KJV ORIGINAL
The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Jesus shot back and said, 'You're being such a hypocrite right now. Don't you untie your ox or donkey from the barn every single Saturday to take them out for water?'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Jesus called out fake religiosity that cares more about rules than people's actual needs.
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