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Romans 2:18 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Romans 2:18Greek Interlinear

Greek · Romans 2:1812 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
andwordG2532
γινώσκειςginōskeis
knowverbG1097
τὸto
thearticleG3588
θέλημαthelēma
willnounG2307
καὶkai
andwordG2532
δοκιμάζειςdokimazeis
approveverbG1381
τὰta
the thingsarticleG3588
διαφέρονταdiapheronta
being superiorverbG1308
κατηχούμενοςkatēchoumenos
being instructedverbG2727
ἐκek
out ofprepositionG1537
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
νόμουnomou
lawnounG3551
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Romans 2:18

After saying that the Gentile wants nothing appertaining to salvation if he be a doer of the Law, and after making that wonderful comparison, he goes on to set down the glories of the Jews, owing to which they thought scorn of the Gentiles: and first the very name itself, which was of great majesty, as the name Christian is now. For even then the distinction which the appellation made was great. And so he begins from this, and see how he takes it down. For he does not say,…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 6 on Romans
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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