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³ When Herod the king had heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. ⁴ And he gathered all the chief Priests and Scribes of the people, and asked of them where Christ should be born. ⁵ And they said unto him, "In Bethlehem in Jewry; for thus it is written by the Prophet,

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1 Chronicles 24:4-19

And there were more mighty heads found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar. And they divided them into sixteen heads of ancient households of the sons of Eleazar, and eight of the sons of Ithamar.

2 Chronicles 34:13

And over the bearers of burdens and over all that wrought, in whatsoever workmanship it were, went there scribes, officers and porters of the Levites.

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 the LORD," and gave the book to Shaphan.

2 Chronicles 36:14

Thereto, all the rulers of the priests with the people trespassed apace after all manner of abominations of the heathen, and polluted the house of the LORD which he had hallowed in Jerusalem.

Ezra 7:6

This Ezra was a perfect scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel did give. And the king gave him all that he required, according to the hand of the LORD his God upon him.

Ezra 7:11-12

And this is the copy of the letter, that king Artaxerxes gave unto Ezra the priest, the scribe, which was a teacher in the words of the LORD and of his statutes over Israel:

Ezra 10:5

Then rose Ezra, and took an oath of the rulers, priests, and Levites, and all of Israel, that they should do according to this word: and they sware.

Nehemiah 12:7

Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the heads among the priests and their brethren in the time of Jeshua.

Psalm 2:2

The kings of the earth stood up and the rulers came together against the LORD, and against his Christ.

Jeremiah 8:8

"How dare ye say then, 'We are wise, we have the law of the LORD among us'? Behold, the deceitful pen of the scribes, setteth forth lies:

Malachi 2:7

For the priest's lips should be sure knowledge, that men may seek the law at his mouth, for he is a messenger of the LORD of Hosts.

Matthew 7:29

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

Matthew 13:52

Then said he unto them, "Therefore every scribe which is taught unto the kingdom of heaven, is like a householder, which bringeth forth, out of his treasure, things both new and old."

Matthew 21:15

When the chief priests and scribes saw the marvels that he did; and the children crying in the temple and saying, "Hosanna to the son of David"; they disdained,

Matthew 21:23

And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, "By what authority doest thou these things? And who gave thee this power?"

Matthew 26:3

Then assembled together the chief priests and the scribes and the elders of the people into the palace of the high priest, called Caiaphas:

Matthew 26:47

While he yet spake, Lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came: and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, which were sent from the chief priests and elders of the people.

Matthew 27:1

when the morning was come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people held a counsel against Jesus, to put him to death,

Mark 8:31

And he began to teach them, how that the son of man must suffer many things, and should be reproved of the elders and of the high priests and scribes, and should be killed, and after three days arise again.

Luke 20:19

And the high priests and the scribes, the same hour went about to lay hands on him, but they feared the people. For they perceived that he had spoken this similitude against them.

Luke 23:10

The high priests and scribes, stood forth and accused him straightly.

John 3:10

Jesus answered and said unto him, "Art thou a master in Israel, and knowest not these things?

John 7:32

The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things about him: Wherefore the Pharisees and high priests sent ministers forth to take him.

John 8:3

And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery, and set her in the midst and said unto him,

John 18:3

Judas then after he had received a bond of men, and ministers of the high priests, and of the Pharisees, came thither with lanterns, and firebrands, and weapons.

Acts 4:5

And it chanced on the morrow that their rulers, and elders, and scribes:

Acts 6:12

and they moved the people, and the elders, and the scribes: and they came upon him and caught him, and brought him to the council,

Acts 23:9

And there arose a great cry, and the scribes which were of the Pharisees' part arose and strove, saying, "We find none evil in this man. Though a spirit, or an angel hath appeared to him, let us not strive against God."