Berean Standard Bible

Romans 2:17-29

17NowδὲdeG1161youσὺsuG4771,ifΕἰEiG1487you callἐπονομάζῃeponomazēG2028yourselfa JewἸουδαῖοςIoudaiosG2453; if youκαὶkaiG2532rely onἐπαναπαύῃepanapauēG1879thelawνόμῳnomōG3551andκαὶkaiG2532boastκαυχᾶσαιkauchasaiG2744inἐνenG1722GodθεῷtheōG2316;

18if youκαὶkaiG2532knowγινώσκειςginōskeisG1097HisτὸtoG3588willθέλημαthelēmaG2307andκαὶkaiG2532approveδοκιμάζειςdokimazeisG1381of whatτὰtaG3588is superiorδιαφέρονταdiapherontaG1308because you are instructedκατηχούμενοςkatēchoumenosG2727byἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588lawνόμου·nomouG3551;

19if youτεteG5037are convincedπέποιθάςpepoithasG3982thatyouG4572areG1510a guideὁδηγὸνhodēgonG3595for the blindτυφλῶν,tuphlōnG5185,a lightφῶςphōsG5457for thoseτῶνtōnG3588inἐνenG1722darknessσκότει,skoteiG4655,

20an instructorπαιδευτὴνpaideutēnG3810of the foolishἀφρόνων,aphronōnG878,a teacherδιδάσκαλονdidaskalonG1320of infantsνηπίων,nēpiōnG3516, becauseyou haveἔχονταechontaG2192inἐνenG1722theτὴνtēnG3588lawνόμῳ·nomōG3551theτῆςtēsG3588embodimentμόρφωσινmorphōsinG3446τῆςtēsG3588of knowledgeγνώσεωςgnōseōsG1108andκαὶkaiG2532τῷtōG3588truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225—

21you, thenοὖνounG3767,whoὁhoG3588teachδιδάσκωνdidaskōnG1321othersἕτερονheteronG2087,do you not teachοὐ διδάσκεις;ou didaskeisG3756 G1321yourselfG4572?You whoὁhoG3588preachκηρύσσωνkērussōnG2784againstμὴmēG3361stealingκλέπτεινklepteinG2813,do you stealκλέπτεις;klepteisG2813?

22You whoὁhoG3588forbidλέγων μὴlegōn mēG3004 G3361adulteryμοιχεύεινmoicheueinG3431,do you commit adulteryμοιχεύεις;moicheueisG3431?You whoὁhoG3588abhorβδελυσσόμενοςbdelussomenosG948τὰtaG3588idolsεἴδωλαeidōlaG1497,do you rob templesἱεροσυλεῖς;hi'erosuleisG2416?

23You whoὃςhosG3739boastκαυχᾶσαι,kauchasaiG2744inἐνenG1722thelawνόμῳnomōG3551,do you dishonorἀτιμάζεις;atimazeisG818τῆςtēsG3588GodθεὸνtheonG2316byδιὰdiaG1223τοῦtouG3588breakingπαραβάσεωςparabaseōsG3847theτὸνtonG3588lawνόμουnomouG3551?

24γὰρgarG1063AsκαθὼςkathōsG2531it is writtenγέγραπται.¶gegraptaiG1125τὸtoG3588: “God’sτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316nameὄνομαonomaG3686is blasphemedβλασφημεῖταιblasphēmeitaiG987amongἐνenG1722theτοῖςtoisG3588GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484because ofδι᾽di᾽G1223youὑμᾶςhumasG4771.”

25μὲνmenG3303γὰρgarG1063CircumcisionΠεριτομὴPeritomēG4061has valueὠφελεῖōpheleiG5623ifἐὰνeanG1437you observeπράσσῃς·prassēsG4238thelawνόμονnomonG3551,butδὲdeG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437youᾖς,ēsG1510breakπαραβάτηςparabatēsG3848thelawνόμουnomouG3551,yourσουsouG4771ἡhēG3588circumcisionπεριτομήperitomēG4061has becomeγέγονεν.gegonenG1096uncircumcisionἀκροβυστίαakrobustiaG203.

26οὖνounG3767IfἐὰνeanG1437ἡhēG3588a man who is not circumcisedἀκροβυστίαakrobustiaG203keepsφυλάσσῃ,phulassēG5442theτὰtaG3588requirementsδικαιώματαdikaiōmataG1345of theτοῦtouG3588lawνόμουnomouG3551,will notοὐχouchG3756hisαὐτοῦautouG846ἡhēG3588uncircumcisionἀκροβυστίαakrobustiaG203be regardedλογισθήσεται;logisthēsetaiG3049asεἰςeisG1519circumcisionπεριτομὴνperitomēnG4061?

27καὶkaiG2532TheἡhēG3588one who isphysicallyἐκ φύσεωςek phuseōsG1537 G5449uncircumcisedἀκροβυστίαakrobustiaG203yetkeepsτελοῦσαtelousaG5055theτὸνtonG3588lawνόμονnomonG3551will condemnκρινεῖkrineiG2919youσὲseG4771whoτὸνtonG3588, even though you haveδιὰdiaG1223thewritten codeγράμματοςgrammatosG1121andκαὶkaiG2532circumcisionπεριτομῆςperitomēsG4061, area lawbreakerπαραβάτην νόμου.parabatēn nomouG3848 G3551.

28γὰρgarG1063AὁhoG3588manisἐστιν,estinG1510notοὐouG3756a JewἸουδαῖόςIoudaiosG2453because he is oneἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588outwardlyφανερῷphanerōG5318,norοὐδὲoudeG3761iscircumcisionπεριτομή,peritomēG4061ἡhēG3588onlyoutwardἐν τῷ φανερῷen tō phanerōG1722 G3588 G5318andἐνenG1722physicalσαρκὶsarkiG4561.

29Noἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,a manὁhoG3588isa JewἸουδαῖος,IoudaiosG2453because he is oneἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588inwardlyκρυπτῷkruptōG2927,andκαὶkaiG2532circumcisionπεριτομὴperitomēG4061is a matterof the heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,byἐνenG1722theSpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,notοὐouG3756by the written codeγράμματι,grammatiG1121. Such a man’sοὗhouG3739ὁhoG3588praiseἔπαινοςepainosG1868doesnotοὐκoukG3756comefromἐξexG1537menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235fromἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

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