Luke 12:14

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But he said, Man, who made me a judge or a maker of decisions for you?

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  • Rom 2:1 : 1 So you have no reason, whoever you are, for judging: for in judging another you are judging yourself, for you do the same things.
  • Rom 2:3 : 3 But you who are judging another for doing what you do yourself, are you hoping that God's decision will not take effect against you?
  • Rom 9:20 : 20 But, O man, who are you, to make answer against God? May the thing which is made say to him who made it, Why did you make me so?
  • Exod 2:14 : 14 And he said, Who made you a ruler and a judge over us? are you going to put me to death as you did the Egyptian? And Moses was in fear, and said, It is clear that the thing has come to light.
  • Mic 6:8 : 8 He has made clear to you, O man, what is good; and what is desired from you by the Lord; only doing what is right, and loving mercy, and walking without pride before your God.
  • Luke 5:20 : 20 And seeing their faith he said, Man, you have forgiveness for your sins.
  • Luke 22:58 : 58 And after a little time, another saw him and said, You are one of them; and he said, Man, I am not.
  • John 6:15 : 15 Now when Jesus saw that the people were about to come and take him by force to make him a king, he went away again up the mountain by himself.
  • John 8:11 : 11 And she said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said, And I do not give a decision against you: go, and never do wrong again.]
  • John 18:35-36 : 35 Pilate said, Am I a Jew? Your nation and the chief priests have given you into my hands: what have you done? 36 Jesus said in answer, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom was of this world, my disciples would have made a good fight to keep me out of the hands of the Jews: but my kingdom is not here.

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