Romans 2
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Romans 2:21-29

21you, thereforeG3767, 1who teachG1321 someoneG2087 elseG2087, do you not teachG1321 yourselfG4572? You who 2preachG2784 that one is not to stealG2813, do you stealG2813? 22You who sayG3004 that one is not to commitG3431 adulteryG3431, do you commitG3431 adulteryG3431? You who loatheG948 idolsG1497, do you 3robG2416 templesG2416? 23You whoG3739 4boastG2744 5in the LawG3551, throughG1223 your breakingG3847 the LawG3551, do you dishonorG818 GodG2316? 24For “6the nameG3686 of GodG2316 is blasphemedG987 amongG1722 the GentilesG1484 7becauseG1223 of you,” justG2531 asG2531 it is writtenG1125.

25For indeedG3303 circumcisionG4061 isG5623 ofG5623 valueG5623 ifG1437 you 8practiceG4238 9the LawG3551; but ifG1437 you are a violatorG3848 10of the LawG3551, 11your circumcisionG4061 has turnedG1096 intoG1096 uncircumcisionG203. 2612SoG3767 ifG1437 13the 14uncircumcisedG203 manG203 15keepsG5442 the requirementsG1345 of the LawG3551, will his uncircumcisionG203 not be regardedG3049 as circumcisionG4061? 27And 16he who is physicallyG5449 uncircumcisedG203, if he keepsG5055 the LawG3551, will he not 17judgeG2919 you whoG3588 18thoughG1223 having the letterG1121 of the Law and circumcisionG4061 are a violatorG3848 19of the LawG3551? 28For 20he is not a JewG2453 whoG3588 is one outwardlyG1722G5318, norG3761 is circumcisionG4061 that which is outwardG5318 in the fleshG4561. 29But 21he is a JewG2453 whoG3588 is one inwardlyG2927; and 22circumcisionG4061 is of the heartG2588, by the 23SpiritG4151, not by the letterG1121; 24and his praiseG1868 is not from peopleG444, but from GodG2316.

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Notes

  1. 1. Romans 2:21 Matt 23:3ff ↩
  2. 2. Romans 2:21 Or proclaim ↩
  3. 3. Romans 2:22 Acts 19:37 ↩
  4. 4. Romans 2:23 Mic 3:11; John 5:45; Rom 2:17; 9:4 ↩
  5. 5. Romans 2:23 Or in law ↩
  6. 6. Romans 2:24 Is 52:5; Ezek 36:20ff ↩
  7. 7. Romans 2:24 2 Pet 2:2 ↩
  8. 8. Romans 2:25 Rom 2:13f, 27 ↩
  9. 9. Romans 2:25 Or law ↩
  10. 10. Romans 2:25 Or of law ↩
  11. 11. Romans 2:25 Jer 4:4; 9:25f ↩
  12. 12. Romans 2:26 1 Cor 7:19 ↩
  13. 13. Romans 2:26 Rom 3:30; Eph 2:11 ↩
  14. 14. Romans 2:26 Lit uncircumcision ↩
  15. 15. Romans 2:26 Rom 2:25, 27; 8:4 ↩
  16. 16. Romans 2:27 Rom 3:30; Eph 2:11 ↩
  17. 17. Romans 2:27 Matt 12:41 ↩
  18. 18. Romans 2:27 Lit through the letter ↩
  19. 19. Romans 2:27 Or of law ↩
  20. 20. Romans 2:28 John 8:39; Rom 2:17; 9:6; Gal 6:15 ↩
  21. 21. Romans 2:29 Phil 3:3; Col 2:11 ↩
  22. 22. Romans 2:29 Deut 10:16; 30:6; Jer 4:4 ↩
  23. 23. Romans 2:29 Rom 2:27; 7:6; 2 Cor 3:6 ↩
  24. 24. Romans 2:29 John 5:44; 12:43; 1 Cor 4:5; 2 Cor 10:18 ↩

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