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Romans 2:20 β€” Meaning and Application

King James Version

β€œAn instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.”

Romans 2:20

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18

And knowest {his} will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law; {approvest...: or, triest the things that differ}

19

And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness,

20

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

21

Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?

22

Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?

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