Indeed they were. However, the majority of them viewed righteousness solely as a personal virtue, to be achieved by scrupulous, painstaking observance of religious rules, rather than as a standard to guide them in their dealings with fellow humans.
তেওঁলোকে যীচুৰ সময়ত থকা ধৰ্ম্মগুৰুসকলৰ দৰে আছিল যিসকলে ন্যায় আৰু ধাৰ্ম্মিকতাৰ প্ৰকৃত অৰ্থ বুজাত বিফল হৈছিল । ​ —⁠ মথি ২৩ :⁠ ২৩ - ​ ২৮.