Romans 2:23

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

thou who in the law dost boast, through the transgression of the law God dost thou dishonour?

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  • Rom 2:17 : 17 Lo, thou art named a Jew, and dost rest upon the law, and dost boast in God,
  • Rom 3:2 : 2 much in every way; for first, indeed, that they were intrusted with the oracles of God;
  • Rom 9:4 : 4 who are Israelites, whose `is' the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the lawgiving, and the service, and the promises,
  • John 5:45 : 45 `Do not think that I will accuse you unto the Father; there is who is accusing you, Moses -- in whom ye have hoped;
  • John 9:28-29 : 28 They reviled him, therefore, and said, `Thou art his disciple, and we are Moses' disciples; 29 we have known that God hath spoken to Moses, but this one -- we have not known whence he is.'
  • Jas 1:22-27 : 22 and become ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves, 23 because, if any one is a hearer of the word and not a doer, this one hath been like to a man viewing his natural face in a mirror, 24 for he did view himself, and hath gone away, and immediately he did forget of what kind he was; 25 and he who did look into the perfect law -- that of liberty, and did continue there, this one -- not a forgetful hearer becoming, but a doer of work -- this one shall be happy in his doing. 26 If any one doth think to be religious among you, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, of this one vain `is' the religion; 27 religion pure and undefiled with the God and Father is this, to look after orphans and widows in their tribulation -- unspotted to keep himself from the world.
  • Jas 4:16-17 : 16 and now ye glory in your pride; all such glorying is evil; 17 to him, then, knowing to do good, and not doing, sin it is to him.
  • Jer 8:8-9 : 8 How do ye say, We `are' wise, And the law of Jehovah `is' with us? Surely, lo, falsely it hath wrought, The false pen of scribes. 9 Ashamed have been the wise, They have been affrighted, and are captured, Lo, against a word of Jehovah they kicked, And the wisdom of what -- have they?
  • Matt 19:17-20 : 17 And he said to him, `Why me dost thou call good? no one `is' good except One -- God; but if thou dost will to enter into the life, keep the commands.' 18 He saith to him, `What kind?' And Jesus said, `Thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not commit adultery, thou shalt not steal, thou shalt not bear false witness, 19 honour thy father and mother, and, thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.' 20 The young man saith to him, `All these did I keep from my youth; what yet do I lack?'
  • Luke 10:26-29 : 26 And he said unto him, `In the law what hath been written? how dost thou read?' 27 And he answering said, `Thou shalt love the Lord thy God out of all thy heart, and out of all thy soul, and out of all thy strength, and out of all thy understanding, and thy neighbour as thyself.' 28 And he said to him, `Rightly thou didst answer; this do, and thou shalt live.' 29 And he, willing to declare himself righteous, said unto Jesus, `And who is my neighbour?'
  • Luke 18:11 : 11 the Pharisee having stood by himself, thus prayed: God, I thank Thee that I am not as the rest of men, rapacious, unrighteous, adulterers, or even as this tax-gatherer;

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Rom 2:17-22
    6 verses
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    17Lo, thou art named a Jew, and dost rest upon the law, and dost boast in God,

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

    19and hast confidence that thou thyself art a leader of blind ones, a light of those in darkness,

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

    21Thou, then, who art teaching another, thyself dost thou not teach?

    22thou who art preaching not to steal, dost thou steal? thou who art saying not to commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou who art abhorring the idols, dost thou rob temples?

  • Rom 2:24-27
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    24for the name of God because of you is evil spoken of among the nations, according as it hath been written.

    25For circumcision, indeed, doth profit, if law thou mayest practise, but if a transgressor of law thou mayest be, thy circumcision hath become uncircumcision.

    26If, therefore the uncircumcision the righteousness of the law may keep, shall not his uncircumcision for circumcision be reckoned?

    27and the uncircumcision, by nature, fulfilling the law, shall judge thee who, through letter and circumcision, `art' a transgressor of law.

  • Rom 2:1-3
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    1Therefore, thou art inexcusable, O man -- every one who is judging -- for in that in which thou dost judge the other, thyself thou dost condemn, for the same things thou dost practise who art judging,

    2and we have known that the judgment of God is according to truth, upon those practising such things.

    3And dost thou think this, O man, who art judging those who such things are practising, and art doing them, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?

  • Jas 2:7-11
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    7do they not themselves speak evil of the good name that was called upon you?

    8If, indeed, royal law ye complete, according to the Writing, `Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself,' -- ye do well;

    9and if ye accept persons, sin ye do work, being convicted by the law as transgressors;

    10for whoever the whole law shall keep, and shall stumble in one `point', he hath become guilty of all;

    11for He who is saying, `Thou mayest not commit adultery,' said also, `Thou mayest do no murder;' and if thou shalt not commit adultery, and shalt commit murder, thou hast become a transgressor of law;

  • Rom 7:7
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    7What, then, shall we say? the law `is' sin? let it not be! but the sin I did not know except through law, for also the covetousness I had not known if the law had not said:

  • Gal 6:13
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    13for neither do those circumcised themselves keep the law, but they wish you to be circumcised, that in your flesh they may glory.

  • Mal 2:8-9
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    8And ye, ye have turned from the way, Ye have caused many to stumble in the law, Ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, Said Jehovah of Hosts.

    9And I also, I have made you despised and low before all the people, Because ye are not keeping My ways, And are accepting persons in the law.

  • Gal 4:21
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    21Tell me, ye who are willing to be under law, the law do ye not hear?

  • Jas 4:16
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    16and now ye glory in your pride; all such glorying is evil;

  • Ezek 22:8
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    8My holy things thou hast despised, And My sabbaths thou hast polluted.

  • Rom 2:12-14
    3 verses
    70%

    12for as many as without law did sin, without law also shall perish, and as many as did sin in law, through law shall be judged,

    13for not the hearers of the law `are' righteous before God, but the doers of the law shall be declared righteous: --

    14For, when nations that have not a law, by nature may do the things of the law, these not having a law -- to themselves are a law;

  • Rom 3:7
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    7for if the truth of God in my falsehood did more abound to His glory, why yet am I also as a sinner judged?

  • 2 Cor 10:17
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    17and he who is boasting -- in the Lord let him boast;

  • Rom 3:20
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    20wherefore by works of law shall no flesh be declared righteous before Him, for through law is a knowledge of sin.

  • 1 Cor 4:7
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    7for who doth make thee to differ? and what hast thou, that thou didst not receive? and if thou didst also receive, why dost thou glory as not having received?

  • Gal 2:17-18
    2 verses
    69%

    17And if, seeking to be declared righteous in Christ, we ourselves also were found sinners, `is' then Christ a ministrant of sin? let it not be!

    18for if the things I threw down, these again I build up, a transgressor I set myself forth;

  • 1 Cor 1:31
    69%

    31that, according as it hath been written, `He who is glorying -- in the Lord let him glory.'

  • Rom 3:27
    69%

    27Where then `is' the boasting? it was excluded; by what law? of works? no, but by a law of faith:

  • Gal 3:12
    69%

    12and the law is not by faith, but -- `The man who did them shall live in them.'

  • 1 John 3:4
    68%

    4Every one who is doing the sin, the lawlessness also he doth do, and the sin is the lawlessness,

  • 1 Cor 3:17
    68%

    17if any one the sanctuary of God doth waste, him shall God waste; for the sanctuary of God is holy, the which ye are.

  • Rom 6:15
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    15What then? shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? let it not be!

  • 1 Cor 5:6
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    6Not good `is' your glorying; have ye not known that a little leaven the whole lump doth leaven?

  • 1 Cor 5:2
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    2and ye are having been puffed up, and did not rather mourn, that he may be removed out of the midst of you who did this work,

  • Rom 4:15
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    15for the law doth work wrath; for where law is not, neither `is' transgression.

  • Gal 3:10
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    10for as many as are of works of law are under a curse, for it hath been written, `Cursed `is' every one who is not remaining in all things that have been written in the Book of the Law -- to do them,'

  • Matt 15:6
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    6and he may not honour his father or his mother, and ye did set aside the command of God because of your tradition.

  • Gal 3:21
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    21the law, then, `is' against the promises of God? -- let it not be! for if a law was given that was able to make alive, truly by law there would have been the righteousness,

  • Rom 3:31
    68%

    31Law then do we make useless through the faith? let it not be! yea, we do establish law.

  • Gal 5:4
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    4ye were freed from the Christ, ye who in law are declared righteous; from the grace ye fell away;

  • 1 Cor 1:29
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    29that no flesh may glory before Him;

  • Job 11:3
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    3Thy devices make men keep silent, Thou scornest, and none is causing blushing!