Romans 2:17

And since you claim the name of Jew, and find rest and satisfaction in the Law, and make your boast in God,

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God,

In Context

16on the day when God will judge the secrets of men's lives by Jesus Christ, as declared in the Good News as I have taught it.

18and know the supreme will, and can test things that differ--being a man who receives instruction from the Law--

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Cross References

Matthew 8:11And I tell you that many will come from the east and from the west and will recline at table with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the Kingdom of the Heavens,

John 5:45"Do not suppose that I will accuse you to the Father. There is one who accuses you, namely Moses, on whom your hope rests.

John 8:33"We are descendants of Abraham," they answered, "and have never at any time been in slavery to any one. What do those words of yours mean, `You shall become free'?"

Matthew Henry on Romans 2:2-17

Equity of the Divine Government. ( a. d. 58.) 1 Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things. 2 But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things. 3 And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God? 4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and… Read the whole commentary →

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