Romans 2:18

and knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

In The King James Version

And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;

In Context

17But if thou art called a Jew, and restest upon law, and makest thy boast in God,

19and art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of those who are in darkness,

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Cross References

Luke 12:47And that servant, who knew his lord's will, and prepared not, nor did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes;

Romans 15:4For whatever things were written afore-time were for our instruction, that we through patience and consolation of the Scriptures may have hope.

Matthew Henry on Romans 2:18-29

The Pretensions of the Jews; The Depravity of the Jews. ( a. d. 58.) 17 Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God, 18 And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law; 19 And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness, 20 An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law. 21 Thou therefore which teachest… Read the whole commentary →

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