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

他就召齐了祭司长和民间的文士，问他们说：“基督当生在何处？”

他就召集了祭司长和民间的文士，问他们：“基督该生在哪里？”

他就召集了祭司长和民间的文士，问他们：“基督该生在哪里？”

希律王就召来祭司长和律法教师，问他们：“基督在哪里降生呢？”

他就召集所有的祭司长和民间的经学家，问他们基督应该生在哪里。

希律就召集了所有的祭司长和民间的经文士，向他们询问基督诞生在哪里。

他就召齊了祭司長和民間的文士，問他們說：「基督當生在何處？」

他就召集了祭司長和民間的文士，問他們：「基督該生在哪裏？」

他就召集了祭司長和民間的文士，問他們：「基督該生在哪裏？」

希律王就召來祭司長和律法教師，問他們：「基督在哪裡降生呢？」

他就召集所有的祭司長和民間的經學家，問他們基督應該生在哪裡。

他就召集了眾祭司長和民間的經學士，向他們查問基督應當生在甚麼地方。

希律就召集了所有的祭司長和民間的經文士，向他們詢問基督誕生在哪裡。

乃集祭司諸長、及民間士子、問基督當生於何處、

乃召祭司諸長、民間士子、問曰、基督當何處生、

乃召諸祭司長及民間經士、問曰、基督當生於何處、

王乃集司祭諸長及民間經生、詢以基督應生何地。

When he had called together all the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Messiah was to be born.

So Herod called together all the chief priests of the people. He also called the teachers of the law. He asked them where the Messiah was going to be born.

and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born.

So he assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people and asked them where the Messiah would be born.

And gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Messiah was to be born.

And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born.

And gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ should be born.

So he assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people and asked them where the Messiah would be born.

And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.

After assembling all the chief priests and experts in the law, he asked them where the Christ was to be born.

Gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ would be born.

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.”

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

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

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

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.

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?”

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.

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.”

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

Eleazar’s descendants were divided into sixteen groups and Ithamar’s into eight, for there were more family leaders among the descendants of Eleazar.All tasks were assigned to the various groups by means of sacred lots so that no preference would be shown, for there were many qualified officials serving God in the sanctuary from among the descendants of both Eleazar and Ithamar.Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite, acted as secretary and wrote down the names and assignments in the presence of the king, the officials, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the family leaders of the priests and Levites. The descendants of Eleazar and Ithamar took turns casting lots.The first lot fell to Jehoiarib. The second lot fell to Jedaiah.The third lot fell to Harim. The fourth lot fell to Seorim.The fifth lot fell to Malkijah. The sixth lot fell to Mijamin.The seventh lot fell to Hakkoz. The eighth lot fell to Abijah.The ninth lot fell to Jeshua. The tenth lot fell to Shecaniah.The eleventh lot fell to Eliashib. The twelfth lot fell to Jakim.The thirteenth lot fell to Huppah. The fourteenth lot fell to Jeshebeab.The fifteenth lot fell to Bilgah. The sixteenth lot fell to Immer.The seventeenth lot fell to Hezir. The eighteenth lot fell to Happizzez.The nineteenth lot fell to Pethahiah. The twentieth lot fell to Jehezkel.The twenty first lot fell to Jakin. The twenty second lot fell to Gamul.The twenty third lot fell to Delaiah. The twenty fourth lot fell to Maaziah.Each group carried out its appointed duties in the house of the Lord according to the procedures established by their ancestor Aaron in obedience to the commands of the Lord, the God of Israel.

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

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.

King Artaxerxes had given a copy of the following letter to Ezra, the priest and scribe who studied and taught the commands and decrees of the Lord to Israel:“ From Artaxerxes, the king of kings, to Ezra the priest, the teacher of the law of the God of heaven. Greetings.

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

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

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

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.

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.

“ 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.

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.

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