Genesis 18:15 - Plain English Version15 Sarah was frightened, and so she lied and said, “I didn’t laugh.” But God said, “That’s not true. You did laugh.” Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 176915 Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh. Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition15 Then Sarah denied it, saying, I did not laugh; for she was afraid. And He said, No, but you did laugh. Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)15 Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh. Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible15 Sarah lied and said, “I didn’t laugh,” because she was frightened. But he said, “No, you laughed.” Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version15 Sarah denied it, saying, "I did not laugh." For she was terribly afraid. But the Lord said, "It is not so; for you did laugh." Ver Capítulo |
You know, it’s like this. God gave his law to the Jewish people for them to follow. And God is the judge of everybody in the whole world. And nobody has kept all of that law, so nobody can argue with him. Nobody can tell God, “I have kept all those laws, so I’m all right. You can’t punish me.” We can’t say that, because we all broke that law at some time. So why is the law there? It is there just to let us know that we always go wrong. That’s what it is there for.
Straight away, Jesus knew what the Jewish law teachers were thinking, so he said to them, “You are thinking the wrong way. I might say to this man, ‘You did bad things, but I say you are not guilty of them.’ Or I might say to him, ‘Get up, pick up your swag and go home.’ I can do both of those things.