Matthew 7:29

7:29 because he taught them like one who had authority, ¹  not like their experts in the law. ² 

Matthew 13:52

13:52 Then he said to them, “Therefore every expert in the law ³  who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his treasure what is new and old.”

Matthew 13:2

13:2 And such a large crowd gathered around him that he got into a boat to sit while ⁴  the whole crowd stood on the shore.

Matthew 1:13

1:13 Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, Abiud the father of Eliakim, Eliakim the father of Azor,

Matthew 1:15

1:15 Eliud the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob,

Ezra 7:6

7:6 This Ezra is the one who came up from Babylon. He was a scribe who was skilled in the law of Moses which the Lord God of Israel had given. The king supplied him with everything he requested, for the hand of the Lord his God was on him.

Ezra 7:11-12

Artaxerxes Gives Official Endorsement to Ezra’s Mission

7:11 What follows ⁵  is a copy of the letter that King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priestly scribe. ⁶  Ezra was ⁷  a scribe in matters pertaining to the commandments of the Lord and his statutes over Israel:

7:12 ⁸ “Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, a scribe of the perfect law of the God of heaven:

Jeremiah 8:8

8:8 How can you say, “We are wise!

We have the law of the Lord”?

The truth is, ⁹  those who teach it ¹⁰  have used their writings

to make it say what it does not really mean. ¹¹ 

Mark 8:31

First Prediction of Jesus’ Death and Resurrection

8:31 Then ¹²  Jesus ¹³  began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer ¹⁴  many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and experts in the law, ¹⁵  and be killed, and after three days rise again.

Luke 20:19

20:19 Then ¹⁶  the experts in the law ¹⁷  and the chief priests wanted to arrest ¹⁸  him that very hour, because they realized he had told this parable against them. But ¹⁹  they were afraid of the people.

Luke 23:10

23:10 The chief priests and the experts in the law ²⁰  were there, vehemently accusing him. ²¹ 

John 8:3

8:3 The experts in the law ²²  and the Pharisees ²³  brought a woman who had been caught committing adultery. They made her stand in front of them

Acts 4:5

4:5 On the next day, ²⁴  their rulers, elders, and experts in the law ²⁵  came together ²⁶  in Jerusalem. ²⁷ 

Acts 6:12

6:12 They incited the people, the ²⁸  elders, and the experts in the law; ²⁹  then they approached Stephen, ³⁰  seized him, and brought him before the council. ³¹ 

Acts 23:9

23:9 There was a great commotion, ³²  and some experts in the law ³³  from the party of the Pharisees stood up ³⁴  and protested strongly, ³⁵  “We find nothing wrong ³⁶  with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”

[7:29]  ¹ sn Jesus’ teaching impressed the hearers with the directness of its claim; he taught with authority. A study of Jewish rabbinic interpretation shows that it was typical to cite a list of authorities to make one’s point. Apparently Jesus addressed the issues in terms of his own understanding.

[7:29]  ² tn Or “their scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.

[13:52]  ³ tn Or “every scribe.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4. It is possible that the term translated “expert in the law” (traditionally, “scribe”) here is a self-description used by the author, Matthew, to represent his role in conveying the traditions about Jesus to his intended audience. See David E. Orton, The Understanding Scribe [JSNTSup].

[13:2]  ⁴ tn Grk “and all the crowd.” The clause in this phrase, although coordinate in terms of grammar, is logically subordinate to the previous clause.

[7:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “this.”

[7:11]  ⁶ tn Heb “the priest, the scribe.” So also in v. 21.

[7:11]  ⁷ tn The words “Ezra was” are not in the Hebrew text but have been added in the translation for clarity.

[7:12]  ⁸ sn Ezra 7:12-26 is written in Aramaic rather than Hebrew.

[8:8]  ⁹ tn Heb “Surely, behold!”

[8:8]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “the scribes.”

[8:8]  ¹¹ tn Heb “The lying pen of the scribes have made [it] into a lie.” The translation is an attempt to make the most common interpretation of this passage understandable for the average reader. This is, however, a difficult passage whose interpretation is greatly debated and whose syntax is capable of other interpretations. The interpretation of the NJPS, “Assuredly, for naught has the pen labored, for naught the scribes,” surely deserves consideration within the context; i.e. it hasn’t done any good for the scribes to produce a reliable copy of the law, which the people have refused to follow. That interpretation has the advantage of explaining the absence of an object for the verb “make” or “labored” but creates a very unbalanced poetic couplet.

[8:31]  ¹² tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[8:31]  ¹³ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:31]  ¹⁴ sn The necessity that the Son of Man suffer is the particular point that needed emphasis, since for many 1st century Jews the Messiah was a glorious and powerful figure, not a suffering one.

[8:31]  ¹⁵ tn Or “and the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22.

[20:19]  ¹⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[20:19]  ¹⁷ tn Or “The scribes” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 5:21.

[20:19]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “tried to lay hands on him.”

[20:19]  ¹⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

[23:10]  ²⁰ tn Or “and the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 5:21.

[23:10]  ²¹ sn Luke portrays the Jewish leadership as driving events toward the cross by vehemently accusing Jesus.

[8:3]  ²² tn Or “The scribes.” The traditional rendering of γραμματεύς (grammateu") as “scribe” does not communicate much to the modern English reader, for whom the term might mean “professional copyist,” if it means anything at all. The people referred to here were recognized experts in the law of Moses and in traditional laws and regulations. Thus “expert in the law” comes closer to the meaning for the modern reader.

[8:3]  ²³ sn See the note on Pharisees in 1:24.

[4:5]  ²⁴ tn Grk “It happened that on the next day.” The introductory phrase ἐγένετο (egeneto, “it happened that”), common in Luke (69 times) and Acts (54 times), is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[4:5]  ²⁵ tn Or “and scribes.” The traditional rendering of γραμματεύς (grammateu") as “scribe” does not communicate much to the modern English reader, for whom the term might mean “professional copyist,” if it means anything at all. The people referred to here were recognized experts in the law of Moses and in traditional laws and regulations. Thus “expert in the law” comes closer to the meaning for the modern reader.

[4:5]  ²⁶ tn Or “law assembled,” “law met together.”

[4:5]  ²⁷ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[6:12]  ²⁸ tn Grk “and the,” but καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

[6:12]  ²⁹ tn Or “and the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 4:5.

[6:12]  ³⁰ tn Grk “approaching, they seized him”; the referent (Stephen) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[6:12]  ³¹ tn Or “the Sanhedrin” (the highest legal, legislative, and judicial body among the Jews). Stephen suffers just as Peter and John did.

[23:9]  ³² tn Or “clamor” (cf. BDAG 565 s.v. κραυγή 1.a, which has “there arose a loud outcry” here, and Exod 12:30).

[23:9]  ³³ tn Or “and some scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 4:5.

[23:9]  ³⁴ tn Grk “standing up.” The participle ἀναστάντες (anastante") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[23:9]  ³⁵ tn Grk “protested strongly, saying.” L&N 39.27 has “διαμάχομαι: to fight or contend with, involving severity and thoroughness – ‘to protest strongly, to contend with.’…‘some scribes from the party of the Pharisees protested strongly’ Ac 23:9.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant and has not been translated.

[23:9]  ³⁶ sn “We find nothing wrong with this man.” Here is another declaration of innocence. These leaders recognized the possibility that Paul might have the right to make his claim.