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Now some scribes were sitting there, arguing among themselves,in their hearts">[fn]

When the scribes and the Pharisees saw him eating with sinners and tax collectors, they said to his disciples, "Why does he eat and drinkand drink">[fn] with tax collectors and sinners?"

The scribes who had come down from Jerusalem kept repeating, "He has Beelzebul," and "He drives out demons by the ruler of demons."Matthew 9:34; 10:25; Luke 11:15; John 7:20; 10:22;">[xr]

The Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus.him">[fn]Matthew 15:1;">[xr]

So the Pharisees and the scribes asked Jesus,him">[fn] "Why don't your disciples live according to the tradition of the elders? Instead, they eateat bread">[fn] with unclean hands."Matthew 15:2;">[xr]

Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man would have to suffer a great deal and be rejected by the elders, the high priests, and the scribes. Then he would be killed, but after three days he would rise again.Matthew 16:21; 17:22; Luke 9:22;">[xr]

So they asked him, "Don't the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"Malachi 4:5; Matthew 17:10;">[xr]

As they approached the otherother">[fn] disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and some scribes arguing with them.Matthew 17:14; Luke 9:37;">[xr]

He asked the scribes,them">[fn] "What are you arguing about with them?"

"See, we are going up to Jerusalem. The Son of Man will be handed over to the high priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death. Then they will hand him over to the Gentiles,

Then they went into Jerusalem again. While Jesushe">[fn] was walking in the temple, the high priests, the scribes, and the elders came to himMatthew 21:23; Luke 20:1;">[xr]

Then one of the scribes came near and heard them arguing with one another. He saw how well Jesushe">[fn] answered them, so he asked him, "Which commandment is the most important of them all?"Matthew 22:35;">[xr]

While Jesus was teaching in the temple, he said, "How can the scribes say that the Christ[fn] is David's son?Matthew 22:41; Luke 20:41;">[xr]

As he taught, he said, "Beware of the scribes! They like to walk around in long robes, to be greeted in the marketplaces,Matthew 23:1; Mark 4:2; Luke 11:43; 20:46;">[xr]

Now it was two days before the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread. So the high priests and the scribes were looking for a way to arrest Jesus secretly and to have him put to death.Matthew 26:2; Luke 22:1; John 11:55; 13:1;">[xr]

Just then, while Jesushe">[fn] was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, arrived. A crowd armed with swords and clubs was with him. They were from the high priests, the scribes, and the elders.Matthew 26:47; Luke 22:47; John 18:3;">[xr]

Then they took Jesus to the high priest. All the high priests, elders, and scribes had gathered together.Matthew 26:57; Luke 22:54; John 18:13;">[xr]

As soon as it was morning, the high priests convened a meeting with the elders and scribes and the whole Council.Sanhedrin">[fn] They bound Jesus with chains, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate.Psalm 2:2; Matthew 27:1; Luke 22:66; 23:1; John 18:28; Acts 3:13; 4:26;">[xr]

In the same way the high priests, along with the scribes, were also making fun of him among themselves. They kept saying, "He saved others but can't save himself!

The scribes and the Pharisees began to argue among themselves, saying, "Who is this man who is uttering blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?"Psalm 32:5; Isaiah 43:25; Matthew 9:3; Mark 2:6-7;">[xr]