Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;

He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings, {proud: or, a fool} {doting: or, sick}

For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.

He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, {doeth he it} by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:

And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness,

And {some} of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?

Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?

Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.

Woe unto you, {ye} blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!

Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near {me} with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:

Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?

How do ye say, We {are} wise, and the law of the LORD {is} with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he {it}; the pen of the scribes {is} in vain. {in vain made...: or, the false pen of the scribes worketh for falsehood}

And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, {and said}, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.

And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation. {condemnation: or, judgment}

Who {is} this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?

Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, {beguile...: or, judge against you} {in a...: Gr. being a voluntary in humility}

He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings, {proud: or, a fool} {doting: or, sick}

Yea, I attended unto you, and, behold, {there was} none of you that convinced Job, {or} that answered his words:

Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.