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Romans 2:17-29

17ButifG2396,thouσὺsuG4771artcalledἐπονομάζῃeponomazēG2028aJewἸουδαῖοςIoudaiosG2453,andκαὶkaiG2532restestἐπαναπαύῃepanapauēG1879in thelawνόμῳnomōG3551,andκαὶkaiG2532makest thyboastκαυχᾶσαιkauchasaiG2744ofἐνenG1722GodθεῷtheōG2316,

18AndκαὶkaiG2532knowestγινώσκειςginōskeisG1097hiswillθέλημαthelēmaG2307,andκαὶkaiG2532approvestδοκιμάζειςdokimazeisG1381the things that are moreexcellentδιαφέρονταdiapherontaG1308, beinginstructedκατηχούμενοςkatēchoumenosG2727outofἐκekG1537thelawνόμου·nomouG3551;

19AndτεteG5037artconfidentπέποιθάςpepoithasG3982that thouthyselfG4572artεἶναιeinaiG1511aguideὁδηγὸνhodēgonG3595of theblindτυφλῶν,tuphlōnG5185, alightφῶςphōsG5457of them who areinἐνenG1722darknessσκότει,skoteiG4655,

20AninstructorπαιδευτὴνpaideutēnG3810of thefoolishἀφρόνων,aphronōnG878, ateacherδιδάσκαλονdidaskalonG1320ofbabesνηπίων,nēpiōnG3516, whohastἔχονταechontaG2192theformμόρφωσινmorphōsinG3446ofknowledgeγνώσεωςgnōseōsG1108andκαὶkaiG2532of thetruthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225inἐνenG1722thelawνόμῳ·nomōG3551.

21ThouthereforeοὖνounG3767whoG3588teachestδιδάσκωνdidaskōnG1321anotherἕτερονheteronG2087, teachestthouδιδάσκεις;didaskeisG1321notοὐouG3756thyselfG4572? thou thatpreachestκηρύσσωνkērussōnG2784a manshouldG2813notμὴmēG3361stealκλέπτεινklepteinG2813, dost thoustealκλέπτεις;klepteisG2813?

22Thou thatsayestλέγωνlegōnG3004a manshouldG3431notμὴmēG3361commitadulteryμοιχεύεινmoicheueinG3431, dost thou commitadulteryμοιχεύεις;moicheueisG3431? thou thatabhorrestβδελυσσόμενοςbdelussomenosG948idolsεἴδωλαeidōlaG1497, dost thou commitsacrilegeἱεροσυλεῖς;hi'erosuleisG2416?

23ThouὃςhosG3739that makest thyboastκαυχᾶσαι,kauchasaiG2744ofἐνenG1722thelawνόμῳnomōG3551,throughδιὰdiaG1223breakingπαραβάσεωςparabaseōsG3847thelawνόμουnomouG3551dishonourestthouἀτιμάζεις;atimazeisG818GodθεὸνtheonG2316?

24ForγὰρgarG1063thenameὄνομαonomaG3686ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316isblasphemedβλασφημεῖταιblasphēmeitaiG987amongἐνenG1722theGentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484throughδι᾽di᾽G1223youG5209,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531it iswrittenγέγραπται.¶gegraptaiG1125.

25ForγὰρgarG1063circumcisionΠεριτομὴPeritomēG4061verilyμὲνmenG3303profitethὠφελεῖōpheleiG5623,ifἐὰνeanG1437thoukeepestπράσσῃς·prassēsG4238thelawνόμονnomonG3551:butδὲdeG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437thouartG5600abreakerπαραβάτηςparabatēsG3848of thelawνόμουnomouG3551,thyG4675circumcisionπεριτομήperitomēG4061ismadeγέγονεν.gegonenG1096uncircumcisionἀκροβυστίαakrobustiaG203.

26ThereforeοὖνounG3767ifἐὰνeanG1437theuncircumcisionἀκροβυστίαakrobustiaG203keepethφυλάσσῃ,phulassēG5442therighteousnessδικαιώματαdikaiōmataG1345of thelawνόμουnomouG3551,shallG3049notG3780hisαὐτοῦautouG846uncircumcisionἀκροβυστίαakrobustiaG203becountedG3049forεἰςeisG1519circumcisionπεριτομὴνperitomēnG4061?

27AndκαὶkaiG2532shallnotG2919uncircumcisionἀκροβυστίαakrobustiaG203which isbyἐκekG1537natureφύσεωςphuseōsG5449, if itkeepethτελοῦσαtelousaG5055thelawνόμονnomonG3551,judgeκρινεῖkrineiG2919theeG4571, whobyδιὰdiaG1223theletterγράμματοςgrammatosG1121andκαὶkaiG2532circumcisionπεριτομῆςperitomēsG4061dosttransgressπαραβάτηνparabatēnG3848thelawνόμου.nomouG3551?

28ForγὰρgarG1063heisG2076notοὐouG3756aJewἸουδαῖόςIoudaiosG2453, who is oneoutwardlyἐν φανερῷen phanerōG1722 G5318;neitherοὐδὲoudeG3761is thatcircumcisionπεριτομή,peritomēG4061, which isoutwardἐν φανερῷen phanerōG1722 G5318inἐνenG1722thefleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561:

29Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235he is aJewἸουδαῖος,IoudaiosG2453, who is oneinwardlyἐν κρυπτῷen kruptōG1722 G2927;andκαὶkaiG2532circumcisionπεριτομὴperitomēG4061is that of theheartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,inἐνenG1722thespiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151, andnotοὐouG3756in theletterγράμματι,grammatiG1121;whoseοὗhouG3739praiseἔπαινοςepainosG1868isnotοὐκoukG3756fromἐξexG1537menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235fromἐκekG1537Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

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