Romans 2:17-24

New American Standard Bible

The Jews under the Law

¹⁷But if you call yourself a ^[a]Jew and ^(A)rely ^[b]upon the Law and boast in God, ¹⁸and know His will and ^[c]^(B)distinguish the things that matter, being instructed from the Law, ¹⁹and are confident that you yourself are a guide to people who are blind, a light to those in darkness, ²⁰a ^[d]corrector of the foolish, a teacher of ^[e]the immature, possessing in the Law ^(C)the embodiment of knowledge and of the truth— ²¹you, therefore, ^(D)who teach someone else, do you not teach yourself? You who ^[f]preach that one is not to steal, do you steal? ²²You who say that one is not to commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who loathe idols, do you ^(E)rob temples? ²³You who ^(F)boast ^[g]in the Law, through your breaking the Law, do you dishonor God? ²⁴For “^(G)the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles ^(H)because of you,” just as it is written.

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Romans 2:17 Or Judean
Romans 2:17 Or upon law
Romans 2:18 Or approve
Romans 2:20 Or instructor
Romans 2:20 Lit infants
Romans 2:21 Or proclaim
Romans 2:23 Or in law

Romans 2:17-24

New King James Version

The Jews Guilty as the Gentiles

¹⁷^[a]Indeed ^(A)you are called a Jew, and ^(B)rest^[b] on the law, ^(C)and make your boast in God, ¹⁸and ^(D)know His will, and ^(E)approve the things that are excellent, being instructed out of the law, ¹⁹and ^(F)are confident that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness, ²⁰an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, ^(G)having the form of knowledge and truth in the law. ²¹^(H)You, therefore, who teach another, do you not teach yourself? You who preach that a man should not steal, do you steal? ²²You who say, “Do not commit adultery,” do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, ^(I)do you rob temples? ²³You who ^(J)make your boast in the law, do you dishonor God through breaking the law? ²⁴For ^(K)“the name of God is ^(L)blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you,” as it is written.