Romans 2:18

and know His will, and approve the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law,

English Majority Text (NT)

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

17Behold, you are called a Jew, and rely on the law, and boast in God,

19and are convinced that you are a guide to the blind, a light to those in darkness,

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Cross References

Luke 12:47And that servant who knew his master's will, and did not get ready or do according to his will, shall be beaten with many blows.

Romans 15:4For as many things as were previously written, were written for our own instruction, that through the patience and encouragement of the Scriptures we 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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