20 occurrences

'Scribes' in the Bible

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

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

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?”

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

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?”

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

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

“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,

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.

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

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?”

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?

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,

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.

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.

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

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!

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ספר 
Caphar 
Usage: 161

ספר 
Capher (Aramaic) 
Usage: 6

γραμματεύς 
Grammateus 
Usage: 49

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