182、“自称是犹太人，其实不是，乃是撒谎的”表示那声称教会在他们中间，而事实上，他们中间没有教会的。“犹太人”在此是指那些属于教会的人，因为教会曾在他们当中建立，因此他们的耶路撒冷是指教义方面的教会；但如前所述(AR 96节)，“犹太人”尤其是指那些处于爱之良善的人，因而也是指教会，因为产生教会的，是爱之良善。“其实不是，乃是撒谎的”表示其实他们中间没有教会。
182. "'Who say they are Jews and are not, but lie.'" This symbolically means, who say they have embraced the church, even though they have not embraced any church.
Jews here mean people who belong to the church, because a church had been established with them, and consequently their Jerusalem still means the church as regards doctrine. More specifically, however, Jews mean people who are impelled by the goodness of love (as described in no. 96 above), thus also the church, for the goodness of love is what produces the church.
That they nevertheless have not embraced any church is what is symbolically meant by the words, "And are not, but lie."
182. 'Declaring themselves to be Jews, and are not, but do lie' signifies who say that the Church is with them, when yet there is no Church with them. Here by 'Jews' are understood those who belong to the Church, because the Church had been established with them. Therefore also by their 'Jerusalem' the Church as to doctrine is still understood. But by 'Jews' in a special [sense] those are understood who are in the good of love, as above (96), thus also the Church, for the Church exists out of the good of love. That, however, there is no Church with them, is signified by 'and are not, but do lie.
182. Who say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie, signifies who say that the church is with them, when yet there is no church with them. By "Jews" here are meant they who are of the church, because the church was instituted among them, therefore also by their Jerusalem is still meant the church as to doctrine: but, especially, by "Jews" are meant they who are in the good of love, as above, (96), thus also the church, for from the good of love the church exists. That still there is no church with them is signified by "and are not, but do lie."
182. "Dicentium se (ipsos Judaeos esse, et non sunt, sed mentiuntur," significat qui dicunt quod apud illos Ecclesia sit, cum tamen apud illos nulla Ecclesia est. - Per "Judaeos" hic intelliguntur qui ab Ecclesia sunt, quia Ecclesia apud illos fuerat instituta; quare etiam per eorum Hierosolymam adhuc intelligitur Ecclesia quoad doctrinam: in specie autem per "Judaeos" intelliguntur qui in bono amoris sunt, ut supra (96), ita quoque Ecclesia, nam ex bono amoris est Ecclesia: quod tamen apud illos nulla Ecclesia sit, significatur per "et non sunt, sed mentiuntur."