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Romans 2:17-29

17BeholdG3708,thouσὺsuG4771art calledἐπονομάζῃeponomazēG2028a JewἸουδαῖοςIoudaiosG2453,andκαὶkaiG2532restestἐπαναπαύῃepanapauēG1879in the lawνόμῳnomōG3588 G3551,andκαὶkaiG2532makest thy boastκαυχᾶσαιkauchasaiG2744ofἐνenG1722GodθεῷtheōG2316,

18τὸtoG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532knowestγινώσκειςginōskeisG1097hiswillθέλημα τὰthelēma taG3588 G2307,andκαὶkaiG2532approvestδοκιμάζειςdokimazeisG1381the things that are more excellentδιαφέρονταdiapherontaG1308,being instructedκατηχούμενοςkatēchoumenosG2727out ofἐκekG1537the lawτοῦ νόμου·tou nomouG3588 G3551;

19AndτεteG5037art confident thatπέποιθάςpepoithasG3982thou thyselfG4572artG1510a guideὁδηγὸνhodēgonG3595of the blindτυφλῶν,tuphlōnG5185,a lightφῶςphōsG5457of themτῶνtōnG3588which are inἐνenG1722darknessσκότει,skoteiG4655,

20An instructorπαιδευτὴνpaideutēnG3810of the foolishἀφρόνων,aphronōnG878,a teacherδιδάσκαλονdidaskalonG1320of babesνηπίων,nēpiōnG3516,which hastἔχονταechontaG2192the formτὴν μόρφωσινtēn morphōsinG3588 G3446of knowledgeτῆς γνώσεωςtēs gnōseōsG3588 G1108andκαὶkaiG2532of the truthτῆς ἀληθείαςtēs alētheiasG3588 G225inἐνenG1722the lawτῷ νόμῳ·tō nomōG3588 G3551.

21ὁhoG3588ThouὁhoG3588thereforeοὖνounG3767which teachestδιδάσκωνdidaskōnG1321anotherἕτερονheteronG2087,teachest thouδιδάσκεις;didaskeisG1321notοὐouG3756thyselfG4572?thou that preachestκηρύσσωνkērussōnG2784a man should notμὴmēG3361stealκλέπτεινklepteinG2813,dost thou stealκλέπτεις;klepteisG2813?

22ὁhoG3588ὁhoG3588Thou that sayestλέγωνlegōnG3004a man should notμὴmēG3361commit adulteryμοιχεύεινmoicheueinG3431,dost thou commit adulteryμοιχεύεις;moicheueisG3431?thou that abhorrestβδελυσσόμενοςbdelussomenosG948idolsτὰ εἴδωλαta eidōlaG3588 G1497,dost thou commit sacrilegeἱεροσυλεῖς;hi'erosuleisG2416?

23Thou thatὃςhosG3739makest thy boastκαυχᾶσαι,kauchasaiG2744ofἐνenG1722the lawνόμῳnomōG3551,throughδιὰdiaG1223breakingτῆς παραβάσεωςtēs parabaseōsG3588 G3847the lawτοῦ νόμουtou nomouG3588 G3551dishonourest thouἀτιμάζεις;atimazeisG818Godτὸν θεὸνton theonG3588 G2316?

24τὸtoG3588ForγὰρgarG1063the nameὄνομαonomaG3686of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316is blasphemedβλασφημεῖταιblasphēmeitaiG987amongἐνenG1722the Gentilesτοῖς ἔθνεσινtois ethnesinG3588 G1484throughδι᾽di᾽G1223youὑμᾶςhumasG4771,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531it is writtenγέγραπται.¶gegraptaiG1125.

25ForγὰρgarG1063circumcisionΠεριτομὴPeritomēG4061verilyμὲνmenG3303profitethὠφελεῖōpheleiG5623,ifἐὰνeanG1437thou keepπράσσῃς·prassēsG4238the lawνόμονnomonG3551:butδὲdeG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437thou beᾖς,ēsG1510a breakerπαραβάτηςparabatēsG3848of the lawνόμουnomouG3551,thyσουsouG4771circumcisionἡ περιτομήhē peritomēG3588 G4061is madeγέγονεν.gegonenG1096uncircumcisionἀκροβυστίαakrobustiaG203.

26ThereforeοὖνounG3767ifἐὰνeanG1437the uncircumcisionἡ ἀκροβυστίαhē akrobustiaG3588 G203keepφυλάσσῃ,phulassēG5442the righteousnessτὰ δικαιώματαta dikaiōmataG3588 G1345of the lawτοῦ νόμουtou nomouG3588 G3551,shall notG3780hisαὐτοῦautouG846uncircumcisionἡ ἀκροβυστίαhē akrobustiaG3588 G203be countedλογισθήσεται;logisthēsetaiG3049forεἰςeisG1519circumcisionπεριτομὴνperitomēnG4061?

27ἡhēG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532shall notG2919uncircumcisionἀκροβυστίαakrobustiaG203which isbyἐκekG1537natureφύσεωςphuseōsG5449,if it fulfilτελοῦσαtelousaG5055the lawτὸν νόμονton nomonG3588 G3551,judgeκρινεῖkrineiG2919theeσὲseG4771,whoτὸνtonG3588byδιὰdiaG1223the letterγράμματοςgrammatosG1121andκαὶkaiG2532circumcisionπεριτομῆςperitomēsG4061dost transgressπαραβάτηνparabatēnG3848the lawνόμου.nomouG3551?

28ForγὰρgarG1063heG3588isἐστιν,estinG1510notοὐouG3756a JewἸουδαῖόςIoudaiosG2453,which is oneG3588outwardlyἐν φανερῷen phanerōG1722 G3588 G5318;neitherοὐδὲoudeG3761is thatcircumcisionπεριτομή,peritomēG3588 G4061,ἐνenG1722which is outwardφανερῷphanerōG3588 G5318inἐνenG1722the fleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561:

29G3588Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235heG3588isa JewἸουδαῖος,IoudaiosG2453,which is oneG3588ἐνenG1722inwardlyκρυπτῷkruptōG2927;andκαὶkaiG2532circumcisionπεριτομὴperitomēG4061is thatof the heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,inἐνenG1722the spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151, andnotοὐouG3756in the letterγράμματι,grammatiG1121;whoseοὗhouG3739praiseἔπαινοςepainosG3588 G1868isnotοὐκoukG3756ofἐξexG1537menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235ofἐκekG1537Godθεοῦ.¶theouG3588 G2316.

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