<p>7:49 <i>But this rabble, which does not know the law, are accursed</i>- &quot;Rabble&quot; was a technical term used by the Pharisees for the mass of Israel, whom they considered apostate. &quot;Accursed&quot; is their allusion to the cursing promised for all who were not completely obedient to the law. The same word is used by Paul when he quotes that cursing, probably alluding to this incident, which he may well have been present at: &quot;For as many as are of the works of the law are under a curse. For it is written: Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do all things that are written in the book of the law&quot;. The Pharisees were implying that they were completely obedient to the law; but the Lord has just demonstrated that the law is structured in such a way that to obey one commandment, e.g. to circumcise a child on the eighth day, could break a legalistic interpretation of another, e.g. to not work on the Sabbath.</p>