Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm. Treasury of Scripture to. Acts 15:1 And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brothers, and said, Except you be circumcised after the manner of Moses... Romans 2:19-21 And are confident that you yourself are a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness... Galatians 3:2,5 This only would I learn of you, Received you the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith... Galatians 4:21 Tell me, you that desire to be under the law, do you not hear the law? Galatians 5:3,4 For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law... Titus 1:10,11 For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision... understanding. 1 Timothy 6:4 He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof comes envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings, Isaiah 29:13,14 Why the Lord said, For as much as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honor me... Jeremiah 8:8,9 How do you say, We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us? See, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain... Matthew 15:14 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. Matthew 21:27 And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said to them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things. Matthew 23:16-24 Woe to you, you blind guides, which say, Whoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing... John 3:9,10 Nicodemus answered and said to him, How can these things be... John 9:40,41 And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said to him, Are we blind also... Romans 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, 2 Timothy 3:7 Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. 2 Peter 2:12 But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not...
Context Warning Against False Teaching
3As I sought you to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that you might charge some that they teach no other doctrine, 4Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do. 5Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned: 6From which some having swerved have turned aside to vain jangling; 7Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm. 8But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully; 9Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for murderers, 10For fornicators, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for enslavers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine; 11According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say, nor whereof they confidently affirm.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Desiring to be teachers of the law, understanding neither the things they say, nor whereof they affirm.
Darby Bible Translation
desiring to be law-teachers, not understanding either what they say or concerning what they so strenuously affirm.
King James Bible
Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.
Young's Literal Translation
willing to be teachers of law, not understanding either the things they say, nor concerning what they asseverate,
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