But this crowd, not knowing the Law, is cursed.
Therefore hear the Word of Jehovah, scornful men who rule this people in Jerusalem.
Woe to those wise in their own eyes, and bright in their own sight!
who say, Keep to yourself, do not come near me; for I am holier than you. These are a smoke in My nose, a fire that burns all the day.
Is it not true that not any of the rulers or of the Pharisees have believed into him?
Nicodemus said to them, (he who came to Jesus by night, being one of them),
They answered and said to him, You were altogether born in sins, and do you teach us? And they cast him out.
And those of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these words, and said to Him, Are we also blind?
