Romans 2:20

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“an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of infants, because you have in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth—”

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BSBPD

“an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of infants, because you have in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth—”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“a corrector of the foolish, a teacher of babes, having in the law the form of knowledge and of the truth;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“an instructor of foolish ones, a teacher of babes, having the form of the knowledge and of the truth in the law.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Romans 2:20 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Matthew 11:25At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.
  2. Romans 6:17But thanks be to God that, though you once were slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were committed.
  3. 1 Corinthians 3:1Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual, but as worldly—as infants in Christ.
  4. 2 Timothy 1:13Hold on to the pattern of sound teaching you have heard from me, with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
  5. 2 Timothy 3:5having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these!
  6. Titus 1:16They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.
  7. Hebrews 5:13For everyone who lives on milk is still an infant, inexperienced in the message of righteousness.
  8. 1 Peter 2:2Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,

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