By that comment Jesus was not discouraging his Jewish listeners from studying the Scriptures. Rather, he was showing up their insincerity or their inconsistency.
Jēzus teica šos vārdus jūdiem, kas viņā klausījās, nevis tādēļ, lai tie nelasītu Bībeli, bet gan tādēļ, lai norādītu, ka daudzi jūdi to darīja ar nepareiziem motīviem.