Matthew 2:4

Good News Translation (US Version)

He called together all the chief priests and the teachers of the Law and asked them, “Where will the Messiah be born?”

Cross References

Acts 23:9

The shouting became louder, and some of the teachers of the Law who belonged to the party of the Pharisees stood up and protested strongly: “We cannot find a thing wrong with this man! Perhaps a spirit or an angel really did speak to him!”

Acts 6:12

In this way they stirred up the people, the elders, and the teachers of the Law. They seized Stephen and took him before the Council.

Matthew 21:23

Jesus came back to the Temple; and as he taught, the chief priests and the elders came to him and asked, “What right do you have to do these things? Who gave you such right?”

Matthew 7:29

He wasn't like the teachers of the Law; instead, he taught with authority.

Acts 4:5

The next day the Jewish leaders, the elders, and the teachers of the Law gathered in Jerusalem.

John 18:3

So Judas went to the garden, taking with him a group of Roman soldiers, and some Temple guards sent by the chief priests and the Pharisees; they were armed and carried lanterns and torches.

John 8:3

The teachers of the Law and the Pharisees brought in a woman who had been caught committing adultery, and they made her stand before them all.

John 7:32

The Pharisees heard the crowd whispering these things about Jesus, so they and the chief priests sent some guards to arrest him.

John 3:10

Jesus answered, “You are a great teacher in Israel, and you don't know this?

Luke 23:10

The chief priests and the teachers of the Law stepped forward and made strong accusations against Jesus.

Luke 20:19

The teachers of the Law and the chief priests tried to arrest Jesus on the spot, because they knew that he had told this parable against them; but they were afraid of the people.

Jeremiah 8:8

How can you say that you are wise and that you know my laws? Look, the laws have been changed by dishonest scribes.

Mark 8:31

Then Jesus began to teach his disciples: “The Son of Man must suffer much and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the teachers of the Law. He will be put to death, but three days later he will rise to life.”

Matthew 27:1

Early in the morning all the chief priests and the elders made their plans against Jesus to put him to death.

Matthew 26:47

Jesus was still speaking when Judas, one of the twelve disciples, arrived. With him was a large crowd armed with swords and clubs and sent by the chief priests and the elders.

Matthew 26:3

Then the chief priests and the elders met together in the palace of Caiaphas, the High Priest,

Matthew 21:15

The chief priests and the teachers of the Law became angry when they saw the wonderful things he was doing and the children shouting in the Temple, “Praise to David's Son!”

Matthew 13:52

So he replied, “This means, then, that every teacher of the Law who becomes a disciple in the Kingdom of heaven is like a homeowner who takes new and old things out of his storage room.”

Malachi 2:7

It is the duty of priests to teach the true knowledge of God. People should go to them to learn my will, because they are the messengers of the Lord Almighty.

Psalm 2:2

Their kings revolt, their rulers plot together against the Lord and against the king he chose.

Ezra 10:5

So Ezra began by making the leaders of the priests, of the Levites, and of the rest of the people take an oath that they would do what Shecaniah had proposed.

Ezra 7:6

Ezra was a scholar with a thorough knowledge of the Law which the Lord, the God of Israel, had given to Moses. Because Ezra had the blessing of the Lord his God, the emperor gave him everything he asked for. In the seventh year of the reign of Artaxerxes, Ezra set out from Babylonia for Jerusalem with a group of Israelites which included priests, Levites, Temple musicians, Temple guards, and workers.

2 Chronicles 36:14

In addition, the leaders of Judah, the priests, and the people followed the sinful example of the nations around them in worshiping idols, and so they defiled the Temple, which the Lord himself had made holy.

2 Chronicles 34:15

He said to Shaphan, “I have found the book of the Law here in the Temple.” He gave Shaphan the book,

2 Chronicles 34:13

Other Levites were in charge of transporting materials and supervising the workers on various jobs, and others kept records or served as guards.

Matthew 2:3

When King Herod heard about this, he was very upset, and so was everyone else in Jerusalem.

Matthew 2:5

“In the town of Bethlehem in Judea,” they answered. “For this is what the prophet wrote: