Romans 2:18

And art taking note of his will, and testing the things that differ—when receiving oral instruction out of the law,

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

17If, however, thou, art taking the name of Jew, and resting thyself upon law, and boasting in God,

19Art persuaded, moreover, that, thou thyself, art—a guide of the blind, a light of them that are in darkness,

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 4:8Or what great nation which hath righteous statutes and regulations, like all this law, which, I, am setting before you to-day?

Psalms 19:8The precepts of Yahweh, are right, Rejoicing the heart, The, commandment of Yahweh, is pure, Enlightening the eyes;

Psalms 119:104Out of thy precepts, will I get understanding, For this cause, do I hate every false way.

Psalms 147:19Declaring his word unto Jacob, His statutes and his regulations, unto Israel.

Luke 12:47And, that servant, who had come to know the will of his lord, and neither prepared, nor wrought unto his will, shall be beaten with many stripes;

Romans 15:4Whatsoever things, in fact, were written aforetime, [all] for our own instruction were written,—in order that, through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have their 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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