Bible Verses About Lawyer

And behold a certain lawyer stood up, tempting him and saying, Master, what must I do to possess eternal life?

But he said to him: What is written in the law? How readest thou?

He answering, said: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart and with thy whole soul and with all thy strength and with all thy mind: and thy neighbour as thyself.

And he said to him: Thou hast answered right. This do: and thou shalt live.

But he willing to justify himself, said to Jesus: And who is my neighbour?

And Jesus answering, said: A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell among robbers, who also stripped him and having wounded him went away, leaving him half dead.

And it chanced, that a certain priest went down the same way: and seeing him, passed by.

In like manner also a Levite, when he was near the place and saw him, passed by.

But a certain Samaritan, being on his journey, came near him: and seeing him, was moved with compassion:

And going up to him, bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine: and setting him upon his own beast, brought him to an inn and took care of him.

And the next day he took out two pence and gave to the host and said: Take care of him; and whatsoever thou shalt spend over and above, I, at my return, will repay thee.

Which of these three, in thy opinion, was neighbour to him that fell among the robbers?

But he said: He that shewed mercy to him. And Jesus said to him: Go, and do thou in like manner.

And one of the lawyers answering, saith to him: Master, in saying these things, thou reproachest us also.

But he said: Woe to you lawyers also, because you load men with burdens which they cannot bear and you yourselves touch not the packs with one of your fingers.

Woe to you who build the monuments of the prophets: and your fathers killed them.

Truly you bear witness that you consent to the doings of your fathers. For they indeed killed them: and you build their sepulchres.

For this cause also the wisdom of God said: I will send to them prophets and apostles: and some of them they will kill and persecute.

That the blood of all the prophets which was shed from the foundation of the world may be required of this generation,

From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, who was slain between the altar and the temple. Yea I say to you: It shall be required of this generation.

Woe to you lawyers, for you have taken away the key of knowledge. You yourselves have not entered in: and those that were entering in, you have hindered.