Mark 12:24

Therefore [δ ι α τ ο υ τ ο]. A rendering which obscures the meaning. The words point forward to the next two clauses. The reason of your error is your ignorance of the scriptures and the power of God. Hence Rev., correctly, Is it not for this cause that ye err?

Err [π λ α ν α σ θ ε]. Lit., wander out of the way. Compare Latin errare. Of the wandering sheep, Matthew 18:12; 1 Peter 2:25. Of the martyrs wandering in the deserts, Hebrews 11:38. Often rendered in the New Testament deceive. See Mark 13:5; Mark 13:6. Compare ajsterev planhtai, wandering stars (Jude 1:13), from which our word planet.