Mark 15:31 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

The chief priests and religious teachers were standing around mocking Jesus, talking trash among themselves: 'He helped everyone else, but look — he can't even help himself.'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Sometimes the people who should understand you the most will be the ones missing the whole point.

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