Romans 2:17
Romans · New Testament · Chapter 2
“Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God,”Romans 2:17
What Does Romans 2:17 Mean?
Romans 2:17 is found in the book of Romans, chapter 2, verse 17 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Identity.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Romans 2:17 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
James 4:17“Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.”Matthew 6:23“But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!”Romans 2:23“Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God?”Micah 3:11“The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? none evil can come upon us.”John 5:39“Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.”Psalms 44:8“In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah.”Isaiah 48:1“Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the LORD, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness.”Psalms 50:16“But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth?”Isaiah 48:2“For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; The LORD of hosts is his name.”Isaiah 65:5“Which say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day.”Jeremiah 2:8“The priests said not, Where is the LORD? and they that handle the law knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit.”Romans 3:27“Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.”Galatians 6:13“For neither they themselves who are circumcised keep the law; but desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.”Revelation 2:9“I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.”Ezra 9:1“Now when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the people of the lands, doing according to their abominations, even of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.”Job 24:13“They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof.”Psalms 19:8“The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.”Psalms 76:1“In Judah is God known: his name is great in Israel.”Jeremiah 8:8“How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain.”Matthew 3:9“And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.”
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