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Romans 2:18

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← Romans 2:17	Romans 2:18 (KJV)	Romans 2:19 →
Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God,	And knowest [his] will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;	And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness,

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And^G2532 knowest^G1097 his will^G2307, and^G2532 approvest^G1381 the things that are more excellent^G1308, being instructed^G2727 out of^G1537 the law^G3551;

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Original Greek

καὶ γινώσκεις τὸ θέλημα, καὶ δοκιμάζεις τὰ διαφέροντα, κατηχούμενος ἐκ τοῦ νόμου,

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	And
γινώσκεις	ginōskeis	G1097	V-PAI-2S	knowest
τὸ	to	G3588	T-ASN	*
θέλημα,	thelēma	G2307	N-ASN	will
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
δοκιμάζεις	dokimazeis	G1381	V-PAI-2S	approvest
τὰ	ta	G3588	T-APN	the
διαφέροντα,	diapheronta	G1308	V-PAP-APN	things that are more excellent
κατηχούμενος	katēchoumenos	G2727	V-PPP-NSM	being instructed
ἐκ	ek	G1537	PREP	out of
τοῦ	tou	G3588	T-GSM	the
νόμου,	nomou	G3551	N-GSM	law

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G1097 — γινώσκω (ginṓskō, ghin-oce'-ko): I come to know, learn, realize — a prolonged form of a primary verb; to "know" (absolutely) in a great variety of applications and with many implications (as follow, with others not thus clearly expressed):--allow, be aware (of), feel, (have) know(-ledge), perceived, be resolved, can speak, be sure, understand.
• G1308 — διαφέρω (diaphérō, dee-af-er'-o): I carry through, differ, surpass, excel — from διά and φέρω; to bear through, i.e. (literally) transport; usually to bear apart, i.e. (objectively) to toss about (figuratively, report); subjectively, to "differ", or (by implication) surpass:--be better, carry, differ from, drive up and down, be (more) excellent, make matter, publish, be of more value.
• G1381 — δοκιμάζω (dokimázō, dok-im-ad'-zo): I put to the test, prove, examine — from δόκιμος; to test (literally or figuratively); by implication, to approve:--allow, discern, examine, X like, (ap-)prove, try.
• G1537 — ἐκ (ek, ek): from out, out from among, from — a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause; literal or figurative; direct or remote):--after, among, X are, at, betwixt(-yond), by (the means of), exceedingly, (+ abundantly above), for(- th), from (among, forth, up), + grudgingly, + heartily, X heavenly, X hereby, + very highly, in, …ly, (because, by reason) of, off (from), on, out among (from, of), over, since, X thenceforth, through, X unto, X vehemently, with(-out). Often used in composition, with the same general import; often of completion.
• G2307 — θέλημα (thélēma, thel'-ay-mah): will, wish, desire — from the prolonged form of θέλω; a determination (properly, the thing), i.e. (actively) choice (specially, purpose, decree; abstractly, volition) or (passively) inclination:-- desire, pleasure, will.
• G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): and, even, also, namely — apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
• G2727 — κατηχέω (katēchéō, kat-ay-kheh'-o): I instruct orally — from κατά and ἦχος; to sound down into the ears, i.e. (by implication) to indoctrinate ("catechize") or (genitive case) to apprise of:--inform, instruct, teach.
• G3551 — νόμος (nómos, nom'-os): a law, the Mosaic Law — from a primary (to parcel out, especially food or grazing to animals); law (through the idea of prescriptive usage), genitive case (regulation), specially, (of Moses (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively (a principle):--law.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• approvest the things that are more excellent — 1 Thessalonians 5:21, Hebrews 5:14
• being instructed — Psalms 19:8, Psalms 119:98-100, Psalms 119:104-105, Psalms 119:130, Proverbs 6:23, Romans 15:4, 2 Timothy 3:15-17
• knowest — Deuteronomy 4:8, Nehemiah 9:13-14, Psalms 147:19-20, Luke 12:47, John 13:17, 1 Corinthians 8:1-2, James 4:17

Reciprocal references (6): Leviticus 11:5, Deuteronomy 32:10, Romans 3:2, Romans 7:1, Titus 1:16, 1 John 2:9

Related Topics

• Nave’s: FORMALISM, HYPOCRISY, INSTRUCTION, SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS, SIN

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