Romans 2:23

Bible in Basic English (1941)

You who take pride in the law, are you doing wrong to the honour of God by behaviour which is against the law?

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  • Rom 2:17 : 17 But as for you who have the name of Jew, and are resting on the law, and take pride in God,
  • Rom 3:2 : 2 Much in every way: first of all because the words of God were given to them.
  • Rom 9:4 : 4 Who are Israelites: who have the place of sons, and the glory, and the agreements with God, and the giving of the law, and the worship, and the hope offered by God:
  • John 5:45 : 45 Put out of your minds the thought that I will say things against you to the Father: the one who says things against you is Moses, on whom you put your hopes.
  • John 9:28-29 : 28 And they were angry with him and said, You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses. 29 We are certain that God gave his word to Moses: but as for this man, we have no knowledge where he comes from.
  • Jas 1:22-27 : 22 But be doers of the word, and not only hearers of it, blinding yourselves with false ideas. 23 Because if any man is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man looking at his natural face in a glass; 24 For after looking at himself he goes away, and in a short time he has no memory of what he was like. 25 But he who goes on looking into the true law which makes him free, being not a hearer without memory but a doer putting it into effect, this man will have a blessing on his acts. 26 If a man seems to have religion and has no control over his tongue but lets himself be tricked by what is false, this man's religion is of no value. 27 The religion which is holy and free from evil in the eyes of our God and Father is this: to take care of children who have no fathers and of widows who are in trouble, and to keep oneself untouched by the world.
  • Jas 4:16-17 : 16 But now you go on glorying in your pride: and all such glorying is evil. 17 The man who has knowledge of how to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.
  • Jer 8:8-9 : 8 How is it that you say, We are wise and the law of the Lord is with us? But see, the false pen of the scribes has made it false. 9 The wise men are shamed, they are overcome with fear and taken: see, they have given up the word of the Lord; and what use is their wisdom to them?
  • Matt 19:17-20 : 17 And he said to him, Why are you questioning me about what is good? One there is who is good: but if you have a desire to go into life, keep the rules of the law. 18 He says to him, Which? And Jesus said, Do not put anyone to death, Do not be untrue in married life, Do not take what is not yours, Do not give false witness, 19 Give honour to your father and your mother: and, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself. 20 The young man says to him, All these things have I done: what more is there?
  • Luke 10:26-29 : 26 And he said to him, What does the law say, in your reading of it? 27 And he, answering, said, Have love for the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind; and for your neighbour as for yourself. 28 And he said, You have given the right answer: do this and you will have life. 29 But he, desiring to put himself in the right, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbour?
  • Luke 18:11 : 11 The Pharisee, taking up his position, said to himself these words: God, I give you praise because I am not like other men, who take more than their right, who are evil-doers, who are untrue to their wives, or even like this tax-farmer.

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  • Rom 2:17-22
    6 verses
    83%

    17 But as for you who have the name of Jew, and are resting on the law, and take pride in God,

    18 And have knowledge of his desires, and are a judge of the things which are different, having the learning of the law,

    19 In the belief that you are a guide to the blind, a light to those in the dark,

    20 A teacher of the foolish, having in the law the form of knowledge and of what is true;

    21 You who give teaching to others, do you give it to yourself? you who say that a man may not take what is not his, do you take what is not yours?

    22 You who say that a man may not be untrue to his wife, are you true to yours? you who are a hater of images, do you do wrong to the house of God?

  • Rom 2:24-27
    4 verses
    81%

    24 For the name of God is shamed among the Gentiles because of you, as it is said in the holy Writings.

    25 It is true that circumcision is of use if you keep the law, but if you go against the law it is as if you had it not.

    26 If those who have not circumcision keep the rules of the law, will it not be credited to them as circumcision?

    27 And they, by their keeping of the law without circumcision, will be judges of you, by whom the law is broken though you have the letter of the law and circumcision.

  • Rom 2:1-3
    3 verses
    75%

    1 So you have no reason, whoever you are, for judging: for in judging another you are judging yourself, for you do the same things.

    2 And we are conscious that God is a true judge against those who do such things.

    3 But you who are judging another for doing what you do yourself, are you hoping that God's decision will not take effect against you?

  • Jas 2:7-11
    5 verses
    74%

    7 Do they not say evil of the holy name which was given to you?

    8 But if you keep the greatest law of all, as it is given in the holy Writings, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself, you do well:

    9 But if you take a man's position into account, you do evil, and are judged as evil-doers by the law.

    10 For anyone who keeps all the law, but makes a slip in one point, is judged to have gone against it all.

    11 For he who said, Do not be untrue in married life, is the same who said, Put no man to death. Now if you are not untrue in married life, but you put a man to death, the law is broken.

  • Rom 7:7
    71%

    7 What then is to be said? is the law sin? in no way. But I would not have had knowledge of sin but for the law: for I would not have been conscious of desire if the law had not said, You may not have a desire for what is another's.

  • Gal 6:13
    71%

    13 Because even those who undergo circumcision do not themselves keep the law; but they would have you undergo circumcision, so that they may have glory in your flesh.

  • Mal 2:8-9
    2 verses
    71%

    8 But you are turned out of the way; you have made the law hard for numbers of people; you have made the agreement of Levi of no value, says the Lord of armies.

    9 And so I have taken away your honour and made you low before all the people, even as you have not kept my ways, and have given no thought to me in using the law.

  • Gal 4:21
    71%

    21 Say, you whose desire it is to be under the law, do you not give ear to the law?

  • Jas 4:16
    70%

    16 But now you go on glorying in your pride: and all such glorying is evil.

  • Ezek 22:8
    70%

    8 You have made little of my holy things, and have made my Sabbaths unclean.

  • Rom 2:12-14
    3 verses
    70%

    12 All those who have done wrong without the law will get destruction without the law: and those who have done wrong under the law will have their punishment by the law;

    13 For it is not the hearers of the law who will be judged as having righteousness before God, but only the doers:

    14 For when the Gentiles without the law have a natural desire to do the things in the law, they are a law to themselves;

  • Rom 3:7
    69%

    7 But if, because I am untrue, God being seen to be true gets more glory, why am I to be judged as a sinner?

  • 2 Cor 10:17
    69%

    17 But whoever has a desire for glory, let his glory be in the Lord.

  • Rom 3:20
    69%

    20 Because by the works of the law no man is able to have righteousness in his eyes, for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

  • 1 Cor 4:7
    69%

    7 For who made you better than your brother? or what have you that has not been given to you? but if it has been given to you, what cause have you for pride, as if it had not been given to you?

  • Gal 2:17-18
    2 verses
    69%

    17 But if, while we were desiring to get righteousness through Christ, we ourselves were seen to be sinners, is Christ a servant of sin? In no way!

    18 For if I put up again those things which I gave to destruction, I am seen to be a wrongdoer.

  • 1 Cor 1:31
    69%

    31 So that, as it is said in the holy Writings, Whoever has a desire for glory, let his glory be in the Lord.

  • Rom 3:27
    69%

    27 What reason, then, is there for pride? It is shut out. By what sort of law? of works? No, but by a law of faith.

  • Gal 3:12
    69%

    12 And the law is not of faith; but, He who does them will have life by them.

  • 1 John 3:4
    68%

    4 Everyone who is a sinner goes against the law, for sin is going against the law.

  • 1 Cor 3:17
    68%

    17 If anyone makes the house of God unclean, God will put an end to him; for the house of God is holy, and you are his house.

  • Rom 6:15
    68%

    15 What then? are we to go on in sin because we are not under law but under grace? Let it not be so.

  • 1 Cor 5:6
    68%

    6 This pride of yours is not good. Do you not see that a little leaven makes a change in all the mass?

  • 1 Cor 5:2
    68%

    2 And in place of feeling sorrow, you are pleased with yourselves, so that he who has done this thing has not been sent away from among you.

  • Rom 4:15
    68%

    15 For the outcome of the law is wrath; but where there is no law it will not be broken.

  • Gal 3:10
    68%

    10 For all who are of the works of the law are under a curse: because it is said in the Writings, A curse is on everyone who does not keep on doing all the things which are ordered in the book of the law.

  • Matt 15:6
    68%

    6 There is no need for him to give honour to his father. And you have made the word of God without effect because of your teaching.

  • Gal 3:21
    68%

    21 Is the law then against the words of God? in no way; because if there had been a law which was able to give life, truly righteousness would have been by the law.

  • Rom 3:31
    68%

    31 Do we, then, through faith make the law of no effect? in no way: but we make it clear that the law is important.

  • Gal 5:4
    68%

    4 You are cut off from Christ, you who would have righteousness by the law; you are turned away from grace.

  • 1 Cor 1:29
    68%

    29 So that no flesh might have glory before God.

  • Job 11:3
    67%

    3 Are your words of pride to make men keep quiet? and are you to make sport, with no one to put you to shame?