<p>22:29&nbsp;<em>But Jesus answered and said to them: You are mistaken</em>- The same word used by the Lord in describing how He as the good shepherd was searching for the sheep of Israel who had &ldquo;gone astray&rdquo; (18:12,13). Exactly because He was searching for them with a view to saving them, He did not indulge in point scoring or exposing the numerous errors in their claims. The fact the Lord even tried with these types is a huge inspiration to us all to never give up with any group of people.</p><p><em>As you neither know</em>- Time and again the Lord assaults their pride in knowing the text of Scripture. &ldquo;Have you&nbsp;<em>never</em>&nbsp;read&rdquo; is commonly on His lips. We can read, and yet never really read; know, but never know. Familiarity with Bible phrases is simply not the same as understanding them correctly.</p><p><em>The Scriptures, nor the power of God</em>- The two are paralleled, with every relevance for the Sadducees who denied the Old Testament&rsquo;s inspiration apart from the Torah. Likewise in their audience the Lord pointed out that David in the Psalms spoke &ldquo;in Spirit&rdquo; (:43)- the Psalms were inspired as much as the Torah.</p>