Scribes
41 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
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- Acted as Keepers of the Muster-Rolls of the Host
- Acted as Notaries in Courts of Justice
- Acted as Religious Teachers
- Acted as Secretaries to Kings
- Acted as Secretaries to Prophets
- Acted as Writers of Public Documents
- Antiquity of
- Families Celebrated for Furnishing: Kenites
- Families Celebrated for Furnishing: Levi
- Families Celebrated for Furnishing: Zebulun
- Generally Men of Great Wisdom
- Illustrated of Well Instructed Ministers of the Gospel
- Modern were Doctors of the Law
- Modern were Frequently Pharisees
- Modern: Active in Procuring Our Lord's Death
- Modern: Condemned by Christ for Hypocrisy
- Modern: Esteemed Wise and Learned
- Modern: Often offended at out Lord's Conduct and Teaching
- Modern: Persecuted the Christians
- Modern: Regarded As Interpreters of Scripture
- Modern: Sat in Moses' Seat
- Modern: Tempted Our Lord
- Modern: Their Manner of Teaching Contrasting with That of Christ
- Modern: Wore Long Robes and Loved Pre-Eminence
- Often Learned in the Law
- Wore an Inkhorn at Their Girdles
Acted as Keepers of the Muster-Rolls of the Host
- 2 Kings 25:19 Of those still in the city, he took a court official who had been appointed over the men of war, as well as five royal advisors. He also took the scribe of the captain of the army, who had enlisted the people of the land, and …
- 2 Chronicles 26:11 Uzziah had an army ready for battle that went out to war by assigned divisions, as recorded by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer under the direction of Hananiah, one of the royal officers.
- Jeremiah 52:25 Of those still in the city, he took a court official who had been appointed over the men of war, as well as seven trusted royal advisers. He also took the scribe of the captain of the army, who had enlisted the people of the …
Acted as Notaries in Courts of Justice
- Jeremiah 32:11–12 Then I took the deed of purchase— the sealed copy with its terms and conditions, as well as the open copy— …
Acted as Religious Teachers
- Nehemiah 8:2–6 On the first day of the seventh month, Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly of men and women and all who could listen and understand. …
Acted as Secretaries to Kings
- 2 Samuel 8:17 Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was the scribe;
- 2 Samuel 20:25 Sheva was the scribe; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
- 2 Kings 12:10 Whenever they saw that there was a large amount of money in the chest, the royal scribe and the high priest would go up, count the money brought into the house of the LORD, and tie it up in bags.
- Esther 3:12 On the thirteenth day of the first month, the royal scribes were summoned and the order was written exactly as Haman commanded the royal satraps, the governors of each province, and the officials of each people, in the script of …
Acted as Secretaries to Prophets
- Jeremiah 36:5 Then Jeremiah commanded Baruch, “I am restricted; I cannot enter the house of the LORD;
- Jeremiah 36:26 Instead, the king commanded Jerahmeel, a son of the king, as well as Seraiah son of Azriel and Shelemiah son of Abdeel, to seize Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet. But the LORD had hidden them.
Acted as Writers of Public Documents
- 1 Chronicles 24:6 The scribe, Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite, recorded their names in the presence of the king and of the officers: Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the heads of families of the priests and the Levites — one …
Antiquity of
- Judges 5:14 Some came from Ephraim, with their roots in Amalek; Benjamin came with your people after you. The commanders came down from Machir, the bearers of the marshal’s staff from Zebulun.
Families Celebrated for Furnishing: Kenites
- 1 Chronicles 2:55 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.
Families Celebrated for Furnishing: Levi
- 1 Chronicles 24:6 The scribe, Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite, recorded their names in the presence of the king and of the officers: Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the heads of families of the priests and the Levites — one …
- 2 Chronicles 34:13 were over the laborers and supervised all who did the work, task by task. Some of the Levites were secretaries, officers, and gatekeepers.
Families Celebrated for Furnishing: Zebulun
- Judges 5:14 Some came from Ephraim, with their roots in Amalek; Benjamin came with your people after you. The commanders came down from Machir, the bearers of the marshal’s staff from Zebulun.
Generally Men of Great Wisdom
- 1 Chronicles 27:32 David’s uncle Jonathan was a counselor; he was a man of insight and a scribe. Jehiel son of Hachmoni attended to the sons of the king.
Illustrated of Well Instructed Ministers of the Gospel
- Matthew 13:52 Then He told them, “For this reason, every scribe who has been discipled in the kingdom of heaven is like a homeowner who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.”
Modern were Doctors of the Law
- Mark 12:28 Now one of the scribes had come up and heard their debate. Noticing how well Jesus had answered them, he asked Him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?”
- Matthew 22:35 One of them, an expert in the law, tested Him with a question:
Modern were Frequently Pharisees
- Acts 23:9 A great clamor arose, and some scribes from the party of the Pharisees got up and contended sharply, “We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”
Modern: Active in Procuring Our Lord's Death
- Matthew 26:3 At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
- Luke 23:10 Meanwhile, the chief priests and scribes stood there, vehemently accusing Him.
Modern: Condemned by Christ for Hypocrisy
- Matthew 23:15 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.
Modern: Esteemed Wise and Learned
- 1 Corinthians 1:20 Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
Modern: Often offended at out Lord's Conduct and Teaching
- Matthew 21:15 But the chief priests and scribes were indignant when they saw the wonders He performed and the children shouting in the temple courts, “Hosanna to the Son of David!”
- Mark 2:6–7 But some of the scribes were sitting there and thinking in their hearts, …
- Mark 2:16 When the scribes who were Pharisees saw Jesus eating with these people, they asked His disciples, “Why does He eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
- Mark 3:22 And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and, “By the prince of the demons He drives out demons.”
Modern: Persecuted the Christians
- Acts 4:5 The next day the rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem,
- Acts 18:21 But as he left, he said, “I will come back to you if God is willing.” And he set sail from Ephesus.
- Acts 6:12 So they stirred up the people, elders, and scribes and confronted Stephen. They seized him and brought him before the Sanhedrin,
Modern: Regarded As Interpreters of Scripture
- Matthew 2:4 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 17:10 The disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
- Mark 12:35 While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, He asked, “How can the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David?
Modern: Sat in Moses' Seat
- Matthew 23:2 “The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.
Modern: Tempted Our Lord
- John 8:3 The scribes and Pharisees, however, brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before them
Modern: Their Manner of Teaching Contrasting with That of Christ
- Matthew 7:29 because He taught as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.
- Mark 1:22 The people were astonished at His teaching, because He taught as one who had authority, and not as the scribes.
Modern: Wore Long Robes and Loved Pre-Eminence
- Mark 12:38–39 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, …
Often Learned in the Law
- Ezra 7:6 this Ezra came up from Babylon. He was a scribe skilled in the Law of Moses, which the LORD, the God of Israel, had given. The king had granted Ezra all his requests, for the hand of the LORD his God was upon him.
Wore an Inkhorn at Their Girdles
- Ezekiel 9:2–3 And I saw six men coming from the direction of the Upper Gate, which faces north, each with a weapon of slaughter in his hand. With them was another man clothed in linen who had a writing kit at his side. And they came in and …
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Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.