³⁰ And he came to the second and said the same. And he made answer and said, I go, sir: and went not.

¹⁶ They say that they have knowledge of God, while by their acts they are turning their backs on him; they are hated by all, hard-hearted, and judged to be without value for any good work.

³¹ And they come to you as my people come, and are seated before you as my people, hearing your words but doing them not: for deceit is in their mouth and their heart goes after profit for themselves.

³ All things, then, which they give you orders to do, these do and keep: but do not take their works as your example, for they say and do not.

¹⁷ But as for you who have the name of Jew, and are resting on the law, and take pride in God,

¹⁸ And have knowledge of his desires, and are a judge of the things which are different, having the learning of the law,

¹⁹ In the belief that you are a guide to the blind, a light to those in the dark,

²⁰ A teacher of the foolish, having in the law the form of knowledge and of what is true;

²¹ You who give teaching to others, do you give it to yourself? you who say that a man may not take what is not his, do you take what is not yours?

²² You who say that a man may not be untrue to his wife, are you true to yours? you who are a hater of images, do you do wrong to the house of God?

²³ You who take pride in the law, are you doing wrong to the honour of God by behaviour which is against the law?

²⁴ For the name of God is shamed among the Gentiles because of you, as it is said in the holy Writings.

²⁵ It is true that circumcision is of use if you keep the law, but if you go against the law it is as if you had it not.