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He called together all the high priests and scribes of the people and asked them where the Christ[fn] was to be born.2 Chronicles 34:13; 36:14; Malachi 2:7;">[xr]

For I tell you, unless your righteousness greatly exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven!"Romans 9:31; 10:3;">[xr]

Then some of the scribes said to themselves, "This fellow is blaspheming!"

Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Jesus,him">[fn] "Teacher, we want to see a sign from you."Matthew 16:1; Mark 8:11; Luke 11:16,29; John 2:18; 1 Corinthians 1:22;">[xr]

Then some Pharisees and scribes came from Jerusalem to Jesus and said,Mark 7:1;">[xr]

From that time on, Jesus began to show his disciples that he would have to go to Jerusalem and suffer a great deal because of the elders, the high priests, and the scribes. Then he would be killed, but on the third day he would be raised.Matthew 20:17; Mark 8:31; 9:31; 10:33; Luke 9:22; 18:31; 24:6-7;">[xr]

So the disciples asked him, "Why, then, do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"

"See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the high priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death.Matthew 16:21;">[xr]

But when the high priests and the scribes saw the amazing things that he had done and the children shouting in the temple, "HosannaPlease save or Praise.">[fn] to the Son of David," they became furious

"The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat.[fn]Nehemiah 8:4,8; Malachi 2:7; Mark 12:38; Luke 20:45;">[xr]

"How terrible it will be for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the door to the kingdom of heaven in people's faces. You don't go in yourselves, and you don't allow those who are trying to enter to go in.to go in">[fn]

How terrible it will be for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You devour widows' houses and say long prayers to cover it up. Therefore, you will receive greater condemnation!,Mark 12:40; Luke 20:47; 2 Timothy 3:6; Titus 1:11;">[xr]

"How terrible it will be for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You travel over sea and land to make a single convert, and when this happens you make him twice as fit fortwice as much a son of">[fn] hellGehenna; a Gk. transliteration of the Heb. for Valley of Hinnom">[fn] as you are.

"How terrible it will be for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! For you give a tenth of your mint, dill, and cummin, but have neglected the more important matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness.faith">[fn] These are the things you should have practiced, without neglecting the others.1 Samuel 15:22; Hosea 6:6; Micah 6:8; Matthew 9:13; 12:7; Luke 11:42;">[xr]

"How terrible it will be for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and the plate, but on the inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.Mark 7:4; Luke 11:39;">[xr]

"How terrible it will be for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs that look beautiful on the outside but inside are full of dead people's bones and every kind of impurity.Luke 11:44; Acts 23:3;">[xr]

"How terrible it will be for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous.Luke 11:47;">[xr]

"That is why I am sending you prophets, wise men, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will whip in your synagogues and persecute from town to town.Matthew 10:17; 21:34-35; Luke 11:49; Acts 5:40; 7:58-59; 22:19; 2 Corinthians 11:24-25;">[xr]

Those who had arrested Jesus took him to Caiaphas, the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had assembled.Mark 14:53; Luke 22:54; John 18:12-13,24;">[xr]

In the same way the high priests, along with the scribes and elders, were also making fun of him. They kept saying,