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And the high priests and the scribes heard it, and they sought how to do away with him; for they were afraid of him, because all the people were amazed at his teaching.

And they came again to Jerusalem; and while he was walking in the temple, the high priests, and the scribes, and the elders came to him.

And they sent to him some men of the scribes and of the Herodians, that they might trap him by a word.

And one of the scribes came near and heard them debating, and he saw that he gave them a good answer. So he asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?

And Jesus answered and said, as he taught in the temple, How do the scribes say that Christ is the son of David?

And in his teaching he said to them, Beware of the scribes, who like to walk in long robes, and love to be saluted in the streets,

AFTER two days, the passover of un leavened bread was to come; and the high priests and the scribes were seeking how to seize him by craft and kill him.

While he was speaking, Judas of Iscariot, one of the twelve, came and many other people, with swords and staves, from the high priests and the scribes and the elders.

And they took Jesus to Caiaphas the high priest; and there gathered to him all the high priests and the scribes and the elders.

AND immediately in the morning the high priests took counsel together with the elders and the scribes and with the whole council; and they bound Jesus and took him away, and delivered him to Pilate the governor.

The high priests likewise were laughing among themselves, with the scribes, and saying, He saved others; but he cannot save himself.

And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason saying, Who is this man who talks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins, except God only?

And the scribes and the Pharisees murmured and said to his disciples, Why do you eat and drink with publicans and sinners?

And the scribes and the Pharisees watched him, to see if he would heal on the sabbath, so that they might find an accusation against him.

But the Pharisees and the scribes suppressed the will of God in themselves, because they were not baptized by him.

And he said to them, The Son of man must suffer a great many things, and he will be rejected by the elders and the high priests and the scribes, and they will kill him, and on the third day he will rise.

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you are like graves that cannot be recognized, and men walk over them and know it not.

One of the scribes answered and said to him, Teacher, when you say these things, you reproach us also.

But he said, Woe also to you, scribes! for you lay heavy burdens on men, and you yourselves do not touch these burdens even with one of your fingers.

Woe to you, scribes! for you have taken away the keys of knowledge; you did not enter, and those who were entering you hindered.