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Romans 2:20

a teacher of unwise men, a master of young children (or a teacher of young children), that hast the form of cunning, (or of knowing), [or of science], (or of knowledge), and of (the) truth in the law;

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.

In Context

19and trustest thyself to be a leader of blind men, the light of them that be in darknesses (or the light for those who be in darkness),

21what then teachest thou another, and teachest not thyself? (or why then teachest thou someone else, but teachest not thyself?) Thou that preachest that me/that men shall not steal, stealest? [or Thou that preachest to not steal, stealest?]

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Cross References

Matthew 11:25In that time Jesus answered, and said, I acknowledge to thee, Father, Lord of heaven and of earth, for thou hast hid these things from wise men, and ready, [or wary, or prudent, or sly], (or for thou hast hidden these things from the wise and the prudent), and hast showed them to little children;

1 Corinthians 3:1And I, brethren, might not speak to you as to spiritual men, but as to fleshly men; as to little children in Christ,

2 Timothy 3:5having the likeness of piety, but denying the virtue of it (or but denying its power). And eschew thou (or shun) these men.

Hebrews 5:13For each that is (a) partner of milk, is without (a) part (or a portion) of the word of rightwiseness, for he is (but) a little child.

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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