Matthew 2:4

New Living Translation

He called a meeting of the leading priests and teachers of religious law and asked, “Where is the Messiah supposed to be born?”

Cross References

2 Chronicles 34:13

were put in charge of the laborers of the various trades. Still others assisted as secretaries, officials, and gatekeepers.

2 Chronicles 34:15

Hilkiah said to Shaphan the court secretary, “I have found the Book of the Law in the Lord’s Temple!” Then Hilkiah gave the scroll to Shaphan.

2 Chronicles 36:14

Likewise, all the leaders of the priests and the people became more and more unfaithful. They followed all the pagan practices of the surrounding nations, desecrating the Temple of the Lord that had been consecrated in Jerusalem.

Ezra 10:5

So Ezra stood up and demanded that the leaders of the priests and the Levites and all the people of Israel swear that they would do as Shecaniah had said. And they all swore a solemn oath.

Ezra 7:6

This Ezra was a scribe who was well versed in the Law of Moses, which the Lord, the God of Israel, had given to the people of Israel. He came up to Jerusalem from Babylon, and the king gave him everything he asked for, because the gracious hand of the Lord his God was on him.

Nehemiah 12:7

Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the leaders of the priests and their associates in the days of Jeshua.

Psalm 2:2

The kings of the earth prepare for battle; the rulers plot together against the Lord and against his anointed one.

Jeremiah 8:8

“‘How can you say, “We are wise because we have the word of the Lord,” when your teachers have twisted it by writing lies?

Malachi 2:7

“The words of a priest’s lips should preserve knowledge of God, and people should go to him for instruction, for the priest is the messenger of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

Matthew 13:52

Then he added, “Every teacher of religious law who becomes a disciple in the Kingdom of Heaven is like a homeowner who brings from his storeroom new gems of truth as well as old.”

Matthew 2:3

King Herod was deeply disturbed when he heard this, as was everyone in Jerusalem.

Matthew 2:5

“In Bethlehem in Judea,” they said, “for this is what the prophet wrote:

Matthew 21:15

The leading priests and the teachers of religious law saw these wonderful miracles and heard even the children in the Temple shouting, “Praise God for the Son of David.” But the leaders were indignant.

Matthew 21:23

When Jesus returned to the Temple and began teaching, the leading priests and elders came up to him. They demanded, “By what authority are you doing all these things? Who gave you the right?”

Matthew 26:3

At that same time the leading priests and elders were meeting at the residence of Caiaphas, the high priest,

Matthew 26:47

And even as Jesus said this, Judas, one of the twelve disciples, arrived with a crowd of men armed with swords and clubs. They had been sent by the leading priests and elders of the people.

Matthew 27:1

Very early in the morning the leading priests and the elders of the people met again to lay plans for putting Jesus to death.

Matthew 7:29

for he taught with real authority—quite unlike their teachers of religious law.

Mark 8:31

Then Jesus began to tell them that the Son of Man must suffer many terrible things and be rejected by the elders, the leading priests, and the teachers of religious law. He would be killed, but three days later he would rise from the dead.

Luke 20:19

The teachers of religious law and the leading priests wanted to arrest Jesus immediately because they realized he was telling the story against them—they were the wicked farmers. But they were afraid of the people’s reaction.

Luke 23:10

Meanwhile, the leading priests and the teachers of religious law stood there shouting their accusations.

John 18:3

The leading priests and Pharisees had given Judas a contingent of Roman soldiers and Temple guards to accompany him. Now with blazing torches, lanterns, and weapons, they arrived at the olive grove.

John 3:10

Jesus replied, “You are a respected Jewish teacher, and yet you don’t understand these things?

John 7:32

When the Pharisees heard that the crowds were whispering such things, they and the leading priests sent Temple guards to arrest Jesus.

John 8:3

As he was speaking, the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in the act of adultery. They put her in front of the crowd.

Acts 23:9

So there was a great uproar. Some of the teachers of religious law who were Pharisees jumped up and began to argue forcefully. “We see nothing wrong with him,” they shouted. “Perhaps a spirit or an angel spoke to him.”

Acts 4:5

The next day the council of all the rulers and elders and teachers of religious law met in Jerusalem.

Acts 6:12

This roused the people, the elders, and the teachers of religious law. So they arrested Stephen and brought him before the high council.