John 7:19

Has not Moses given you the law, and no one of you practises the law? Why do ye seek to kill me?

Darby Translation

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

18He that speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but he that seeks the glory of him that has sent him, he is true, and unrighteousness is not in him.

20The crowd answered [and said], Thou hast a demon: who seeks to kill thee?

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Cross References

Exodus 24:2And let Moses alone come near Jehovah; but they shall not come near; neither shall the people go up with him.

Deuteronomy 33:4Moses commanded us a law, The inheritance of the congregation of Jacob.

Matthew 12:14But the Pharisees, having gone out, took counsel against him, how they might destroy him.

Matthew 23:2saying, The scribes and the Pharisees have set themselves down in Moses' seat:

Mark 3:6And the Pharisees going out straightway with the Herodians took counsel against him, how they might destroy him.

John 5:16And for this the Jews persecuted Jesus [and sought to kill him], because he had done these things on 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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