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It stumbles on its wording a little. But I still think the new version is intelligible, and makes a nice point through humor. When someone puts down their phone and gives you their full attention nowadays, it is an expression of their utmost respect.<\/p>\n

We could also add a version of John 10:18: \u201cNo one takes my phone from me. I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down, I have authority to take it up.\u201d<\/p>\n

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It stumbles on its wording a little. But I still think the new version is intelligible, and makes a nice point through humor. When someone puts down their phone and gives you their full attention nowadays, it is an expression of their utmost respect. We could also add a version of John 10:18: \u201cNo one […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,42,96],"tags":[886,4095,4871,8716,9091,12340,13207,13214],"class_list":["post-33356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gospel-of-john","category-humor","category-technology","tag-attention","tag-gospel-of-john","tag-humor","tag-paraphrase","tag-phone","tag-telephones","tag-unvirtuous-abbey","tag-updated"],"yoast_head":"\nNo Greater Love (Updated Version)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"It stumbles on its wording a little. 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