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Romans 2:22 KJV
Romans · chapter 2 · verse 22
Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?Romans 2:22 · King James Version
Romans 2:22 in context
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?
23Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God?
24For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- abhorrestbdelyssōto render foul, to cause to be abhorred, abominable, to turn one s self away from on…G948 →
- adulterymoicheuōto commit adultery, to be an adulterer, to commit adultery with, have unlawful…G3431 →
- sayestlegōto say, to speak, affirm over, maintain, to teach, to exhort, advise, to command, direct…G3004 →
- idolseidōlonan image, likenessG1497 →
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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