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Romans 2:19

and hast confidence that thou thyself art a leader of blind ones, a light of those in darkness,

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness,

In Context

18and dost know the will, and dost approve the distinctions, being instructed out of the law,

20an instructor of foolish ones, a teacher of babes, having the form of the knowledge and of the truth in the law.

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Cross References

Isaiah 5:21Woe [to] the wise in their own eyes, And — before their own faces — intelligent!

Isaiah 49:9To say to the bound, Go out, To those in darkness, Be uncovered. On the ways they feed, And in all high places is their pasture.

Matthew 4:16the people that is sitting in darkness saw a great light, and to those sitting in a region and shadow of death — light arose to them.'

Matthew 6:23but if thine eye may be evil, all thy body shall be dark; if, therefore, the light that [is] in thee is darkness — the darkness, how great!

Matthew 23:16'Woe to you, blind guides, who are saying, Whoever may swear by the sanctuary, it is nothing, but whoever may swear by the gold of the sanctuary — is debtor!

Luke 1:79To give light to those sitting in darkness and death-shade, To guide our feet to a way of peace.'

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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