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scribes

Meaning of “scribes”

Writers or clerks; among the Jews, persons learned in and teaching the law.

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First occurrence: 1 Kings 4:3

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Matthew 2:4
And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.
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1611 witness · Matthew 2:4 · retained source text

And when he had gathered all the chiefe Priests and Scribes of the people together, hee demanded of them where Christ should be borne.

Matthew 5:20
For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
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1611 witness · Matthew 5:20 · retained source text

For I say vnto you, That except your righteousnesse shall exceede the righteousnesse of the Scribes and Pharisees, yee shall in no case enter into the kingdome of heauen.

Matthew 7:29
For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
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1611 witness · Matthew 7:29 · retained source text

For he taught them as one hauing authoritie, and not as the Scribes.

Matthew 9:3
And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth.
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1611 witness · Matthew 9:3 · retained source text

And behold, certaine of the Scribes said within themselues, This man blasphemeth.

Matthew 12:38
¶ Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.
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1611 witness · Matthew 12:38 · retained source text

¶ Then certaine of the Scribes, and of the Pharisees, answered, saying, Master, we would see a signe from thee.

1611 marginal noteChap. 16.1. luke 11.29. 1.cor. 1.22.

Matthew 15:1
THEN came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,
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¶ Then came to Iesus Scribes and Pharisees, which were of Hierusalem, saying,

1611 marginal noteMark. 7.1.

Matthew 16:21
¶ From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.
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1611 witness · Matthew 16:21 · retained source text

¶ From that time foorth began Iesus to shew vnto his disciples, how that he must goe vnto Hierusalem, and suffer many things of the Elders and chiefe Priests & Scribes, and be killed, and be raised againe the third day.

Matthew 17:10
And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?
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1611 witness · Matthew 17:10 · retained source text

And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the Scribes that Elias must first come?

1611 marginal noteChap. 11.14. mark. 9.12.

Matthew 20:18
Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death,
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Behold, we goe vp to Hierusalem, and the Sonne of man shall be betraied vnto the chiefe Priests, and vnto the Scribes, and they shall condemne him to death,

Matthew 21:15
And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore displeased,
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1611 witness · Matthew 21:15 · retained source text

And when the chiefe Priests and Scribes saw the wonderfull things that he did, & the children crying in the temple, & saying, Hosanna to the sonne of Dauid, they were sore displeased,

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