Romans 2:21
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.
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?
23 Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God?
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- you, then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal?
- KJV
- Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?
- WEB
- You therefore who teach another, don’t you teach yourself? You who preach that a man shouldn’t steal, do you steal?
- ASV
- thou therefore that teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?
- DARBY
- thou then that teachest another, dost thou not teach thyself? thou that preachest not to steal, dost thou steal?
- BLB
- then [you] who are teaching another, do you not teach yourself? [You] who are preaching not to steal, do you steal?
- ÅB
- Du som lærer andre, lærer du ikke deg selv? Du som preker at man ikke skal stjele, stjeler du?
- OTB
- du, da, som instruerer andre, instruerer du ikke deg selv? Du som forkynner mot tyveri, stjeler du?
- B1930
- du som altså lærer en annen, lærer du ikke dig selv? du som preker at en ikke skal stjele, stjeler du?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Corinthians 9:27
But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.
Read in contextMatthew 23:3–28
All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.
Read in contextLuke 12:47
And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
Read in contextMicah 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.
Read in contextTitus 2:1–7
But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:
Read in contextPsalms 50:16–21
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?
Read in contextLuke 11:46
And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.
Read in contextEzekiel 22:27
Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.
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