*A star (*) is used to mark verbs that are historical presents in the Greek which have been translated with an English past tense in order to conform to modern usage. The translators recognized that in some contexts the present tense seems more unexpected and unjustified to the English reader than a past tense would have been. But Greek authors frequently used the present tense for the sake of heightened vividness, thereby transporting their readers in imagination to the actual scene at the time of occurence. However, the translators felt that it would be wise to change these historical presents to English past tenses.

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But Abraham said, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let them hear them.’

“Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let them listen to them.’

“But Abraham said, ‘They have Moses and the prophets; they should listen to them.’

“But Abraham said, ‘Moses and the prophets have warned them. Your brothers can read what they wrote.’

But Abraham said, ‘They have Moses and the prophets; they must listen to them.’

Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.

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