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'Scribes' in the Bible

They were astonished at His teaching because, unlike the scribes, He was teaching them as one having authority.

Verse ConceptsCrowdsTeachers Of The LawAmazement, Of Jesus ChristChrist TeachingNot Like People

But some of the scribes were sitting there, thinking to themselves:

Verse ConceptsReasoned Argument

When the scribes of the Pharisees saw that He was eating with sinners and tax collectors, they asked His disciples, “Why does He eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

Verse ConceptsFaultsConfrontationComplaintsStatusTax CollectorsOpposition To Christ From ScribesPharisees Concerned About ChristWhy Does Jesus Do This?Finding Fault With Jesus

The Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Him.

Verse ConceptsCrowds Around JesusPharisees Concerned About Christ

Then the Pharisees and the scribes asked Him, “Why don’t Your disciples live according to the tradition of the elders, instead of eating bread with ritually unclean hands?”

Verse ConceptsFaultsComplaintselders, as community leadersConfrontationLaw, Jesus Christ's Attitude ToPharisees, Beliefs OfTraditionsPeople UnwashedHow People EatPharisees Concerned About ChristLack Of HolinessFinding Fault With Jesus

Then they began to question Him, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

Verse ConceptsTeachablenessTeachers Of The LawPeople Going BeforeWhy Do Others Do This?

When they came to the disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and scribes disputing with them.

Verse ConceptsJudaismCrowds Around JesusChrist With His Disciples

“Listen! We are going up to Jerusalem. The Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn Him to death. Then they will hand Him over to the Gentiles,

Verse ConceptsChief priestsSanhedrinHanding Over ChristSuffering From ForeignersCondemning JesusOpposition To Christ From ScribesThe Chief Priests Condemning Christ

Then the chief priests and the scribes heard it and started looking for a way to destroy Him. For they were afraid of Him, because the whole crowd was astonished by His teaching.

Verse ConceptsScribesTeachers Of The LawMalice, Examples OfAmazement, Of Jesus ChristCrowds AmazedChrist TeachingChrist Would Be KilledFear Of ChristOpposition To Christ From Scribes

They came again to Jerusalem. As He was walking in the temple complex, the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders came

Verse ConceptsChrist In The Temple

One of the scribes approached. When he heard them debating and saw that Jesus answered them well, he asked Him, “Which command is the most important of all?”

Verse ConceptsBeing FirstQuestioning ChristAnsweringFulfilling The LawGreat ThingsMoralityimportance

So Jesus asked this question as He taught in the temple complex, “How can the scribes say that the Messiah is the Son of David?

Verse ConceptsJesus As Son Of DavidChrist TeachingChrist In The TempleChrist's Origin

He also said in His teaching, “Beware of the scribes, who want to go around in long robes, and who want greetings in the marketplaces,

Verse ConceptsGreetingsMarketsRobesMarketplacesLong ThingsFine ClothesSpoken Greetingszealotsdoctrine

After two days it was the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread. The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a treacherous way to arrest and kill Him.

Verse ConceptsFeast Of Unleavened BreadChief priestsJudaismScribesTeachers Of The LawCraftinessTwo DaysActing In SecretArresting ChristChrist Would Be KilledOpposition To Christ From Scribes

While He was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, suddenly arrived. With him was a mob, with swords and clubs, from the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders.

Verse Conceptsequipping, physicalChief priestsCrowdsTeachers Of The LawWhile Still SpeakingTwelve DisciplesClubsOpposition To Christ From ScribesThe Chief Priests Condemning Christ

They led Jesus away to the high priest, and all the chief priests, the elders, and the scribes convened.

Verse ConceptsOld Age, Attitudes ToAssembling LeadersOpposition To Christ From ScribesThe Chief Priests Convened

As soon as it was morning, the chief priests had a meeting with the elders, scribes, and the whole Sanhedrin. After tying Jesus up, they led Him away and handed Him over to Pilate.

Verse Conceptsenemies, of Jesus Christelders, as community leadersBad Decision Making ExamplesRopesTeachers Of The LawCommitteesHanding Over ChristOpposition To Christ From ScribesThe Chief Priests ConvenedTying Up

In the same way, the chief priests with the scribes were mocking Him to one another and saying, “He saved others; He cannot save Himself!

Verse ConceptsCruelty, examples ofChief priestsImpotence Of ChristMocking ChristOpposition To Christ From ScribesSaving OneselfThose Not Saved

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