Bible verses about "lawyers" | Godbey

¹² Therefore all things whatsoever you may wish that the people may do unto you, do ye even so unto them: for this is the law and the prophets.

³⁵ And one of them, a theologian, tempting Him, asked Him also, saying,

³⁴ But a certain Pharisee, Gamaliel by name, a teacher of the law, honorable to all the people, rising in the sanhedrim command them to put the men out for a short time,

¹ Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits if they are of God: because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

³² and you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

²⁵ And behold, a certain lawyer stood up tempting Him, saying, Teacher, having done what shall I inherit eternal life? ²⁶ He said to him, What has been written in the law? how do you read it? ²⁷ And he responding said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with divine love from all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself. ²⁸ And He said to him, You answered correctly: do this, and you shall live. ²⁹ But he, wishing to justify himself, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbor? ³⁰ Jesus responding said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho; and fell among thieves, who indeed having stripped him of his raiment, administered blows, went away, leaving him half dead. ³¹ And by chance a certain priest came down that way: and seeing him, passed by on the other side. ³² And likewise also a Levite, being at the place, coming and seeing, passed by on the other side. ³³ And a certain Samaritan, on a journey, came near him: and seeing, had compassion on him, ³⁴ and having come to him, he bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine: and having mounted him on his own beast, carried him to a tavern, and cared for him. ³⁵ And on the morrow, taking out two denaria, gave them to the host, and said, Care for him; and whatsoever you expend in addition, on my return, I will pay you. ³⁶ Which one of these three seems to you to have been the neighbor of him who fell among the thieves? ³⁷ And he said, The one having done mercy with him. And Jesus said to him, Go, thou, and do likewise.

¹ Therefore Christ having suffered in the flesh, you also arm yourselves with the same mind: because the one having suffered in carnality has ceased from sin; ² that he may no longer live the remaining time in carnality according to the lusts of men, but in the will of God. ³ For the past time is sufficient to have wrought the will of the heathens, walking in impurities, in lusts, in wine-drinkings, in revelries, in intemperance, and in unlawful idolatries: ⁴ in which they are astonished you not running to the same excess of wrath, blaspheming; ⁵ who shall give an account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead. ⁶ For, unto this the gospel was also preached to the dead, in order that they may indeed be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.

¹⁴ For the whole law has been fulfilled in one word, in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbor with divine love as thyself.

⁸ Owe no man anything, but to love one another with divine love: for the one loving another with divine love has fulfilled the law. ⁹ For, thou shalt not commit adultery, thou shalt not murder, thou shalt not steal, thou shalt not covet, and if there is any other commandment, it is fulfilled in this word, in this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself with divine love. ¹⁰ Divine love works no evil to its neighbor: for divine love is the fulfilling of the law.

⁴⁵ And a certain one of the theologians responding says to Him, Teacher, speaking these things yon indeed insult us. ⁴⁶ And He said, Woe unto you, theologians! because you lay burdens on the people difficult to be borne, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers. ⁴⁷ Woe unto you! because you build the sepulchers of the prophets, and your fathers killed them. ⁴⁸ Therefore you are witnesses and you consent unto the works of your fathers: because they slew them, and you build. ⁴⁹ Therefore the wisdom of God said, I will send unto them prophets and apostles; and some of them they will slay and persecute. ⁵⁰ In order that the blood of all the prophets poured out from the foundation of the world, may be required from this generation; ⁵¹ from the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zachariah, who perished between the altar and the house; yea, I say unto you, it shall be required of this generation. ⁵² Woe unto you, theologians! because you have taken away the key of knowledge: you did not come in, and you prohibited those who were coming in.