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.

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.

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.

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.

They claimed to be wise. But they made fools of themselves.

These people speak evil about things they don’t understand. They are like wild animals who can’t think. Instead, they do what comes naturally to them. They are born only to be caught and destroyed. Just like animals, these people too will die.

Then that person is proud and doesn’t understand anything. They like to argue more than they should. They can’t agree about what words mean. All of this results in wanting what others have. It causes fighting, harmful talk, and evil distrust.

Many people refuse to obey God. All they do is talk about things that mean nothing. They try to fool others. No one does these things more than the circumcision group.They must be stopped. They are making trouble for entire families. They do this by teaching things they shouldn’t. They do these things to cheat people.

So I ask you again, how does God give you his Spirit? How does he work miracles among you? Is it by doing what the law says? Or is it by believing what you have heard?

I would like to learn just one thing from you. Did you receive the Holy Spirit by obeying the law? Or did you receive the Spirit by believing what you heard?

They are always learning. But they are never able to come to know the truth.

You think you know so much more than the people you teach. You think you’re helping blind people. You think you are a light for those in the dark.You think you can make foolish people wise. You act like you’re teaching little children. You think that the law gives you all knowledge and truth.You claim to teach others, but you don’t even teach yourself! You preach against stealing. But you steal!

You who want to be under the authority of the law, tell me something. Don’t you know what the law says?

I say it again. Every man who lets himself be circumcised must obey the whole law.Some of you are trying to be made right with God by obeying the law. You have been separated from Christ. You have fallen away from God’s grace.

Leave the Pharisees. They are blind guides. If one blind person leads another blind person, both of them will fall into a pit.”

Some Pharisees who were with him heard him say this. They asked,“ What? Are we blind too?”Jesus said,“ If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin. But since you claim you can see, you remain guilty.

“‘ “How can you people say,‘ We are wise. We have the law of the Lord’? Actually, the teachers of the law have told lies about it. Their pens have not written what is true.Those who think they are wise will be put to shame. They will become terrified. They will be trapped. They have not accepted my message. So what kind of wisdom do they have?

“ How can this be?” Nicodemus asked.“ You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus.“ Don’t you understand these things?

“ How terrible for you, blind guides! You say,‘ If anyone makes a promise in the name of the temple, it means nothing. But anyone who makes a promise in the name of the gold of the temple must keep that promise.’You are blind and foolish! Which is more important? Is it the gold? Or is it the temple that makes the gold holy?You also say,‘ If anyone makes a promise in the name of the altar, it means nothing. But anyone who makes a promise in the name of the gift on the altar must keep that promise.’You are blind! Which is more important? Is it the gift? Or is it the altar that makes the gift holy?So anyone making a promise in the name of the altar makes a promise in the name of it and everything on it.And anyone making a promise in the name of the temple makes a promise in the name of it and the one who lives in it.And anyone making a promise in the name of heaven makes a promise in the name of God’s throne and the one who sits on it.“ How terrible for you, teachers of the law and Pharisees! You pretenders! You give God a tenth of your spices, like mint, dill and cumin. But you have not practiced the more important things of the law, which are fairness, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the last things without failing to do the first.You blind guides! You remove the smallest insect from your food. But you swallow a whole camel!

The Lord says,“ These people worship me only with their words. They honor me by what they say. But their hearts are far away from me. Their worship doesn’t mean anything to me. They teach nothing but human rules that they have been taught.So once more I will shock these people with many wonderful acts. I will destroy the wisdom of those who think they are so wise. I will do away with the cleverness of those who think they are so smart.”

Certain people came down from Judea to Antioch. Here is what they were teaching the believers.“ Moses commanded you to be circumcised,” they said.“ If you aren’t, you can’t be saved.”

So they answered Jesus,“ We don’t know.” Jesus said,“ Then I won’t tell you by what authority I am doing these things either.