Matthew 23:25

23:25 “Woe to you, experts in the law ¹  and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.

Galatians 1:14

1:14 I ²  was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries in my nation, ³  and was ⁴  extremely zealous for the traditions of my ancestors. ⁵ 

Galatians 1:2

1:2 and all the brothers with me, to the churches of Galatia.

Galatians 3:5

3:5 Does God then give ⁶  you the Spirit and work miracles among you by your doing the works of the law ⁷  or by your believing what you heard? ⁸ 

Titus 1:15

1:15 All is pure to those who are pure. But to those who are corrupt and unbelieving, nothing is pure, but both their minds and consciences are corrupted.

¹ tn Or “scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.

² tn Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation. Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

³ tn Or “among my race.”

⁴ tn Grk “was advancing beyond…nation, being.” The participle ὑπάρχων (Juparcwn) was translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

⁵ sn The traditions of my ancestors refers to both Pharisaic and popular teachings of this time which eventually were codified in Jewish literature such as the Mishnah, Midrashim, and Targums.

⁶ tn Or “provide.”

⁷ tn Grk “by [the] works of [the] law” (the same phrase as in v. 2).

⁸ tn Grk “by [the] hearing of faith” (the same phrase as in v. 2).