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Romans 2:20 KJV
Romans · chapter 2 · verse 20
An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.Romans 2:20 · King James Version
Romans 2:20 in context
18And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;
19And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness,
20An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.
21Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?
22Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- instructorpaideutēsan instructor, preceptor, teacher, a chastiserG3810 →
- knowledgegnōsisknowledge signifies in general intelligence, understanding, the general knowledge of…G1108 →
- foolishaphrōnwithout reason, senseless, foolish, stupid, without reflection or intelligence, acting…G878 →
- teacherdidaskalosa teacher, in the NT one who teaches concerning the things of God, and the duties of man…G1320 →
- babesnēpiosan infant, little child, a minor, not of age, metaph. childish, untaught, unskilledG3516 →
- truthalētheiaobjectively, what is true in any matter under consideration, truly, in truth, according…G225 →
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In the latter part of the chapter the apostle directs his discourse more closely to the Jews, and shows what sins they were guilty of, notwithstanding their profession and vain pretensions. He had said (Rom 2:13) that not the hearers but the doers of the law are justified;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 17-29