Here you will find all biblical passages where / in which the word (or term) ‘Scribe’ occurs and how often this word occurs per biblical book. We searched the New and Old Testaments to find all the verses and occurrences of the Word. his article is part of our small concordance.
The term ‘Scribe’ occurs 112 times in the Bible. Below you will find all matching biblical passages divided according to the corresponding book.
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Bible passages with ‘Scribe’ in the book 2 Samuel
2 Samuel 8:17 And Zadok, the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech, the son of Abiathar, were the priests. And Seraiah was the scribe.2 Samuel 8:17
2 Samuel 20:25 Now Sheva was the scribe. And truly Zadok and Abiathar were the priests.2 Samuel 20:25
Number of the word / term Scribe in 2 Samuel: 2
Bible passages with ‘Scribe’ in the book 1 Kings
1 Kings 4:3 Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, the scribes; Jehoshaphat, the son of Ahilud, the keeper of records;1 Kings 4:3
Number of the word / term Scribe in 1 Kings: 1
Bible passages with ‘Scribe’ in the book 2 Kings
2 Kings 12:10 And when they saw that there was a great amount of money in the chest, the scribe of the king and the high priest went up and poured it out. And they counted the money that was found in the house of the Lord.2 Kings 12:10
2 Kings 18:18 And they called for the king. But there went out to them Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, the first ruler of the house, and Shebnah, the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the keeper of records.2 Kings 18:18
2 Kings 18:37 And Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, the first ruler of the house, and Shebnah, the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the keeper of records, went to Hezekiah with their garments torn. And they reported to him the words of Rabshakeh.2 Kings 18:37
2 Kings 19:2 And he sent Eliakim, the first ruler of the house, and Shebnah, the scribe, and the elders from the priests, covered with sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah, the son of Amoz.2 Kings 19:2
2 Kings 22:3 Then, in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, the king sent Shaphan, the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, the scribe of the temple of the Lord, saying to him:2 Kings 22:3
2 Kings 22:8 Then Hilkiah, the high priest, said to Shaphan, the scribe, “I have found the book of the law in the house of the Lord.” And Hilkiah gave the volume to Shaphan, and he read it.2 Kings 22:8
2 Kings 22:9 Also, Shaphan, the scribe, went to the king, and reported to him what he had instructed. And he said: “Your servants have brought together the money which was found in the house of the Lord. And they have given it so that it would be distributed to the workers by the overseers of the works of the temple of the Lord.”2 Kings 22:9
2 Kings 22:10 Also, Shaphan, the scribe, explained to the king, saying, “Hilkiah, the priest, gave the book to me.” And when Shaphan had read it before the king,2 Kings 22:10
2 Kings 22:12 And he instructed Hilkiah, the priest, and Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, and Achbor, the son of Micaiah, and Shaphan, the scribe, and Asaiah, the servant of the king, saying:2 Kings 22:12
Number of the word / term Scribe in 2 Kings: 9
Bible passages with ‘Scribe’ in the book 1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 2:55 as well as the families of the scribes living in Jabesh, those singing and making music, and those dwelling in tents. These are the Kenites, who went forth from Calor, the father of the house of Rechab.1 Chronicles 2:55
1 Chronicles 18:16 And Zadok, the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech, the son of Abiathar, were the priests. And Shavsha was the scribe.1 Chronicles 18:16
1 Chronicles 24:6 And the scribe Shemaiah, the son of Nethanel, a Levite, wrote these down before the king and the leaders, with Zadok, the priest, and Ahimelech, the son of Abiathar, and also the leaders of the priestly and Levitical families. And there was one house, which was preeminent over the others, that of Eleazar; and there was another house, which had the others under it, that of Ithamar.1 Chronicles 24:6
Number of the word / term Scribe in 1 Chronicles: 3
Bible passages with ‘Scribe’ in the book 2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 24:11 And when it was time for them to bring the ark before the king by the hands of the Levites, for they saw that there was much money, the scribe of the king, and the one whom the high priest had appointed, entered. And they poured out the money that was in the ark. Then they carried the ark back to its place. And they did this on each day. And an immense sum of money was gathered.2 Chronicles 24:11
2 Chronicles 26:11 Now the army of his warriors, who would go forth to battle, was under the hand of Jeiel, the scribe, and Maaseiah, the teacher, and under the hand of Hananiah, who was among the king’s commanders.2 Chronicles 26:11
2 Chronicles 34:13 Truly, scribes and teachers, from among the Levites who were porters, were over those who were carrying burdens for various uses.2 Chronicles 34:13
2 Chronicles 34:15 And he said to Shaphan, the scribe: “I have found the book of the law in the house of the Lord.” And he delivered it to him.2 Chronicles 34:15
2 Chronicles 34:20 And he instructed Hilkiah, and Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, and Abdon, the son of Micah, and also Shaphan, the scribe, and Asaiah, the servant of the king, saying:2 Chronicles 34:20
Number of the word / term Scribe in 2 Chronicles: 5
Bible passages with ‘Scribe’ in the book Ezra
Ezra 4:8 Rehum, the commander, and Shimshai, the scribe, wrote one letter from Jerusalem to king Artaxerxes, in this manner:Ezra 4:8
Ezra 4:9 “Rehum, the commander, and Shimshai, the scribe, and the rest of their counselors, the judges, and rulers, the officials, those from Persia, from Erech, from Babylonia, from Susa, the Dehavites, and the Elamites,Ezra 4:9
Ezra 4:17 The king sent word to Rehum, the commander, and to Shimshai, the scribe, and to the rest who were in their council, to the inhabitants of Samaria, and to the others across the river, offering a greeting and peace.Ezra 4:17
Ezra 4:23 And so a copy of the edict of king Artaxerxes was read before Rehum, the commander, and Shimshai, the scribe, and their counselors. And they went away hurriedly to Jerusalem, to the Jews. And they prohibited them by force and by strength.Ezra 4:23
Ezra 7:6 this same Ezra, ascended from Babylon; and he was a proficient scribe in the law of Moses, which the Lord God gave to Israel. And the king granted to him his every petition. For the hand of the Lord, his God, was over him.Ezra 7:6
Ezra 7:11 Now this is a copy of the letter of the edict, which king Artaxerxes gave to Ezra, the priest, a scribe well-taught in the words and precepts of the Lord and in his ceremonies in Israel:Ezra 7:11
Ezra 7:12 “Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra, the priest, a very learned scribe of the law of the God of heaven: a greeting.Ezra 7:12
Ezra 7:21 and by me. I, king Artaxerxes, have appointed and decreed to all the keepers of the public treasury, those who are beyond the river, that whatever Ezra, the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall ask of you, you shall provide it without delay,Ezra 7:21
Number of the word / term Scribe in Ezra: 8
Bible passages with ‘Scribe’ in the book Nehemiah
Nehemiah 8:1 And the seventh month had arrived. Now the sons of Israel were in their cities. And all the people were gathered together, like one man, in the street which is before the water gate. And they spoke to Ezra the scribe, so that he would bring the book of the law of Moses, which the Lord had instructed to Israel.Nehemiah 8:1
Nehemiah 8:4 Then Ezra the scribe stood upon a step of wood, which he had made for speaking. And standing beside him were Mattithiah, and Shemaiah, and Anaiah, and Uriah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right. And on the left were Pedaiah, Mishael, and Malchijah, and Hashum, and Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.Nehemiah 8:4
Nehemiah 8:9 Then Nehemiah (the same is the cupbearer) and Ezra, the priest and scribe, and the Levites, who were interpreting for all the people, said: “This day has been sanctified to the Lord our God. Do not mourn, and do not weep.” For all of the people were weeping, as they were listening to the words of the law.Nehemiah 8:9
Nehemiah 8:13 And on the second day, the leaders of the families of all the people, the priests, and the Levites were gathered together to Ezra the scribe, so that he might interpret for them the words of the law.Nehemiah 8:13
Nehemiah 12:26 These were in the days of Joiakim, the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah, the governor, and of Ezra, the priest and scribe.Nehemiah 12:26
Nehemiah 12:36 And his brothers, Shemaiah, and Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, and Judah, and Hanani, went forth with the canticles of David, the man of God. And Ezra, the scribe, was before them at the fountain gate.Nehemiah 12:36
Nehemiah 13:13 And we appointed over the storehouses, Shelemiah, the priest, and Zadok, the scribe, and Pedaiah from the Levites, and next to them Hanan, the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah. For they had proven to be faithful. And so the portions of their brothers were entrusted to them.Nehemiah 13:13
Number of the word / term Scribe in Nehemiah: 7
Bible passages with ‘Scribe’ in the book Esther
Esther 3:12 And the scribes of the king were summoned, in the first month Nisan, on the thirteenth day of the same month. And it was written, as Haman had commanded, to all the king’s governors, and to the judges of the provinces, and to various peoples, so that each people could read and hear according to their various languages, in the name of king Artaxerxes. And the letters were sealed with his ring.Esther 3:12
Esther 8:9 Then the scribes and copyists were brought in, (now it was the time of the third month which is called Sivan,) on the twenty-third day of the month, and letters were written, as Mordecai wanted, to the Jews, and to the governors, and procurators, and judges, who presided over the one hundred twenty-seven provinces, from India all the way to Ethiopia: to one province and another, to one people and another, in accordance with their languages and letters, and to the Jews, exactly as they were able to read and hear.Esther 8:9
Number of the word / term Scribe in Esther: 2
Bible passages with ‘Scribe’ in the book Psalm
Psalm 45:1 Unto the end. For those who will be changed. To the sons of Korah, toward understanding. A Canticle for the Beloved. My heart has uttered a good word. I speak of my works to the king. My tongue is like the pen of a scribe who writes quickly.Psalm 45:1
Number of the word / term Scribe in Psalm: 1
Bible passages with ‘Scribe’ in the book Isaiah
Isaiah 36:3 And those who went to him were Eliakim, son of Hilkiah, who was over the house, and Shebna, the scribe, and Joah, son of Asaph, the historian.Isaiah 36:3
Isaiah 36:22 And Eliakim, son of Hilkiah, who was over the house, and Shebna, the scribe, and Joah, son of Asaph, the historian, entered to Hezekiah with their garments rent, and they reported to him the words of Rabshakeh.Isaiah 36:22
Isaiah 37:2 And he sent Eliakim, who was over the house, and Shebna, the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah, the son of Amoz, the prophet.Isaiah 37:2
Number of the word / term Scribe in Isaiah: 3
Bible passages with ‘Scribe’ in the book Jeremiah
Jeremiah 8:8 How can you say: ‘We are wise, and the law of the Lord is with us?’ Truly, the lying pen of the scribes has wrought falsehood.Jeremiah 8:8
Jeremiah 36:10 And Baruch read from the volume the words of Jeremiah in the house of the Lord, at the treasury of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, the scribe, in the upper vestibule, at the entrance to the new gate of the house of the Lord, in the hearing of all the people.Jeremiah 36:10
Jeremiah 36:12 he descended to the house of the king, to the treasury of the scribe. And behold, all the leaders were sitting there: Elishama, the scribe, and Delaiah, the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan, the son of Achbor, and Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah, the son of Hananiah, and all the leaders.Jeremiah 36:12
Jeremiah 36:20 And they entered to the king, in the court. Furthermore, they stored the volume in the treasury of Elishama, the scribe. And they announced all the words in the hearing of the king.Jeremiah 36:20
Jeremiah 36:21 And the king sent Jehudi to take the volume. And bringing it from the treasury of Elishama, the scribe, he read it in the hearing of the king and of all the leaders who were standing around the king.Jeremiah 36:21
Jeremiah 36:26 And the king instructed Jerahmeel, the son of Amelech, and Seraiah, the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah, the son of Abdeel, so that they would apprehend Baruch, the scribe, and Jeremiah, the prophet. But the Lord concealed them.Jeremiah 36:26
Jeremiah 36:32 Then Jeremiah took up another volume, and he gave it to Baruch, the son of Neriah, the scribe, who wrote in it, from the mouth of Jeremiah, all the words of the book that Jehoiakim, the king of Judah, had burned with fire. And moreover, there were many more words added than there had been before.Jeremiah 36:32
Jeremiah 37:15 Therefore, the leaders were angry with Jeremiah, and so they beat him and sent him to the prison that was in the house of Jonathan, the scribe. For he was the chief over the prison.Jeremiah 37:15
Jeremiah 37:20 Now therefore, listen, I beg you, my lord the king. Let my petition prevail in your sight. And do not send me back into the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.”Jeremiah 37:20
Jeremiah 52:25 He also took from the city one eunuch who was in charge of the men of war, and seven men among those who served before the face of the king, who were found in the city, and a scribe, a leader of the military, who tested the new recruits, and sixty men from the people of the land, who were found in the midst of the city.Jeremiah 52:25
Number of the word / term Scribe in Jeremiah: 10
Bible passages with ‘Scribe’ in the book Matthew
Matthew 2:4 And gathering together all the leaders of the priests, and the scribes of the people, he consulted with them as to where the Christ would be born.Matthew 2:4
Matthew 5:20 For I say to you, that unless your justice has surpassed that of the scribes and the Pharisees you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.Matthew 5:20
Matthew 7:29 For he was teaching them as one who has authority, and not like their scribes and Pharisees.Matthew 7:29
Matthew 8:19 And one scribe, approaching, said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you will go.”Matthew 8:19
Matthew 9:3 And behold, some of the scribes said within themselves, “He is blaspheming.”Matthew 9:3
Matthew 12:38 Then certain ones from the scribes and the Pharisees responded to him, saying, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from you.”Matthew 12:38
Matthew 13:52 He said to them, “Therefore, every scribe well-taught about the kingdom of heaven, is like a man, the father of a family, who offers from his storehouse both the new and the old.”Matthew 13:52
Matthew 15:1 Then the scribes and the Pharisees came to him from Jerusalem, saying:Matthew 15:1
Matthew 16:21 From that time, Jesus began to reveal to his disciples that it was necessary for him to go to Jerusalem, and to suffer much from the elders and the scribes and the leaders of the priests, and to be killed, and to rise again on the third day.Matthew 16:21
Matthew 17:10 And his disciples questioned him, saying, “Why then do the scribes say that it is necessary for Elijah to arrive first?”Matthew 17:10
Matthew 20:18 “Behold, we are ascending to Jerusalem, and the Son of man shall be handed over to the leaders of the priests and to the scribes. And they shall condemn him to death.Matthew 20:18
Matthew 21:15 Then the leaders of the priests and the scribes became indignant, seeing the miracles that he wrought, and the children crying out in the temple, saying, “Hosanna to the Son of David!”Matthew 21:15
Matthew 23:2 saying: “The scribes and the Pharisees have sat down in the chair of Moses.Matthew 23:2
Matthew 23:13 So then: Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! For you close the kingdom of heaven before men. For you yourselves do not enter, and those who are entering, you would not permit to enter.Matthew 23:13
Matthew 23:14 Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! For you consume the houses of widows, praying long prayers. Because of this, you shall receive the greater judgment.Matthew 23:14
Matthew 23:15 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! For you travel around by sea and by land, in order to make one convert. And when he has been converted, you make him twice the son of Hell that you are yourselves.Matthew 23:15
Matthew 23:23 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! For you collect tithes on mint and dill and cumin, but you have abandoned the weightier things of the law: judgment and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, while not omitting the others.Matthew 23:23
Matthew 23:25 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! For you clean what is outside the cup and the dish, but on the inside you are full of avarice and impurity.Matthew 23:25
Matthew 23:27 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed sepulchers, which outwardly appear brilliant to men, yet truly, inside, they are filled with the bones of the dead and with all filth.Matthew 23:27
Matthew 23:29 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites, who build the sepulchers of the prophets and adorn the monuments of the just.Matthew 23:29
Matthew 23:34 For this reason, behold, I send to you prophets and wisemen, and scribes. And some of these you will put to death and crucify; and some you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute from city to city,Matthew 23:34
Matthew 26:57 But those who were holding Jesus led him to Caiaphas, the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had joined together.Matthew 26:57
Matthew 27:41 And similarly, the leaders of the priests, with the scribes and the elders, mocking him, said:Matthew 27:41
Number of the word / term Scribe in Matthew: 23
Bible passages with ‘Scribe’ in the book Mark
Mark 1:22 And they were astonished over his doctrine. For he was teaching them as one who has authority, and not like the scribes.Mark 1:22
Mark 2:6 But some of the scribes were sitting in that place and thinking in their hearts:Mark 2:6
Mark 2:16 And the scribes and the Pharisees, seeing that he ate with tax collectors and sinners, said to his disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”Mark 2:16
Mark 3:22 And the scribes who had descended from Jerusalem said, “Because he has Beelzebub, and because by the prince of demons does he cast out demons.”Mark 3:22
Mark 7:1 And the Pharisees and some of the scribes, arriving from Jerusalem, gathered together before him.Mark 7:1
Mark 7:5 And so the Pharisees and the scribes questioned him: “Why do your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but they eat bread with common hands?”Mark 7:5
Mark 8:31 And he began to teach them that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, and by the high priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.Mark 8:31
Mark 9:11 And they questioned him, saying: “Then why do the Pharisees and the scribes say that Elijah must arrive first?”Mark 9:11
Mark 9:14 And approaching his disciples, he saw a great crowd surrounding them, and the scribes were arguing with them.Mark 9:14
Mark 10:33 “For behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man will be handed over to the leaders of the priests, and to the scribes, and the elders. And they will condemn him to death, and they will hand him over to the Gentiles.Mark 10:33
Mark 11:18 And when the leaders of the priests, and the scribes, had heard this, they sought a means by which they might destroy him. For they feared him, because the entire multitude was in admiration over his doctrine.Mark 11:18
Mark 11:27 And they went again to Jerusalem. And when he was walking in the temple, the leaders of the priests, and the scribes, and the elders approached him.Mark 11:27
Mark 12:28 And one of the scribes, who had heard them arguing, drew near to him. And seeing that he had answered them well, he questioned him as to which was the first commandment of all.Mark 12:28
Mark 12:32 And the scribe said to him: Well said, Teacher. You have spoken the truth that there is one God, and there is no other beside him;Mark 12:32
Mark 12:35 And while teaching in the temple, Jesus said in answer: “How is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David?Mark 12:35
Mark 12:38 And he said to them in his doctrine: “Beware of the scribes, who prefer to walk in long robes and to be greeted in the marketplace,Mark 12:38
Mark 14:1 Now the feast of Passover and of Unleavened Bread was two days away. And the leaders of the priests, and the scribes, were seeking a means by which they might deceitfully seize him and kill him.Mark 14:1
Mark 14:43 And while he was still speaking, Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, arrived, and with him was a large crowd with swords and clubs, sent from the leaders of the priests, and the scribes, and the elders.Mark 14:43
Mark 14:53 And they led Jesus to the high priest. And all the priests and the scribes and the elders came together.Mark 14:53
Mark 15:1 And immediately in the morning, after the leaders of the priests had taken counsel with the elders and the scribes and the entire council, binding Jesus, they led him away and delivered him to Pilate.Mark 15:1
Mark 15:31 And similarly the leaders of the priests, mocking him with the scribes, said to one another: “He saved others. He is not able to save himself.Mark 15:31
Number of the word / term Scribe in Mark: 21
Bible passages with ‘Scribe’ in the book Luke
Luke 5:21 And the scribes and Pharisees began to think, saying: “Who is this, who is speaking blasphemies? Who is able to forgive sins, except God alone?”Luke 5:21
Luke 5:30 But the Pharisees and scribes were murmuring, saying to his disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”Luke 5:30
Luke 6:7 And the scribes and Pharisees observed whether he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they might thereby find an accusation against him.Luke 6:7
Luke 9:22 saying, “For the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and the leaders of the priests and the scribes, and be killed, and on the third day rise again.”Luke 9:22
Luke 15:2 And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, “This one accepts sinners and eats with them.”Luke 15:2
Luke 19:47 And he was teaching in the temple daily. And the leaders of the priests, and the scribes, and the leaders of the people were seeking to destroy him.Luke 19:47
Luke 20:1 And it happened that, on one of the days when he was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the Gospel, the leaders of the priests, and the scribes, gathered together with the elders,Luke 20:1
Luke 20:19 And the leaders of the priests, and the scribes, were seeking to lay hands on him in that same hour, but they feared the people. For they realized that he had spoken this parable about them.Luke 20:19
Luke 20:39 Then some of the scribes, in response, said to him, “Teacher, you have spoken well.”Luke 20:39
Luke 20:46 “Be cautious of the scribes, who choose to walk in long robes, and who love greetings in the marketplace, and the first chairs in the synagogues, and the first places at table during feasts,Luke 20:46
Luke 22:2 And the leaders of the priests, and the scribes, were seeking a way to execute Jesus. Yet truly, they were afraid of the people.Luke 22:2
Luke 22:66 And when it was daytime, the elders of the people, and the leaders of the priests, and the scribes convened. And they led him into their council, saying, “If you are the Christ, tell us.”Luke 22:66
Luke 23:10 And the leaders of the priests, and the scribes, stood firm in persistently accusing him.Luke 23:10
Number of the word / term Scribe in Luke: 13
Bible passages with ‘Scribe’ in the book John
John 8:3 Now the scribes and Pharisees brought forward a woman caught in adultery, and they stood her in front of them.John 8:3
Number of the word / term Scribe in John: 1
Bible passages with ‘Scribe’ in the book Acts
Acts 4:5 And it happened on the next day that their leaders and elders and scribes gathered together in Jerusalem,Acts 4:5
Acts 6:12 And thus did they stir up the people and the elders and the scribes. And hurrying together, they seized him and brought him to the council.Acts 6:12
Acts 19:35 And when the scribe had calmed the crowds, he said: “Men of Ephesus, now what man is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is in the service of the great Diana and of the offspring of Jupiter?Acts 19:35
Number of the word / term ‘Scribe’ in Acts: 3
These texts are taken from the following version: Catholic Public Domain Version.
Number of Bible Verses found on the topic: 112
