to arrest him that very hour, because they realized he had told this parable against them. But they were afraid of the people.

The chief priests and the experts in the law were there, vehemently accusing him.

The experts in the law and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught committing adultery. They made her stand in front of them

On the next day, their rulers, elders, and experts in the law came together in Jerusalem.

They incited the people, the elders, and the experts in the law; then they approached Stephen, seized him, and brought him before the council.

There was a great commotion, and some experts in the law from the party of the Pharisees stood up and protested strongly, "We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?"

He demanded

For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge of sacred things, and people should seek instruction from him because he is the messenger of the Lord who rules over all.

Jesus answered, "Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you don't understand these things?

General references

So the chief priests planned to kill Lazarus too,