Romans 2:18

and know his will, and approve the things which are excellent, being taught by the law;

1902 William Baxter Godbey 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

17But if you are denominated a Jew, and rest in the law, and boast in God,

19and persuade yourself that you are a guide of the blind, a light of those who are in darkness, an instructor of the ignorant,

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Cross References

Luke 12:47But that servant knowing the will of his lord, and not preparing or doing according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.

Romans 15:4For so many things as were previously written were written for our instruction, in order that through the patience and through the consolation 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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