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desiring to be teachers of the law, understanding neither what they say nor whereof they affirm.
desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say, nor whereof they confidently affirm.
wanting to be teachers of the Law [of Moses], even though they do not understand the terms they use or the subjects about which they make [such] confident declarations.
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.
Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.
They want to be teachers of the law, although they don’t understand what they are saying or what they are insisting on.
They want to be teachers of Law without understanding either what they are saying or what they are talking about with such confidence.
They want to be teachers of Torah, but they understand neither their own words nor the matters about which they make such emphatic pronouncements.
They want to be teachers of the Law of Moses. But they don't know what they are talking about, even though they think they do.
desiring to be law-teachers, not understanding either what they say or concerning what they [so] strenuously affirm.
wanting to be Law-teachers, not understanding either the things which they are saying or about what things they are speaking-confidently.
Desiring to be teachers of the law, understanding neither the things they say, nor whereof they affirm.
They want to be teachers of the law, but they don’t know what they are talking about. They don’t even understand the things they say they are sure of.
They want to be teachers of God's laws. They speak very strongly, but they do not really understand what they are talking about.
They want to be teachers of the law, although they do not comprehend what they are saying or the things they so strongly affirm.
desiring to be teachers of the law, without understanding either what they are saying or the things about which they make confident assertions.
desiring to be teachers of the law, without understanding either what they are saying or the things about which they make confident assertions.
They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not understand either what they are talking about or what they ·are sure about [so confidently assert].
They would be doctors of the Law, and yet understand not what they speak, neither whereof they affirm.
They want to be experts in Moses’ Teachings. However, they don’t understand what they’re talking about or the things about which they speak so confidently.
They want to be teachers of God's law, but they do not understand their own words or the matters about which they speak with so much confidence.
They want to be teachers of the law, although they don’t understand what they are saying or what they are insisting on.
They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not know what they are talking about. They do not even understand what they say they are sure about.
They want to be teachers of the Law, yet they do not understand either what they are talking about or the things about which they speak so confidently.
The ultimate aim of the Christian minister is to produce the love which springs from a pure heart, a good conscience and a genuine faith. Some seem to have forgotten this and to have lost themselves in endless words. They want a reputation as teachers of the Law, yet they fail to realise the meaning of their own words, still less of the subject they are so dogmatic about.
desiring to be teachers of the law, understanding neither what they say nor from where they affirm.
Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.
desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.
wanting to be teachers of the Law, even though they do not understand either what they are saying or the matters about which they make confident assertions.
wanting to be teachers of the law, although they do not understand either the things which they are saying or the things concerning which they are speaking confidently.
They want to become famous as teachers of the laws of Moses when they haven’t the slightest idea what those laws really show us.
The whole point of what we’re urging is simply love—love uncontaminated by self-interest and counterfeit faith, a life open to God. Those who fail to keep to this point soon wander off into dead ends of gossip. They set themselves up as experts on religious issues, but haven’t the remotest idea of what they’re holding forth with such imposing eloquence.
desiring to be teachers of the law, and understanding neither what they say nor what they affirm.
wishing to be teachers of the law even though they do not understand either what they are saying or concerning what things they are so dogmatically asserting.
They want to be experts in Moses’ Teachings. However, they don’t understand what they’re talking about or the things about which they speak so confidently.
wanting to be teachers of the law, but without understanding either what they are saying or what they assert with such assurance.
wanting to be teachers of the Law, even though they do not understand either what they are saying or the matters about which they make confident assertions.
wanting to be teachers of the Law, even though they do not understand either what they are saying or the matters about which they make confident assertions.
desiring to be teachers of the Law; but they understand neither the words they are using nor the matters about which they make such confident assertions.
They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not understand either what they are talking about or what they are sure about.
They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not understand what they are saying or the things they insist on so confidently.
They want to be teachers of the law. And they are very sure about that law. But they don’t know what they are talking about.
They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not know what they are talking about or what they so confidently affirm.
They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not know what they are talking about or what they so confidently affirm.
desiring to be teachers of the law, understanding neither what they say nor the things which they affirm.
Some of them want to be teachers of the Law. But they do not know what they are talking about even if they act as if they do.
They want to be known as teachers of the law of Moses, but they don’t know what they are talking about, even though they speak so confidently.
because they want to be teachers of the scripture and yet do not understand what they speak, nor the things they assert.
desiring to be teachers of the law, without understanding either what they are saying or the things about which they make assertions.
desiring to be teachers of the law, without understanding either what they are saying or the things about which they make assertions.
desiring to be teachers of the law, without understanding either what they are saying or the things about which they make assertions.
desiring to be teachers of the law without understanding either what they are saying or the things about which they make assertions.
They want to be teachers of the law; but they don’t understand either what they’re talking about or the things about which they pronounce so confidently.
Wanting to teach Torah as rabbonim, they have binah neither of what they are talking about nor of the things about which they so confidently make assertions.
They wish to be teachers of the Law and yet do not understand what they say or the things they affirm.
desiring to be teachers of the law, without understanding either what they are saying or the things about which they make assertions.
desiring to be teachers of the law, without understanding either what they are saying or the things about which they make assertions.
wanting to be teachers of Torah, even though they do not understand what they keep saying or what they so dogmatically assert.
they wish to become scholars of the law, but they don’t know what they are talking about, and they make these grand pronouncements but clearly don’t understand what they just said.
desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say, nor about what they strongly affirm.
They want to teach the law. But they do not understand what they say. And they do not know what they are trying to prove.
and will to be teachers of the law, and understand not what things they speak, neither of what things they affirm.
willing to be teachers of law, not understanding either the things they say, nor concerning what they asseverate,
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