And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.
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Theophylact of Ochrid
AD 1107
The scribes were the teachers of the people, like those whom we call "scholars." God ordained in His providence that these men be asked, so that they would confess the truth, and by this confession be condemned. For those who crucified Him had first confessed Him.
