Romans 2:24

You must not be like our ancestors, about whom were written these words in the Scriptures: “The non-Jews speak evil about God because of the evil actions of many of you Jews.” The non-Jews say God must be a hypocrite if he condones the behavior of people like you.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written.

In Context

23You who boast saying, “ I have God’s laws,” it is disgusting that you disobey those same laws! [RHQ] As a result you are insulting God!

25Any one of you who is circumcised to show that he belongs to God can benefit from that if he obeys the laws God gave to Moses. But if you (sg), a circumcised person, disobey God’s laws, God will consider that you who are circumcised are no better in God’s sight than someone who is not circumcised.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 12:14But, you have shown contempt for Yahweh by doing this. So, your baby will die.”

Lamentations 2:15All those who pass by you make fun of [IDM] you; they shake their heads and they hiss/sneer at you. They say, “Is this that great city of Jerusalem? Is it the city that was the most beautiful city in the world, the city that caused all the people on the earth to be joyful?”

Matthew 18:7It will be terrible for those [MTY] who cause others to stop believing in me. God will punish them eternally. It is inevitable that there will be those who cause others to stop believing in me. But it will be horrible for everyone who does that.

1 Timothy 6:1As for slaves [DOU] who are believers, teach them that they should consider that it is right for them to honor their masters in every way. If they do that, people will not speak ◄against/evil about► God [MTY] and they will not speak ◄against/evil about► that which we apostles teach, because they will see that the slaves are being respectful of their masters.

Titus 2:8teach what is correct and what no one can justly criticize. Do this in order that when the believers conduct their lives in a proper manner, anyone who opposes ◄ us/our message► will be disappointed because there will be nothing bad that they can justly say about us.

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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