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Romans 2:17-23

17But ifΕἰEiG1487you callἐπονομάζῃeponomazēG2028yourself aJewἸουδαῖοςIoudaiosG2453andrelyG1879uponG1879the LawνόμῳnomōG3551and boastκαυχᾶσαιkauchasaiG2744in GodθεῷtheōG2316,

18and knowγινώσκειςginōskeisG1097HiswillθέλημαthelēmaG2307anddistinguishδοκιμάζειςdokimazeisG1381the things that matterδιαφέρονταdiapherontaG1308,being instructedκατηχούμενοςkatēchoumenosG2727from the Lawνόμου·nomouG3551,

19and are confidentπέποιθάςpepoithasG3982that you yourselfG4572are a guideὁδηγὸνhodēgonG3595to peopleG5185whoG5185areG5185blindτυφλῶν,tuphlōnG5185,a lightφῶςphōsG5457to thoseτῶνtōnG3588in darknessσκότει,skoteiG4655,

20acorrectorπαιδευτὴνpaideutēnG3810of the foolishἀφρόνων,aphronōnG878,a teacherδιδάσκαλονdidaskalonG1320ofthe immatureνηπίων,nēpiōnG3516,possessingἔχονταechontaG2192in the Lawνόμῳ·nomōG3551the embodimentμόρφωσινmorphōsinG3446of knowledgeγνώσεωςgnōseōsG1108and of the truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225--

21you,thereforeοὖνounG3767,who teachδιδάσκωνdidaskōnG1321someoneG2087elseG2087,do you not teachδιδάσκεις;didaskeisG1321yourselfG4572? You whopreachκηρύσσωνkērussōnG2784that one is not to stealκλέπτεινklepteinG2813,do you stealκλέπτεις;klepteisG2813?

22Youwho sayλέγωνlegōnG3004that one is not to commitμοιχεύεινmoicheueinG3431adulteryμοιχεύεις;moicheueisG3431,do you commitG3431adulteryG3431? Youwho loatheβδελυσσόμενοςbdelussomenosG948idolsεἴδωλαeidōlaG1497, do yourobG2416templesG2416?

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

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