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Romans 2:17 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Romans 2:17 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Romans chapter 2 verse 17 to related passages throughout the Bible.
The Jews and the Law
“Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God,”
Romans 2:17 (KJV)
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Commentary on Romans 2:17
Behold, thou art called a Jew—Ἴδε σὺ Ἰουδαῖος ἐπονομάζῃ (ide sy Ioudaios eponomazē). Ἐπονομάζω (eponomazō, "are named/called") emphasizes identity claim—bearing the honored title "Jew" (Judean, praised one, from Judah). Paul now shifts from general argument (1:18-2:16) to direct address, confronting Jewish presumption head-on. The vocative Ἴδε (ide, "behold/look") arrests attention. And restest in the law—ἐπαναπαύῃ νόμῳ (epanapaēē nomō), "repose/rely on the law." False security, treating Torah possession as guarantee rather than responsibility.And makest thy boast of God—καυχᾶσαι ἐν θεῷ (kauch...
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Cross-References for Romans 2:17
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“through your disobedience of the law do you dishonor God?”
“and her priests teach for a price”
“house of Jacob”
“but as it were by works of the law. They stumbled over the stumbling stone;”
“the glory”
“neither is that circumcision which is outward in the flesh;”
“'We have Abraham for our father”
“who worship God in the Spirit”