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The Pharisees and their scribes started complaining to Jesus'his">[fn] disciples, "Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?"

The scribes and the Pharisees were watching Jesushim">[fn] closely to seeto see">[fn] whether he would heal on the Sabbath, in order to find a way of accusing him of doing something wrong.

He said, "The Son of Man must suffer a great deal and be rejected by the elders, the high priests, and the scribes. Then he must be killed, but on the third day he will be raised."Matthew 16:21; 17:22;">[xr]

When Jesushe">[fn] left, the scribes and the Pharisees began to fiercely oppose him and to interrogate him about many things,

But the Pharisees and the scribes kept complaining, "This man welcomes sinners and eats with them."Acts 11:3; Galatians 2:12;">[xr]

Then he began teaching in the temple every day. The high priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people kept looking for a way to kill him,Mark 11:18; John 7:19; 8:37;">[xr]

One day while he was teaching the people in the temple and telling them the good news, the high priests and the scribes came with the eldersMatthew 21:23;">[xr]

When the scribes and the high priests realized that he had told this parable against them, they wanted to lay their hands on him at that very hour, but they were afraid of the crowd.

Then some of the scribes replied, "Teacher, you have given a fine answer."

"Beware of the scribes! They like to walk around in long robes and love to be greeted in the marketplaces and to have the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.Matthew 23:5; Luke 11:43;">[xr]

So the high priests and the scribes were looking for a way to put him to death, for they were afraid of the crowd.Psalm 2:2; John 11:47; Acts 4:27;">[xr]

As soon as day came, the elders of the people, the high priests, and the scribes assembled and brought him before their Council.Sanhedrin">[fn]Matthew 27:1; Acts 4:26; 22:5;">[xr]

Meanwhile, the high priests and the scribes stood by and continued to accuse him vehemently.

But the scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery.in sin">[fn] After setting her before them,in the middle">[fn]

The next day their rulers, elders, and scribes met in Jerusalem

They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes. Then they rushed at him, grabbed him, and brought him before the Council.Sanhedrin">[fn]

There was a great deal of shouting until some of the scribes who belonged to the party of the Pharisees stood up and argued forcefully, "We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?"Acts 5:39; 25:25; 26:31;">[xr]