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23 You who boast in the law, do you dishonor God by your transgression of the law?

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23 You who boast in the law,(A) do you dishonor God by breaking the law?

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The Jews and the Law

17 But if you call yourself a Jew and rely on the law and boast of your relation to God(A)

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The Jews and the Law

17 Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and boast in God;(A)

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16 As it is, you boast in your arrogance; all such boasting is evil. 17 Anyone, then, who knows the right thing to do and fails to do it commits sin.(A)

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16 As it is, you boast in your arrogant schemes. All such boasting is evil.(A) 17 If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them.(B)

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They are Israelites, and to them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship, and the promises;(A)

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the people of Israel.(A) Theirs is the adoption to sonship;(B) theirs the divine glory,(C) the covenants,(D) the receiving of the law,(E) the temple worship(F) and the promises.(G)

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Much, in every way. For in the first place, the Jews[a] were entrusted with the oracles of God.(A)

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  1. 3.2 Gk they

Much in every way!(A) First of all, the Jews have been entrusted with the very words of God.(B)

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45 Do not think that I will accuse you before the Father; your accuser is Moses, on whom you have set your hope.(A)

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45 “But do not think I will accuse you before the Father. Your accuser is Moses,(A) on whom your hopes are set.(B)

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22 But be doers of the word and not merely hearers who deceive themselves.(A) 23 For if any are hearers of the word and not doers, they are like those who look at themselves[a] in a mirror;(B) 24 for they look at themselves and, on going away, immediately forget what they were like. 25 But those who look into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and persevere, being not hearers who forget but doers who act—they will be blessed in their doing.(C)

26 If any think they are religious and do not bridle their tongues but deceive their hearts, their religion is worthless.(D) 27 Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself unstained by the world.(E)

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  1. 1.23 Gk at the face of his birth

22 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.(A) 23 Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror 24 and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. 25 But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom,(B) and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do.(C)

26 Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues(D) deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless. 27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after(E) orphans and widows(F) in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.(G)

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28 Then they reviled him, saying, “You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses.(A) 29 We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, we do not know where he comes from.”(B)

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28 Then they hurled insults at him and said, “You are this fellow’s disciple! We are disciples of Moses!(A) 29 We know that God spoke to Moses, but as for this fellow, we don’t even know where he comes from.”(B)

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11 The Pharisee, standing by himself, was praying thus, ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people: thieves, rogues, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.

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11 The Pharisee stood by himself(A) and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.

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26 He said to him, “What is written in the law? What do you read there?” 27 He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind and your neighbor as yourself.”(A) 28 And he said to him, “You have given the right answer; do this, and you will live.”(B)

29 But wanting to vindicate himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”(C)

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26 “What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?”

27 He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’[a];(A) and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[b](B)

28 “You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.”(C)

29 But he wanted to justify himself,(D) so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

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  1. Luke 10:27 Deut. 6:5
  2. Luke 10:27 Lev. 19:18

17 And he said to him, “Why do you ask me about what is good? There is one who is good. If you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.” 18 He said to him, “Which ones?” And Jesus said, “You shall not murder. You shall not commit adultery. You shall not steal. You shall not bear false witness.(A) 19 Honor your father and mother. Also, you shall love your neighbor as yourself.”(B) 20 The young man said to him, “I have kept all these;[a] what do I still lack?”

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  1. 19.20 Other ancient authorities add from my youth

17 “Why do you ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”(A)

18 “Which ones?” he inquired.

Jesus replied, “‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery,(B) you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, 19 honor your father and mother,’[a](C) and ‘love your neighbor as yourself.’[b](D)

20 “All these I have kept,” the young man said. “What do I still lack?”

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  1. Matthew 19:19 Exodus 20:12-16; Deut. 5:16-20
  2. Matthew 19:19 Lev. 19:18

How can you say, “We are wise,
    and the law of the Lord is with us,”
when, in fact, the false pen of the scribes
    has made it into a lie?(A)
The wise shall be put to shame;
    they shall be dismayed and taken;
since they have rejected the word of the Lord,
    what wisdom is in them?(B)

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“‘How can you say, “We are wise,
    for we have the law(A) of the Lord,”
when actually the lying pen of the scribes
    has handled it falsely?
The wise(B) will be put to shame;
    they will be dismayed(C) and trapped.(D)
Since they have rejected the word(E) of the Lord,
    what kind of wisdom(F) do they have?

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