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John 7:19

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

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KJV ORIGINAL

Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me?

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Didn't Moses give you the law? And yet none of you actually follow it. So why are you trying to kill me?

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Jesus called out the hypocrisy — you can't claim to follow God's rules while plotting to break the biggest one.

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