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Zechariah 7:6

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KJV ORIGINAL

And when ye did eat, and when ye did drink, did not ye eat for yourselves, and drink for yourselves?

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

And when you were eating and drinking, weren't you just doing it for yourselves anyway?

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God's calling out the selfishness behind our everyday choices.

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