Ezr 7:6, Mar 12:32-34, Luk 9:57-58, 1Cor 1:20 | ESV | STEP | this Ezra went up from Babylonia . He was a scribe skilled in the Law of Moses that the Lord , the God of Israel , had given , and the king granted him all that he asked , for the hand of the Lord his God was on him.

a ver. 11, 12, 21; Neh. 8:1-3, 13; 12:26, 36

b ver. 9, 28; ch. 8:18, 22, 31; Neh. 2:8, 18; [ch. 5:5]

c[See ver. 29 above]

dCited from Deut. 4:35 (Gk.)

e Deut. 4:6; Luke 2:47; Col. 1:9; 2:2

f 1 Sam. 15:22; Hos. 6:6; Mic. 6:6-8; Matt. 9:13; 12:7

g Ps. 40:6; Heb. 10:6, 8

h Luke 20:40

i ver. 51

jFor ver. 57-60, see Matt. 8:19-22

k Isa. 19:12

l ch. 2:6; 3:19; Isa. 44:25; Rom. 1:22; [ver. 26]

Ezra 7:6

6 this Ezra went up from Babylonia. He was a scribe ^askilled in the Law of Moses that the Lord, the God of Israel, had given, and the king granted him all that he asked, ^bfor the hand of the Lord his God was on him.

Mark 12:32-34

32 And the scribe said to him, “You are right, Teacher. You have truly said that ^che is one, and ^dthere is no other besides him. 33 And to love him with all the heart and with all ^ethe understanding and with all the strength, and to love one’s neighbor as oneself, ^fis much more than all ^gwhole burnt offerings and sacrifices.” 34 And when Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” ^hAnd after that no one dared to ask him any more questions.

Luke 9:57-58

The Cost of Following Jesus

57 As they were going ⁱalong the road, ^jsomeone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” 58 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”

1 Corinthians 1:20

20 ^kWhere is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? ^lHas not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?