Quotes about Scribes
Christ does not make new laws; he rectifies the wrong interpretations of the scribes which had vitiated the purity of the law of God.
— John Calvin
“The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.
— Matthew 23:2
The disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
— Matthew 17:10
In His teaching Jesus also said, “Watch out for the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, to receive greetings in the marketplaces,
— Mark 12:38
and the clans of the scribes who lived at Jabez—the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.
— 1 Chronicles 2:55
And when he had assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ was to be born.
— Matthew 2:4
Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.”
— Matthew 12:38
How can you say, ‘We are wise, and the Law of the LORD is with us,’ when in fact the lying pen of the scribes has produced a deception?
— Jeremiah 8:8
And they asked Jesus, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
— Mark 9:11
For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
— Matthew 5:20
From that time on Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.
— Matthew 16:21
But the scribes and Pharisees were filled with rage and began to discuss with one another what they might do to Jesus.
— Luke 6:11