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the Week of Proper 18 / Ordinary 23
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Romans 2:23

You are proud of the Law. Do you take honor away from God when you do not obey the Law?

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Formalism;   Hypocrisy;   Inconsistency;   Minister, Christian;   Sin;   Scofield Reference Index - Law of Moses;   Life;   Thompson Chain Reference - Bringing Reproach;   Inconsistency;   Religion, True-False;   Reproach;   The Topic Concordance - Blasphemy;   Dishonor;   Evangelism;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Hypocrites;   Law of Moses, the;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Family;   Hypocrisy;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Judgment, Last;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - James, the General Epistle of;   Scribes;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Romans, Epistle to the;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Formalism;   Law;   Romans Epistle to the;   Sin;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Paul;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Boast;   Justification;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
You who boast in the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law?
King James Version (1611)
Thou that makest thy boast of the Law, through breaking the Law dishonourest thou God?
King James Version
Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God?
English Standard Version
You who boast in the law dishonor God by breaking the law.
New American Standard Bible
You who boast in the Law, through your breaking the Law, do you dishonor God?
New Century Version
You brag about having God's law, but you bring shame to God by breaking his law,
Amplified Bible
You who boast in the Law, do you [repeatedly] dishonor God by breaking the Law?
New American Standard Bible (1995)
You who boast in the Law, through your breaking the Law, do you dishonor God?
Legacy Standard Bible
You who boast in the Law, through your transgression of the Law, do you dishonor God?
Berean Standard Bible
You who boast in the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law?
Contemporary English Version
You take pride in the Law, but you disobey the Law and bring shame to God.
Complete Jewish Bible
You who take such pride in Torah, do you, by disobeying the Torah, dishonor God? —
Darby Translation
thou who boastest in law, dost thou by transgression of the law dishonour God?
Easy-to-Read Version
You are so proud that you have God's law, but you bring shame to God by breaking his law.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Thou that gloriest in the Lawe, through breaking the Lawe, dishonourest thou God?
George Lamsa Translation
You are proud of the law but you dishonor God by breaking the law.
Good News Translation
You boast about having God's law—but do you bring shame on God by breaking his law?
Lexham English Bible
Who boast in the law, by the transgression of the law you dishonor God!
Literal Translation
You who boast in Law, do you dishonor God through transgression of the Law?
American Standard Version
thou who gloriest in the law, through thy transgression of the law dishonorest thou God?
Bible in Basic English
You who take pride in the law, are you doing wrong to the honour of God by behaviour which is against the law?
Hebrew Names Version
You who glory in the law, through your disobedience of the law do you dishonor God?
International Standard Version
As you boast about the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law?Romans 2:17;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
And thou who boastest of the law, in this that thou transgressest against the law, Aloha himself despisest thou?
Murdock Translation
And thou who gloriest in the law, dost thou, by acting contrary to the law, insult God himself?
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Thou that makest thy boast of ye lawe, through breakyng the lawe dishonorest God.
English Revised Version
thou who gloriest in the law, through thy transgression of the law dishonourest thou God?
World English Bible
You who glory in the law, through your disobedience of the law do you dishonor God?
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Thou that gloriest in the law, dost thou by transgressing the law dishonour God?
Weymouth's New Testament
You who make your boast in the Law, do you offend against its commands and so dishonour God?
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Thou that hast glorie in the lawe, vnworschipist God bi brekyng of the lawe?
Update Bible Version
you who glory in the law, through your transgression of the law do you dishonor God?
Webster's Bible Translation
Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonorest thou God?
New English Translation
You who boast in the law dishonor God by transgressing the law!
New King James Version
You who make your boast in the law, do you dishonor God through breaking the law?
New Living Translation
You are so proud of knowing the law, but you dishonor God by breaking it.
New Revised Standard
You that boast in the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law?
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
That in law dost boast, Through the transgression of the law, art thou dishonouring God?
Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou, that makest thy boast of the law, by transgression of the law dishonourest God.
Revised Standard Version
You who boast in the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law?
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Thou reioysest in the lawe and thorow breakinge the lawe dishonourest God.
Young's Literal Translation
thou who in the law dost boast, through the transgression of the law God dost thou dishonour?
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thou makest thy boost of the lawe, and thorow breakynge of the lawe thou dishonorest God.
Mace New Testament (1729)
and you, who glory in the law, do you dishonour God by the violation of the law?
Simplified Cowboy Version
You take pride in the Code, but then you turn your back on it every time it suits you. You don't bring honor to God, but shame.

Contextual Overview

17 You are a Jew and think you are safe because of the Law. You tell others about how you know God. 18 You know what He wants you to do. You understand how the Law works. You know right from wrong. 19 You think you can lead a blind man. You think you can give light to those in darkness. 20 You think you can teach foolish people and children about God. You have in the Law the plan of truth and wisdom. 21 You teach others. Why do you not teach yourselves? You tell others not to steal. Do you steal? 22 You say that no one should do sex sins. Do you do sex sins? You hate false gods. Do you rob the houses where they are kept? 23 You are proud of the Law. Do you take honor away from God when you do not obey the Law? 24 The Holy Writings say, "God's name is hated by the people who are not Jews because of you." 25 Going through the religious act of becoming a Jew is worth something if you obey the Law. If you do not obey the Law, it is worth nothing to you. 26 If a person who is not a Jew and has not gone through the act of becoming a Jew, obeys the Law, God will think of him as a Jew.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

that makest: Romans 2:17, Romans 3:2, Romans 9:4, Jeremiah 8:8, Jeremiah 8:9, Matthew 19:17-20, Luke 10:26-29, Luke 18:11, John 5:45, John 9:28, John 9:29, James 1:22-27, James 4:16, James 4:17

Reciprocal: Leviticus 13:32 - yellow hair Leviticus 26:1 - Ye shall Psalms 39:8 - make Psalms 50:17 - hatest Matthew 18:7 - unto Acts 7:53 - and have Romans 1:30 - boasters Romans 2:25 - but if Romans 3:27 - Where James 3:14 - glory

Cross-References

Genesis 2:8
The Lord God planted a garden to the east in Eden. He put the man there whom He had made.
Genesis 2:9
And the Lord God made to grow out of the ground every tree that is pleasing to the eyes and good for food. And He made the tree of life grow in the center of the garden, and the tree of learning of good and bad.
Genesis 29:14
Laban said to him, "For sure you are my bone and my flesh." And Jacob stayed with him a month.
Judges 9:2
"Speak to all the leaders of Shechem. Say to them, ‘Which is better for you? Should all seventy of Jerubbaal's sons rule over you? Or should one man rule over you? Remember that I am your own bone and flesh.'"
2 Samuel 5:1
Then all the families of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, "See, we are your bone and your flesh.
2 Samuel 19:13
And say to Amasa, ‘Are you not my bone and my flesh? May God do so to me, and more also, if you will not be the captain of my army at all times instead of Joab.'"

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Thou that makest thy boast of the law,.... Of their having it, which other nations had not; of their knowledge of it, which many of their own people were without, or had but a small share of; and of their keeping of it even to perfection:

through breaking of the law dishonourest thou God? sin sometimes is expressed by a word which signifies a "fall"; sometimes by another, which signifies missing of the mark, or straying from it; sometimes by another, which signifies a "contrariety to the law" of God; and here, by one which signifies a "passing over it", and the bounds which it has set, as the rule of man's obedience; and hereby God, the lawgiver, is dishonoured: for as God is glorified by good works, when rightly performed, he is dishonoured by evil ones; for his authority, as a lawgiver, is trampled upon and despised. Now persons guilty of such iniquities as here mentioned, could not be justified before God, or accepted by him on account of any works of righteousness done by them.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Makest thy boast ... - To boast in the Law implied their conviction of its excellence and obligation, as a man does not boast of what he esteems to be of no value.

Dishonourest thou God - By boasting of the Law, they proclaimed their conviction that it was from God. By breaking it, they denied it. And as actions are a true test of man’s real opinions, their breaking the Law did it more dishonor than their boasting of it did it honor. This is always the case. It matters little what a man’s speculative opinions may be; his practice may do far more to disgrace religion than his profession does to honor it. It is the life and conduct, and not merely the profession of the lips, that does real honor to the true religion. Alas, with what pertinency and force may this question be put to many who call themselves Christians!


 
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