John 7:19

Did not Moses give you the law? Even so, not one of you keeps the law. Why have you a desire to put me to death?

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

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

In Context

18The man whose words come from himself is looking for glory for himself, but he who is looking for the glory of him who sent him--that man is true and there is no evil in him.

20The people said in answer, You have an evil spirit: who has any desire to put you to death?

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Cross References

Exodus 24:2And Moses only may come near to the Lord; but the others are not to come near, and the people may not come up with them.

Deuteronomy 33:4Moses gave us a law, a heritage for the people of Jacob.

Matthew 12:14But the Pharisees went out and made designs against him, how they might put him to death.

Matthew 23:2The scribes and the Pharisees have the authority of Moses;

Mark 3:6And the Pharisees went out, and straight away made designs with the Herodians about how they might put him to death.

John 5:16And for this reason the Jews were turned against Jesus, because he was doing these things on the Sabbath.

Matthew Henry on John 7:15-37

Christ at the Feast of Tabernacles. 14 Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught. 15 And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned? 16 Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me. 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… Read the whole commentary →

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