<p>12:24 <i>Jesus said to them: Is not the reason you err that you do not know the scriptures, nor the power of God?</i>- Time and again the Lord assaults their pride in knowing the text of Scripture. &ldquo;Have you&nbsp;<i>never</i>&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. The scriptures and God's power 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; (Mt. 22:43)- the Psalms were inspired as much as the Torah.</p>