desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say, nor whereof they confidently affirm.

想要作教法师，却不明白自己所讲说的所论定的。

想要作律法教师，却不明白自己所讲的是什么，也不知道所主张的是什么。

想要作律法教师，却不明白自己所讲的是什么，也不知道所主张的是什么。

他们想做律法教师，却不明白自己所谈论所主张的。

想要作律法教师，却不明白自己讲的是什么，主张的又是什么。

想要做律法教师，却不明白自己所讲的，或所强调的是为了什么。

想要作教法師，卻不明白自己所講說的所論定的。

想要作律法教師，卻不明白自己所講的是甚麼，也不知道所主張的是甚麼。

想要作律法教師，卻不明白自己所講的是甚麼，也不知道所主張的是甚麼。

他們想做律法教師，卻不明白自己所談論所主張的。

想要作律法教師，卻不明白自己講的是甚麼，主張的又是甚麼。

想要做教法師，卻不但不了悟明白自己所說的話，而且不明白所堅確講論定的事。

想要做律法教師，卻不明白自己所講的，或所強調的是為了什麼。

欲為律師而不明其所言、並所論定者、

欲為教法師、而不自悟所言所辨、

欲為教法師、而自不知所言及所論定者、

若輩好為律學之師、實則懵然不自知其所云、更不識其所信口論列者之為何物也。

They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not know what they are talking about or what they so confidently affirm.

They want to be teachers of the law. And they are very sure about that law. But they don’t know what they are talking about.

desiring to be teachers of the law, without understanding either what they are saying or the things about which they make confident assertions.

They want to be known as teachers of the law of Moses, but they don’t know what they are talking about, even though they speak so confidently.

They want to be teachers of the law, although they don’t understand what they are saying or what they are insisting on.

wanting to be teachers of the Law, even though they do not understand either what they are saying or the matters about which they make confident assertions.

desiring to be teachers of the law, understanding neither what they say nor the things which they affirm.

They want to be teachers of the law, although they don’t understand what they are saying or what they are insisting on.

Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.

They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not understand what they are saying or the things they insist on so confidently.

desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say, nor about what they strongly affirm.

Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

But these, as creatures without reason, born mere animals to be taken and destroyed, railing in matters whereof they are ignorant, shall in their destroying surely be destroyed,

he is puffed up, knowing nothing, but doting about questionings and disputes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,

For there are many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision,whose mouths must be stopped; men who overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake.

He therefore that supplieth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

This only would I learn from you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

and art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them that are in darkness,a corrector of the foolish, a teacher of babes, having in the law the form of knowledge and of the truth;thou therefore that teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?

Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?

Yea, I testify again to every man that receiveth circumcision, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.Ye are severed from Christ, ye who would be justified by the law; ye are fallen away from grace.

Let them alone: they are blind guides. And if the blind guide the blind, both shall fall into a pit.

Those of the Pharisees who were with him heard these things, and said unto him, Are we also blind?Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye would have no sin: but now ye say, We see: your sin remaineth.

How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of Jehovah is with us? But, behold, the false pen of the scribes hath wrought falsely.The wise men are put to shame, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of Jehovah; and what manner of wisdom is in them?

Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou the teacher of Israel, and understandest not these things?

Woe unto you, ye blind guides, that say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor.Ye fools and blind: for which is greater, the gold, or the temple that hath sanctified the gold?And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it, he is a debtor.Ye blind: for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?He therefore that sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.And he that sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.And he that sweareth by the heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye tithe mint and anise and cummin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law, justice, and mercy, and faith: but these ye ought to have done, and not to have left the other undone.Ye blind guides, that strain out the gnat, and swallow the camel!

And the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw nigh unto me, and with their mouth and with their lips do honor me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men which hath been taught them;therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder; and the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid.

And certain men came down from Judæa and taught the brethren, saying, Except ye be circumcised after the custom of Moses, ye cannot be saved.

And they answered Jesus, and said, We know not. He also said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.