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Passage Lookup: Romans 2:17-29
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Romans 2:17
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Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and boast in God;(z)
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Romans 2:18
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if you know his will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law;
Romans 2:19
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if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those who are in the dark,
Romans 2:20
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an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of little children, because you have in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth—
Romans 2:21
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you, then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal?(aa)
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Romans 2:22
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You who say that people should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples?(ab)
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Romans 2:23
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You who boast in the law,(ac) do you dishonor God by breaking the law?
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Romans 2:24
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As it is written: "God's name is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you."[b](ad)
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Romans 2:25
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Circumcision has value if you observe the law,(ae) but if you break the law, you have become as though you had not been circumcised.(af)
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Romans 2:26
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So then, if those who are not circumcised keep the law's requirements,(ag) will they not be regarded as though they were circumcised?(ah)
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Romans 2:27
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The one who is not circumcised physically and yet obeys the law will condemn you(ai) who, even though you have the[c] written code and circumcision, are a lawbreaker.
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Romans 2:28
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A person is not a Jew who is one only outwardly,(aj) nor is circumcision merely outward and physical.(ak)
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Romans 2:29
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No, a person is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is circumcision of the heart,(al) by the Spirit,(am) not by the written code.(an) Such a person's praise is not from other people, but from God.(ao)
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