Romans 2:18

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“if you know His will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law;”

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BSBPD

“if you know His will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law;”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“and knowest his will, and approvest the things that are excellent, being instructed out of the law,”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Romans 2:18 — 17 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 4:8And what nation is great enough to have righteous statutes and ordinances like this entire law I set before you today?
  2. Nehemiah 9:13You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven. You gave them just ordinances, true laws, and good statutes and commandments.
  3. Psalms 19:8The precepts of the LORD are right, bringing joy to the heart; the commandments of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes.
  4. Psalms 119:98Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are always with me.
  5. Psalms 119:104I gain understanding from Your precepts; therefore I hate every false way.
  6. Psalms 119:130The unfolding of Your words gives light; it informs the simple.
  7. Psalms 147:19He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and judgments to Israel.
  8. Proverbs 6:23For this commandment is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way to life,
  9. Luke 12:47That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows.
  10. John 13:17If you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.
  11. Romans 15:4For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.
  12. 1 Corinthians 8:1Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
  13. Philippians 1:10so that you may be able to test and prove what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,
  14. 1 Thessalonians 5:21but test all things. Hold fast to what is good.
  15. 2 Timothy 3:15From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
  16. Hebrews 5:14But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil.
  17. James 4:17Anyone, then, who knows the right thing to do, yet fails to do it, is guilty of sin.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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