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

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

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

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 natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;

He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,

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

He therefore that ministereth 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 of 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 which are in darkness,An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.Thou therefore which 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?

For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.

Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.

And[ some] of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.

How do ye say, We[ are] wise, and the law of the LORD[ is] with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he[ it]; the pen of the scribes[ is] in vain.The wise[ men] are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what wisdom[ is] in them?

Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?

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

Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near[ me] with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people,[ even] a marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise[ men] shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent[ men] shall be hid.

And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren,[ and said], Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.

And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.