Romans 2:17-24

Holman Christian Standard Bible

Jewish Violation of the Law

¹⁷ Now if^[a] you call yourself a Jew, and rest in the law,^(A) boast in God, ¹⁸ know His will, and approve the things that are superior,^(B) being instructed from the law, ¹⁹ and if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light to those in darkness, ²⁰ an instructor of the ignorant, a teacher of the immature, having the full expression^[b] of knowledge and truth^(C) in the law— ²¹ you then, who teach another,^(D) don’t you teach yourself? You who preach, “You must not steal”—do you steal? ²² You who say, “You must not commit adultery”—do you commit adultery? You who detest idols, do you rob their temples?^{(E) 23} You who boast in the law,^(F) do you dishonor God by breaking the law? ²⁴ For, as it is written: The name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.^(G)[c]