And having watched [Him] closely, they sent spies who pretended to be righteous, that they might seize on His words, in order to deliver Him to the rule and the authority of the governor.

Then some of the scribes answered and said, "Teacher, You have spoken well."

But after that they dared not question Him anymore.

frustrating the counsels of the crafty, and their hands shall not perform the truth:

who takes the wise in their wisdom, and subverts the counsel of the crafty.

Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you become like him.

Yet answer a fool according to his folly, lest he seem wise in his own conceit.

And in just the way Jannes and Jambres resisted Moses, thus also these resist the truth: men corrupted in mind, disapproved regarding the faith.

But they shall not advance further, for their folly shall be manifest to all, as also theirs became.

And when He said these things, all His adversaries were put to shame; and all the crowd was rejoicing over all the glorious things which were done by Him.

So he said to him, 'Friend, how did you come in here not having wedding clothes?' And he was speechless.

When they had heard these words, they marveled, and leaving Him, they went away.

But when the Pharisees heard that He had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together.

Now we know that as many things as the law says, it speaks to those under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.

For there are also many insubordinate, both idle talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,