17 [a]Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the Law, and gloriest in God,

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 2:17 He proveth by the testimony of David, and the other Prophets, that God bestowed greatest benefits upon the Jews, in giving them also the Law, but that they are the most unthankful and unkindest of all men.

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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12 That ye were, I say, at that time [a]without Christ, and were [b]aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and were (A)strangers from the covenants of promise, and had no hope, and were without God in the world.

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 2:12 He beginneth first with Christ, who was the end of all the promises.
  2. Ephesians 2:12 You had no right or title, to the common wealth of Israel.

12 remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners(A) to the covenants of the promise,(B) without hope(C) and without God in the world.

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