Matthew 2:4

God's Word

He called together all the chief priests and the experts in the Scriptures and tried to find out from them where the Messiah was supposed to be born.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 34:13

also supervised the workers and directed all the workmen on the various jobs. Some of the Levites served as scribes, officials, or gatekeepers.

2 Chronicles 34:15

Hilkiah told the scribe Shaphan, “I have found the Book of the Teachings in the Lord’s temple.” Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan.

2 Chronicles 36:14

All the officials, the priests, and the people became increasingly unfaithful and followed all the disgusting practices of the nations. Although the Lord had made the temple in Jerusalem holy, they made the temple unclean.

Ezra 10:5

Then Ezra got up and made the leaders, priests, Levites, and all the rest of Israel swear to do what they had said. So they took an oath.

Ezra 7:6

As a scribe, Ezra was an expert in Moses’ Teachings, which the Lord God of Israel had given. The king gave Ezra everything he requested because the Lord his God was guiding him.

Nehemiah 12:7

Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the leaders of the priests and of their relatives at the time of Jeshua.

Psalm 2:2

Kings take their stands. Rulers make plans together against the Lord and against his Messiah  by saying,

Jeremiah 8:8

“ ‘How can you say that you are wise and that you have the Lord’s teachings? The scribes have used their pens to turn these teachings into lies.

Malachi 2:7

“A priest’s lips should preserve knowledge. Then, because he is the messenger for the Lord of Armies, people will seek instruction from his mouth.

Matthew 13:52

So Jesus said to them, “That is why every student of the Scriptures who has become a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like a home owner. He brings new and old things out of his treasure chest.”

Matthew 2:3

When King Herod and all Jerusalem heard about this, they became disturbed.

Matthew 2:5

They told him, “In Bethlehem in Judea. The prophet wrote about this:

Matthew 21:15

When the chief priests and the experts in Moses’ Teachings saw the amazing miracles he performed and the children shouting in the temple courtyard, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” they were irritated.

Matthew 21:23

Then Jesus went into the temple courtyard and began to teach. The chief priests and the leaders of the people came to him. They asked, “What gives you the right to do these things? Who told you that you could do this?”

Matthew 26:3

Then the chief priests and the leaders of the people gathered in the palace of the chief priest Caiaphas.

Matthew 26:47

Just then, while Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve apostles, arrived. A large crowd carrying swords and clubs was with him. They were from the chief priests and leaders of the people.

Matthew 27:1

Early in the morning all the chief priests and the leaders of the people decided to execute Jesus.

Matthew 7:29

Unlike their experts in Moses’ Teachings, he taught them with authority.

Mark 8:31

Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man would have to suffer a lot. He taught them that he would be rejected by the leaders, the chief priests, and the experts in Moses’ Teachings. He would be killed, but after three days he would come back to life.

Luke 20:19

The experts in Moses’ Teachings and the chief priests wanted to arrest him right there, but they were afraid of the people. They knew that he had directed this illustration at them.

Luke 23:10

Meanwhile, the chief priests and the experts in Moses’ Teachings stood there and shouted their accusations against Jesus.

John 18:3

So Judas took a troop of soldiers and the guards from the chief priests and Pharisees and went to the garden. They were carrying lanterns, torches, and weapons.

John 3:10

Jesus told Nicodemus, “You’re a well-known teacher of Israel. Can’t you understand this?

John 7:32

The Pharisees heard the crowd saying things like this about him. So the chief priests and the Pharisees sent temple guards to arrest Jesus.

John 8:3

The experts in Moses’ Teachings and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught committing adultery. They made her stand in front of everyone

Acts 23:9

The shouting became very loud. Some of the experts in Moses’ Teachings were Pharisees who argued their position forcefully. They said, “We don’t find anything wrong with this man. Maybe a spirit or an angel actually spoke to him!”

Acts 4:5

The next day the Jewish rulers, the leaders, and the experts in Moses’ Teachings met in Jerusalem.

Acts 6:12

The liars stirred up trouble among the people, the leaders, and the experts in Moses’ Teachings. So they went to Stephen, took him by force, and brought him in front of the Jewish council.