Romans 2
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Romans 2:17-28

17But ifG1487 you bearG2028 the nameG2028 “JewG2453” and 1relyG1879 2upon the LawG3551 and boastG2744 in GodG2316, 18and knowG1097 His willG2307 and 34approveG1381 the things that are essentialG1308, being instructedG2727 out of the LawG3551, 19and are confidentG3982 that you yourselfG4572 are a guideG3595 to the blindG5185, a lightG5457 to thoseG3588 who are in darknessG4655, 20a 5correctorG3810 of the foolishG878, a teacherG1320 of 6the immatureG3516, havingG2192 in the LawG3551 7the embodimentG3446 of knowledgeG1108 and of the truthG225, 21you, thereforeG3767, 8who teachG1321 anotherG2087, do you not teachG1321 yourselfG4572? You who 9preachG2784 that one shall not stealG2813, do you stealG2813? 22You who sayG3004 that one should not commitG3431 adulteryG3431, do you commitG3431 adulteryG3431? You who abhorG948 idolsG1497, do you 10robG2416 templesG2416? 23You whoG3739 11boastG2744 12in the LawG3551, throughG1223 your breakingG3847 the LawG3551, do you dishonorG818 GodG2316? 24For “13the nameG3686 of GodG2316 is blasphemedG987 amongG1722 the GentilesG1484 14becauseG1223 of you,” justG2531 as it is writtenG1125.

25For indeedG3303 circumcisionG4061 is of valueG5623 ifG1437 you 15practiceG4238 16the LawG3551; but ifG1437 you are a transgressorG3848 17of the LawG3551, 18your circumcisionG4061 has becomeG1096 uncircumcisionG203. 2619SoG3767 ifG1437 20the 21uncircumcisedG203 manG203 22keepsG5442 the requirementsG1345 of the LawG3551, will not his uncircumcisionG203 be regardedG3049 as circumcisionG4061? 27And 23he who is physicallyG5449 uncircumcisedG203, if he keepsG5055 the LawG3551, will he not 24judgeG2919 you whoG3588 25thoughG1223 having the letterG1121 of the Law and circumcisionG4061 are a transgressorG3848 26of the LawG3551? 28For 27he is not a JewG2453 whoG3588 is one outwardlyG1722G5318, norG3761 is circumcisionG4061 that which is outwardG5318 in the fleshG4561.

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Notes

  1. 1. Romans 2:17 Mic 3:11; John 5:45; Rom 2:23; 9:4 ↩
  2. 2. Romans 2:17 Or upon law ↩
  3. 3. Romans 2:18 Or distinguish between the things which differ ↩
  4. 4. Romans 2:18 Phil 1:10 ↩
  5. 5. Romans 2:20 Or instructor ↩
  6. 6. Romans 2:20 Lit infants ↩
  7. 7. Romans 2:20 Rom 3:31; 2 Tim 1:13 ↩
  8. 8. Romans 2:21 Matt 23:3ff ↩
  9. 9. Romans 2:21 Or proclaim ↩
  10. 10. Romans 2:22 Acts 19:37 ↩
  11. 11. Romans 2:23 Mic 3:11; John 5:45; Rom 2:17; 9:4 ↩
  12. 12. Romans 2:23 Or in law ↩
  13. 13. Romans 2:24 Is 52:5; Ezek 36:20ff ↩
  14. 14. Romans 2:24 2 Pet 2:2 ↩
  15. 15. Romans 2:25 Rom 2:13f, 27 ↩
  16. 16. Romans 2:25 Or law ↩
  17. 17. Romans 2:25 Or of law ↩
  18. 18. Romans 2:25 Jer 4:4; 9:25f ↩
  19. 19. Romans 2:26 1 Cor 7:19 ↩
  20. 20. Romans 2:26 Rom 3:30; Eph 2:11 ↩
  21. 21. Romans 2:26 Lit uncircumcision ↩
  22. 22. Romans 2:26 Rom 2:25, 27; 8:4 ↩
  23. 23. Romans 2:27 Rom 3:30; Eph 2:11 ↩
  24. 24. Romans 2:27 Matt 12:41 ↩
  25. 25. Romans 2:27 Lit through the letter ↩
  26. 26. Romans 2:27 Or of law ↩
  27. 27. Romans 2:28 John 8:39; Rom 2:17; 9:6; Gal 6:15 ↩

Commentaries on Romans 2

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