KJV ORIGINAL
When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Your ancestors kept testing me and pushing my limits for forty whole years, even though they saw everything I could do.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Even when God shows up consistently, some people will still keep testing him instead of trusting him.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The letter to the Hebrews was written by an unknown author to Jewish Christians, likely in the late first century AD. It aimed to prevent them from abandoning their Christian faith and reverting to Judaism amidst persecution and wavering commitment, by highlighting Christ's supremacy.
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