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And they led away Jesus to Caiaphas the high priest. And with him were assembled all the chief priests and the Scribes and the Elders.

And forthwith, in the morning, the chief priests with the Elders and the Scribes, and the whole Sanhedrim, held a consultation. And they bound Jesus, and led him away, and delivered him over to Pilate the president.

And so also the chief priests, jeering one with another, and the Scribes, said: He gave life to others, his own life he cannot save.

And the Scribes and Pharisees began to reason, and to say: Who is this that speaketh blasphemy? Who can forgive sins, but God only?

And the Scribes and Pharisees murmured, and said to his disciples: Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?

And the Scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath; that they might be able to accuse him.

But the Pharisees and Scribes rejected the good pleasure of God, against themselves; as they were not baptized by him.

And he said to them: The Son of man is to suffer many things, and to be rejected by the Elders and the chief priests and Scribes; and they will kill him; and on the third day, he will arise.

Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! for ye are like graves that are unknown, and men walk over them and do not know [fn] .

And one of the Scribes replied, and said to him: Teacher, while saying these things, thou reproachest us also.

And he said: Woe to you also! ye Scribes, who lade men with heavy burdens; yet ye yourselves will not touch those burdens with one of your fingers

Woe to you, Scribes; for ye have taken away the keys of knowledge: ye yourselves enter not, and them that are entering ye hinder.

And when he had said these things to them, the Scribes and Pharisees began to be offended, and became angry, and carped at his discourses,

And Jews answered, and said to the Scribes and Pharisees: Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath?

And the Scribes and Pharisees murmured, and said: This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.

And he taught daily in the temple: and the chief priests and Scribes and Elders of the people, sought to destroy him.

And on one of those days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and preaching, the chief priests and Scribes, with the Elders, came upon him,

And the chief priests and Scribes sought to lay hands on him, at that time; but they were afraid of the people; for they knew, that he spoke this similitude against them.

And some of the Scribes answered, and said to him: Teacher, thou hast spoken well.

And he said also to them: How do the Scribes say of Messiah, that he is the son of David?