Leave them alone; they are blind guides of the blind. And if a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”
1 Timothy 1:7 - Tree of Life Version wanting to be teachers of Torah, even though they do not understand what they keep saying or what they so dogmatically assert. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition They are ambitious to be doctors of the Law (teachers of the Mosaic ritual), but they have no understanding either of the words and terms they use or of the subjects about which they make [such] dogmatic assertions. American Standard Version (1901) desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say, nor whereof they confidently affirm. Common English Bible They want to be teachers of Law without understanding either what they are saying or what they are talking about with such confidence. Catholic Public Domain Version desiring to be teachers of the law, but understanding neither the things that they themselves are saying, nor what they are affirming about these things. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Desiring to be teachers of the law, understanding neither the things they say, nor whereof they affirm. |
Leave them alone; they are blind guides of the blind. And if a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”
So answering Yeshua, they said, “We don’t know.” Then He said to them, “Neither am I telling you by what authority I do these things.”
After three days they found Him in the Temple, sitting in the center of the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
Now some men coming down from Judea were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”
I want to find out just one thing from you: did you receive the Ruach by deeds based on Torah, or by hearing based on trust?
So then, the One who gives you the Ruach and works miracles among you—does He do it because of your deeds based on Torah or your hearing based on trust and faithfulness?
Tell me, you who want to be under Torah, don’t you understand the Torah?
he is prideful, understanding nothing. Instead he is obsessed with arguments and disputes about words—out of which come envy, strife, slander, evil suspicions,
Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers and sisters, since you know that we will receive a stricter judgment.
But these people are like irrational animals—creatures of instinct born to be captured and killed. They malign what they don’t understand, and in their destruction they will be utterly destroyed.