KJV ORIGINAL
For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
The time has come for judgment to start with God's own people first. And if we're the ones being judged first, what's going to happen to those who completely reject God's good news?
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God holds his own people to a higher standard — if we're accountable first, imagine what's coming for everyone else.
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