Romans 2:18

And have da'as of His will and approve the things that matter, being instructed from the Torah,

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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 you are called by the name Yehudi (Jew) and rely on the Torah and boast in Hashem, + 2:17 T.N. Contra Ro 3:20; 4:2

19And being confident that you are a moreh derech (guide) of the ivrim (blind ones), an ohr for those in choshech,

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 4:8And what nation is there so great, that hath chukkim and mishpatim tzaddikim as all this torah, which I set before you today?

Psalms 19:8The torah of Hashem is temimah, 1 converting the nefesh, + 19:8 T.N. hithapekh Ps 66:6; 2C 5:17 1 the edut of Hashem is ne'emanah, 1 making wise the simple. 1

Psalms 119:104Through Thy pikkudim I get understanding: 1 therefore I hate every orakh sheker. נ Nun 1

Psalms 147:19He declareth His Devar unto Ya'akov, 1 His chukkot and His mishpatim unto Yisroel. 1

Luke 12:47That eved, who had daas of the ratzon of his Adon and did not get prepared or do according to his ratzon, will be beaten with a klap (blow) and not a few. + 12:47 Dt 25:2

Romans 15:4For as much as was written beforehand was written for our limudei kodesh, in order that through savlanut and through the nechamah of the Kitvei Hakodesh we might hold fast tikvah (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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