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John 7:19

Moses
The law

17 If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.

18 He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.

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

20 The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee?

21 Jesus answered and said unto them, I have done one work, and ye all marvel.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Has not Moses given you the law? Yet not one of you keeps it. Why are you trying to kill Me?”
KJV
Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me?
WEB
Didn’t Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keeps the law? Why do you seek to kill me?”
ASV
Did not Moses give you the law, and [yet] none of you doeth the law? Why seek ye to kill me?
DARBY
Has not Moses given you the law, and no one of you practises the law? Why do ye seek to kill me?
BLB
Has not Moses given to you⁺ the law? And none of you⁺ does the law. Why do you⁺ seek to kill Me?”
ÅB
Har ikke Moses gitt dere loven? Og ingen av dere holder loven. Hvorfor står dere meg etter livet?
OTB
Moses ga dere loven, men ingen av dere holder den. Hvorfor prøver dere å drepe meg?»
B1930
Har ikke Moses gitt eder loven? Og ingen av eder holder loven. Hvorfor står I mig efter livet?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • John 1:17

    For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

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  • John 7:1

    After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him.

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  • John 11:53

    Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.

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  • Matthew 12:14

    Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.

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  • Deuteronomy 1:17

    Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God’s: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it.

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  • Deuteronomy 33:4

    Moses commanded us a law, even the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob.

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  • Galatians 6:13

    For neither they themselves who are circumcised keep the law; but desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.

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  • Exodus 24:2–3

    And Moses alone shall come near the LORD: but they shall not come nigh; neither shall the people go up with him.

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