Take interpreting a Bible translation in context. (Learning Koine Greek is a good start to get away from Bible translation problems.) Understanding Scripture is not our chief goal. To know God himself is our chief goal. A person cannot interpret Scripture correctly without being obedient to God and being taught it by the Holy Spirit.
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. (James 1:22, 1984 NIV) Also see vv. 23-25.
It is unwise to trust in one's own ability to study to understand God or the Word; rather, trust God to give you the understanding when he decides, regardless of what or how much you study. Your efforts will be rewarded if done with the right heart.
Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and shun evil. (Proverbs 3:5-7, 1984 NIV)
Jesus teaches slowly because we are so slow to learn. While we can seek to understand through our own efforts—which is good when done in humility and hope to receive from God—only God can put truth into a person's heart. God often does this through the experiences he gives us as we follow him. Having read, pondered, discussed something with experts does not grant this kind of understanding. We call that "book knowledge." It's like reading 50 books on what grief of losing a loved one is like. You can be full of book knowledge (which can be good) and can appear to have wisdom on the subject, but it is not the deepest kind of understanding that God gives. For that you would have to experience grief—probably for a long time so you can go through it with time enough to connect it to God's word and his Spirit, and pray, to process it all. To have wisdom about grief, one would have to experience it in many different ways. But I'm not putting down the value of knowledge, which is an attribute of God. But trusting it apart from God is self-righteousness.
Nor are you to be called ‘teacher,’ for you have one Teacher, the Christ. (Matthew 23:10, 1984 NIV)
But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. (John 14:26, 1984 NIV)
In your service and obedience to God, when your desire to know the truth transcends your desire for personal benefit, you can expect the Lord to reveal truth in you (which is revealing Jesus in you). I'm not demeaning knowledge. A doctor can help all kinds of people without having had all of the diseases he treats. But if your goal is God himself, seek to truly know him (heart knowledge) according to the ways he has commanded.
Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself to him.” (John 14:21, 1984 NIV)
So, how much is an acre of marsh going for these days? 
