Romans 2:23
You who boast + 2:23 Ro 4:2; Lk 17:10 in Torah, + 2:23 Ro 2:29; 3:20; Ga 2:15-21 through deviating from the Torah, you commit Chillul Hashem.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God?
In Context
Cross References
Leviticus 13:32And in the yom hashevi'i the kohen shall examine the nega; and, hinei, if the scale spread not, and there be in it no yellow hair, and the scale be not in appearance deeper than the skin,
Matthew 19:17And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said to him, Why do you ask me about the good? There is only One who is good, nu? But if you wish to enter into Chayyim (Life), do not fail to be shomer mitzvot.
Luke 18:11The Parush was standing by himself, shawkling (ritual swaying while davening), and his tefillah went like this: Adonoi, Modeh Ani that I am not like other men, swindlers, resha'im, menaafim, or even this moches.
John 9:28And they reviled him and said, You are a talmid of that man, but we are talmidim of Moshe Rabbeinu. + 9:28 Num 12:2,8
Romans 3:2Much in every way! For, koidem kol (in the first place), they are entrusted with the Divrei Hashem (the oracles, the words of G-d).
James 1:22Now be Shomrei HaDvar Hashem and not Shomei HaDvar only, thereby causing yourselves to fall under remiyah (deceit, deception).
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 →