Jesussaidto them, "Ifyou were blind,you would havenosin;but sinceyou say,We see,'your sinremains.
Do you seea manwisein his own eyes?There is morehopefor a foolthanfor him.
Woeto those whoare wisein their own eyesAnd cleverin their own sight!
Yet you said,'I am innocent;SurelyHis angeris turnedawayfrom me.' Behold,I will enterinto judgmentwith you Becauseyou say,'I have not sinned.'
"And that slavewho knewhis master'swilland did not get readyoractin accordwith his will, willreceivemanylashes,
"I tellyou, this manwentto his housejustifiedrather thanthe other;for everyonewho exaltshimselfwill be humbled,but he who humbleshimselfwill be exalted."
For if we go on sinningwillfullyafterreceivingthe knowledgeof the truth,there no longerremainsa sacrificefor sins,
Therefore,to one who knows[the] right thingto doand does not doit, to him it is sin.