Oneof the lawyerssaidto Him in reply,"Teacher,when You saythis,You insultus too."
The kingof Israelsaidto Jehoshaphat,"There is yetonemanby whom we may inquireof the LORD,but I hatehim, becausehe does not prophesygoodconcerningme, but evil.[He is] Micaiahsonof Imlah."But Jehoshaphatsaid,"Let not the kingsayso."
For eachtimeI speak,I cryaloud;I proclaimviolenceand destruction,Becausefor me the wordof the LORDhas resultedIn reproachand derisionalldaylong.
To whomshall I speakand givewarningThat they may hear?Behold,their earsare closedAnd they cannotlisten.Behold,the wordof the LORDhas becomea reproachto them; They havenodelightin it.
Oneof them, a lawyer,askedHim [a question], testingHim,
But He said,"Woeto you lawyersas well!For you weighmendownwith burdenshard to bear,whileyou yourselveswill not even touchthe burdenswith oneof your fingers.
"Woeto you lawyers!For you have taken awaythe keyof knowledge;you yourselvesdid not enter,and you hinderedthosewho were entering."
But the Phariseesand the lawyersrejectedGod'spurposefor themselves,not having been baptizedby John.
"Nooneof the rulersorPhariseeshas believedin Him, has he?
"The worldcannothateyou, but it hatesMe becauseI testifyof it, that its deedsare evil.
Thoseof the Phariseeswho were with Him heardthese thingsand saidto Him, "We are not blindtoo,are we?"
