Romans 2:22 - Forerunner Commentary

Romans 2:22

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

21 ^aYou, therefore, who teach another, do you not teach yourself? You who preach that a man should not steal, do you steal?

22 You who say, “Do not commit adultery,” do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, ^ado you rob temples?

23 You who ^amake your boast in the law, do you dishonor God through breaking the law?

24 For ^a“the name of God is ^bblasphemed among the Gentiles because of you,” as it is written.

Circumcision of No Avail

25 ^aFor circumcision is indeed profitable if you keep the law; but if you are a breaker of the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.

26 Therefore, ^aif an uncircumcised man keeps the righteous requirements of the law, will not his uncircumcision be counted as circumcision?

27 And will not the physically uncircumcised, if he fulfills the law, ^ajudge you who, even with your written code and circumcision, are a transgressor of the law?

28 For ^ahe is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh;

29 but he is a Jew ^awho is one inwardly; and ^bcircumcision is that of the heart, ^cin the Spirit, not in the letter; ^dwhose praise is not from men but from God.

Verse Comparison: Romans 2:22

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American Standard Version
thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou rob temples?

Amplified® Bible
You who say not to commit adultery, do you commit adultery [are you unchaste in action or in thought]? You who abhor {and} loathe idols, do you rob temples [do you appropriate to your own use what is consecrated to God, thus robbing the sanctuary and doing sacrilege]?

Contemporary English Version
You say people should be faithful in marriage. But are you faithful? You hate idols, yet you rob their temples.

Darby English Version
thou that sayest [man should] not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?

Good News Bible
You say, "Do not commit adultery"---but do you commit adultery? You detest idols---but do you rob temples?

International Standard Version
As you forbid adultery, do you commit adultery? As you abhor idols, do you rob temples?

King James Version
Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?

New American Standard Bible
You who say that one should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples?

New International Version
You who say that people should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples?

New King James Version
You who say, "Do not commit adultery," do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples?

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
You who say that one should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples?

Young's Literal Translation
thou 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?

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