New American Standard Bible 1995

Romans 2:17-29

17But ifΕἰEiG1487you bearG2028the nameG2028“JewἸουδαῖοςIoudaiosG2453” andrelyἐπαναπαύῃepanapauēG1879upon the LawνόμῳnomōG3551and boastκαυχᾶσαιkauchasaiG2744in GodθεῷtheōG2316,

18and knowγινώσκειςginōskeisG1097HiswillθέλημαthelēmaG2307andapproveδοκιμάζειςdokimazeisG1381the things that are essentialδιαφέρονταdiapherontaG1308,being instructedκατηχούμενοςkatēchoumenosG2727out of the Lawνόμου·nomouG3551,

19and are confidentπέποιθάςpepoithasG3982that you yourselfG4572are a guideὁδηγὸνhodēgonG3595to the blindτυφλῶν,tuphlōnG5185,a lightφῶςphōsG5457to thoseτῶνtōnG3588who are in darknessσκότει,skoteiG4655,

20acorrectorπαιδευτὴνpaideutēnG3810of the foolishἀφρόνων,aphronōnG878,a teacherδιδάσκαλονdidaskalonG1320ofthe immatureνηπίων,nēpiōnG3516,havingἔχονταechontaG2192in the Lawνόμῳ·nomōG3551the embodimentμόρφωσινmorphōsinG3446of knowledgeγνώσεωςgnōseōsG1108and of the truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225,

21you, thereforeοὖνounG3767,who teachδιδάσκωνdidaskōnG1321anotherἕτερονheteronG2087,do you not teachδιδάσκεις;didaskeisG1321yourselfG4572? You whopreachκηρύσσωνkērussōnG2784that one shall not stealκλέπτεινklepteinG2813,do you stealκλέπτεις;klepteisG2813?

22You who sayλέγωνlegōnG3004that one should not commitμοιχεύεινmoicheueinG3431adulteryμοιχεύεις;moicheueisG3431,do you commitG3431adulteryG3431?You who abhorβδελυσσόμενοςbdelussomenosG948idolsεἴδωλαeidōlaG1497, do yourobG2416templesG2416?

23You whoὃςhosG3739boastκαυχᾶσαι,kauchasaiG2744in the LawνόμῳnomōG3551,throughδιὰdiaG1223your breakingπαραβάσεωςparabaseōsG3847the LawνόμουnomouG3551,do you dishonorἀτιμάζεις;atimazeisG818GodθεὸνtheonG2316?

24For “the nameὄνομαonomaG3686of GodθεοῦtheouG2316is blasphemedβλασφημεῖταιblasphēmeitaiG987amongἐνenG1722the GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484becauseδι᾽di᾽G1223of you,”justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as it is writtenγέγραπται.¶gegraptaiG1125.

25For indeedμὲνmenG3303circumcisionΠεριτομὴPeritomēG4061is of valueὠφελεῖōpheleiG5623ifἐὰνeanG1437youpracticeπράσσῃς·prassēsG4238the LawνόμονnomonG3551;but ifἐὰνeanG1437you are a transgressorπαραβάτηςparabatēsG3848of the LawνόμουnomouG3551,your circumcisionπεριτομήperitomēG4061has becomeγέγονεν.gegonenG1096uncircumcisionἀκροβυστίαakrobustiaG203.

26SoοὖνounG3767ifἐὰνeanG1437theuncircumcisedG203manG203keepsφυλάσσῃ,phulassēG5442the requirementsδικαιώματαdikaiōmataG1345of the LawνόμουnomouG3551,will not his uncircumcisionG203be regardedλογισθήσεται;logisthēsetaiG3049as circumcisionπεριτομὴνperitomēnG4061?

27Andhe who is physicallyφύσεωςphuseōsG5449uncircumcisedἀκροβυστίαakrobustiaG203,if he keepsτελοῦσαtelousaG5055the LawνόμονnomonG3551, will he notjudgeκρινεῖkrineiG2919you whoG3588thoughδιὰdiaG1223having the letterγράμματοςgrammatosG1121of the Lawand circumcisionπεριτομῆςperitomēsG4061are a transgressorπαραβάτηνparabatēnG3848of the Lawνόμου.nomouG3551?

28Forhe is not a JewἸουδαῖόςIoudaiosG2453whoG3588is one outwardlyφανερῷphanerōG1722 G5318,norοὐδὲoudeG3761is circumcisionπεριτομή,peritomēG4061that which is outwardφανερῷphanerōG5318in the fleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561.

29Buthe is a JewἸουδαῖος,IoudaiosG2453whoG3588is one inwardlyκρυπτῷkruptōG2927; andcircumcisionπεριτομὴperitomēG4061is that which is of the heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588, by theSpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,not by the letterγράμματι,grammatiG1121;and his praiseἔπαινοςepainosG1868is not from menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444,but from Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

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