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Romans 2:18

The lawGod's will and calling

16 on the day when God will judge men’s secrets through Christ Jesus, as proclaimed by my gospel.

17 Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and boast in God;

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

19 if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those in darkness,

20 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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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
if you know His will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law;
KJV
And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;
WEB
know his will, and approve the things that are excellent, being instructed out of the law,
ASV
and knowest his will, and approvest the things that are excellent, being instructed out of the law,
DARBY
and knowest the will, and discerningly approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;
BLB
and you know the will and approve the [things] being superior, being instructed out of the law,
ÅB
og du kjenner hans vilje og kan dømme om forskjellige ting fordi du lærer fra loven;
OTB
hvis du forstår Hans vilje og godkjenner det som er overlegent fordi du er instruert av Loven,
B1930
og kjenner hans vilje og dømmer om de forskjellige ting, idet du lærer av loven,

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