Romans 2:18

and know his will, and can test the things that differ; if you are instructed out of the Law,

Montgomery New Testament

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

17Now if you bear the name of a Jew, and rely upon law, and boast yourself in God,

19and are confident that you yourself are a darkness,

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Cross References

Luke 12:47"The slave who knew his Lord’s will, and made not ready, nor did according to his will, will be beaten with many lashes,

Romans 15:4For everything that was written of old has been written for our instruction, that through patience, and through the comfort of the Scriptures, we might 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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