2: 3, 6; 1 John 2: 18, 19. During that extended period of spiritual captivity, the clergy and their political associates, who were desirous of maintaining their power, kept the Word of God from the people under their control.
طی این دوران طولانیِ اسارت روحانی ،‏ روحانیون و شرکای سیاسی‌شان که می‌خواستند بر سر قدرت بمانند ،‏ مانع می‌شدند که مردم خود از کلام خدا بهره برند .‏