Matthew 2:4

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³ And Herod the king having heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. ⁴ And having gathered together all the chief priests and scholars of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ is born. ⁵ And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judea. For thus it is written through the prophet,

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1 Chronicles 24:4-19

And there were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar. And [thus] were they divided: of the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen heads of fathers' houses, and of the sons of Ithamar, according to thei

2 Chronicles 34:13

Also they were over the bearers of burdens, and set forward all who did the work in every manner of service. And of the Levites there were scribes, and officers, and porters.

2 Chronicles 34:15

And Hilkiah answered and said to Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of LORD. And Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan.

2 Chronicles 36:14

Moreover all the chiefs of the priests, and the people, trespassed very greatly after all the abominations of the nations. And they polluted the house of LORD which he had hallowed in Jerusalem.

Ezra 7:6

this Ezra went up from Babylon. And he was a skilled scribe in the law of Moses, which LORD, the God of Israel, had given. And the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of LORD his God upon him.

Ezra 7:11-12

Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest, the scribe, even the scribe of the words of the commandments of LORD, and of his statutes to Israel:

Ezra 10:5

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

Nehemiah 12:7

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

Psalm 2:2

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

Jeremiah 8:8

How can ye say, We are wise, and the law of LORD is with us? But, behold, the FALSE pen of the scribes has wrought falsely.

Malachi 2:7

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

Matthew 7:29

for he was teaching them as having authority, and not as their scholars.

Matthew 13:52

And he said to them, Because of this every scholar who has been instructed in the kingdom of the heavens is like a man, a house-ruler, who brings forth out of his treasure things new and old.

Matthew 21:15

But when the chief priests and the scholars saw the wonderful things that he did, and the boys crying out in the temple and saying, Hosanna to the son of David, they were indignant,

Matthew 21:23

And when he came into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him while he taught, saying, By what authority do thou these things? And who gave thee this authority?

Matthew 26:3

Then the chief priests, and the scholars, and the elders of the people, assembled together to the courtyard of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,

Matthew 26:47

And while he was still speaking, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and clubs from the chief priest and elders of the people.

Matthew 27:1

But having become morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people held consultation against Jesus in order to condemn him to death.

Mark 8:31

And he began to teach them that it was necessary for the Son of man to suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, and the chief priests, and the scholars, and be killed, and after three days to rise.

Luke 20:19

And the chief priests and the scholars sought to throw hands on him in the same hour. And they were afraid, for they knew that he spoke this parable against them.

Luke 23:10

And the chief priests and the scholars had stood, vehemently accusing him.

John 3:10

Jesus answered and said to him, Thou are the teacher of Israel, and do not understand these things?

John 7:32

The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things about him, and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent subordinates so that they might take him.

John 8:3

And the scholars and the Pharisees bring to him a woman taken in adultery. And having stood her in the midst,

John 18:3

Judas therefore having received the band and subordinates from the chief priests and the Pharisees, comes there with lanterns and torches and weapons.

Acts 4:5

And it came to pass on the morrow, to be assembled in Jerusalem, their rulers, and elders, and scholars,

Acts 6:12

And they incited the people, and the elders, and the scholars. And after approaching, they seized him, and brought him to the council.

Acts 23:9

And there developed a great clamor. And some of the scholars of the Pharisees part having risen, they argued vehemently, saying, We find nothing wrong in this man. But if a spirit spoke to him, or a heavenly agent, we should not fi