"Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites," said Jesus; "for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in." By perverting the Scriptures, the priests and lawyers blinded the minds of those who would otherwise have received a knowledge of Christ's kingdom, and that inward, divine life which is essential to true holiness.

Ve jer, I skriftkloge og farisæere, I hyklere! sagde Jesus, thi I lukker Himmeriget for menneskene; selv går I ikke derind, og dem, som vil gå ind, tillader I det ikke. Ved at forvanske Skrifterne forblindede præsterne og de lovkyndige manges sind, der ellers ville have taget imod kundskab om Kristi rige og det indre, guddommelige liv, der er den væsentlige betingelse for sand hellighed.