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

And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the son of David; they were greatly displeased,

Then assembled the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, in the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,

When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death.

And there were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar; and thus were they divided. Among the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen chief men of the house of their fathers, and eight among the sons of Ithamar according to the house of their fathers.

Moreover, all the chief of the priests, and the people, transgressed very much after all the abominations of the heathen; and polluted the house of the LORD which he had hallowed in Jerusalem.

Then arose Ezra, and made the chief priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they would do according to this word. And they swore.

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

The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,

The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him: and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him.

Judas then, having received a band of men and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns, and torches, and weapons.

Scribes

For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

Then said he to them, Therefore every scribe who is instructed to the kingdom of heaven, is like a man that is a householder, who bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.

Also they were over the bearers of burdens, and were overseers of all that wrought the work in any manner of service: and of the Levites there were scribes, and officers, and porters.

This Ezra went from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the LORD his God upon him.

How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us? Lo, certainly in vain he hath made it; the pen of the scribes is in vain.

And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, and the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.

And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them.

And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused him.

And the scribes and Pharisees brought to him a woman taken in adultery: and when they had set her in the midst,

And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes,

And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council,

And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees' part arose, and contended, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.

He demanded

For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.

Jesus answered and said to him, Art thou a teacher of Israel, and knowest not these things?

General references

But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death;