Scribes (sources)

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Early Christian sources

=1 Corinthians

1Cor.1.20 Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?

Gospel of Mark

Mark.1.22 And they were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as the scribes.

Mark.2.6 Now some of the scribes were sitting there, questioning in their hearts,

Mark.2.16 And the scribes of the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors, said to his disciples, “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

Mark.3.22 And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and “by the prince of demons he casts out the demons.”

Mark.7.1 Now when the Pharisees gathered to him, with some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem,

Mark.7.5 And the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, “Why do your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat with defiled hands?”

Mark.8.31 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 the scribes and be killed, and after three days rise again.

Mark.9.11 And they asked him, “Why do the scribes say that first Elijah must come?”

Mark.9.14 And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them.

Mark.10.33 saying, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death and deliver him over to the Gentiles.

Mark.11.18 And the chief priests and the scribes heard it and were seeking a way to destroy him, for they feared him, because all the crowd was astonished at his teaching.

Mark.11.27 And they came again to Jerusalem. And as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came to him,

Mark.12.28 And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?”

Mark.12.32 And the scribe said to him, “You are right, Teacher. You have truly said that he is one, and there is no other besides him.

Mark.12.35 And as Jesus taught in the temple, he said, “How can the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David?

Mark.12.38 And in his teaching he said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes and like greetings in the marketplaces

Mark.14.1 It was now two days before the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to arrest him by stealth and kill him,

Mark.14.43 And immediately, while he was still speaking, Judas came, one of the twelve, and with him a crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.

Mark.14.53 And they led Jesus to the high priest. And all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes came together.

Mark.15.1 And as soon as it was morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole Council. And they bound Jesus and led him away and delivered him over to Pilate.

Mark.15.31 So also the chief priests with the scribes mocked him to one another, saying, “He saved others; he cannot save himself.

Gospel of Matthew

Matt.2.4 and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born.

Matt.5.20 For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

Matt.7.29 for he was teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.

Matt.8.19 And a scribe came up and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”

Matt.9.3 And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming.”

Matt.12.38 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying, “Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you.”

Matt.13.52 And he said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house, who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old.”

Matt.15.1 Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said,

Matt.16.21 From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.

Matt.17.10 And the disciples asked him, “Then why do the scribes say that first Elijah must come?”

Matt.20.18 “See, we are going up to Jerusalem. And the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death

Matt.21.15 But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying out in the temple, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” they were indignant,

Matt.23.2 “The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat,

Matt.23.13 “But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. For you neither enter yourselves nor allow those who would enter to go in.

Matt.23.15 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel across sea and land to make a single proselyte, and when he becomes a proselyte, you make him twice as much a child of hell as yourselves.

Matt.23.23 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others.

Matt.23.25 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and the plate, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.

Matt.23.27 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but within are full of dead people’s bones and all uncleanness.

Matt.23.29 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous,

Matt.23.34 Therefore I send you prophets and wise men and scribes, some of whom you will kill and crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town,

Matt.26.57 Then those who had seized Jesus led him to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had gathered.

Matt.27.41 So also the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked him, saying,

Gospel of Luke

Luke.5.21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to question, saying, “Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

Luke.5.30 And the Pharisees and their scribes grumbled at his disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”

Luke.6.7 And the scribes and the Pharisees watched him, to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they might find a reason to accuse him.

Luke.9.22 saying, “The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.”

Luke.11.53 As he went away from there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press him hard and to provoke him to speak about many things,

Luke.15.2 And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.”

Luke.19.47 And he was teaching daily in the temple. The chief priests and the scribes and the principal men of the people were seeking to destroy him,

Luke.20.1 One day, as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes with the elders came up

Luke.20.19 The scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him at that very hour, for they perceived that he had told this parable against them, but they feared the people.

Luke.20.39 Then some of the scribes answered, “Teacher, you have spoken well.”

Luke.20.46 “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and love greetings in the marketplaces and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts,

Luke.22.2 And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to put him to death, for they feared the people.

Luke.22.66 When day came, the assembly of the elders of the people gathered together, both chief priests and scribes. And they led him away to their council, and they said,

Luke.23.10 The chief priests and the scribes stood by, vehemently accusing him.

Gospel of John

John.8.3 The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery, and placing her in the midst

Acts of Apostles

Acts.4.5 On the next day their rulers and elders and scribes gathered together in Jerusalem,

Acts.6.12 And they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes, and they came upon him and seized him and brought him before the council,

Acts.23.9 Then a great clamor arose, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees’ party stood up and contended sharply, “We find nothing wrong in this man. What if a spirit or an angel spoke to him?”