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Acts 21:28

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KJV ORIGINAL

Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man, that teacheth all men every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and further brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place.

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They started yelling, 'Everyone, help us! This is the guy who's been going around teaching people to turn against our nation, our laws, and our temple. And now he's brought non-Jews into the temple and made this sacred place unclean!'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Sometimes doing the right thing makes people think you're the problem.

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