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Romans 2:19

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← Romans 2:18	Romans 2:19 (KJV)	Romans 2:20 →
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,	An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And^G5037 art confident^G3982 that thou thyself^G4572 art^G1511 a guide^G3595 of the blind^G5185, a light^G5457 of them which are in^G1722 darkness^G4655,

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Original Greek

πέποιθάς τε σεαυτὸν ὁδηγὸν εἶναι τυφλῶν, φῶς τῶν ἐν σκότει,

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
πέποιθάς	pepoithas	G3982	V-2RAI-2S	art confident
τε	te	G5037	PRT	And
σεαυτὸν	seauton	G4572	F-2ASM	that thou thyself
ὁδηγὸν	hodēgon	G3595	N-ASM	a guide
εἶναι	einai	G1511	V-PAN	art
τυφλῶν,	tuphlōn	G5185	A-GPM	of the blind
φῶς	phōs	G5457	N-ASN	a light
τῶν	tōn	G3588	T-GPM	*
ἐν	en	G1722	PREP	of them which are in
σκότει,	skotei	G4655	N-DSN	darkness

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G1511 — εἶναι (eînai, i'-nahee): present infinitive from εἰμί; to exist:--am, was. come, is, X lust after, X please well, there is, to be, was.
• G1722 — ἐν (en, en): in, on, among — a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between εἰς and ἐκ); "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.:--about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (… sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
• G3595 — ὁδηγός (hodēgós, hod-ayg-os'): a leader, guide — from ὁδός and ἡγέομαι; a conductor (literally or figuratively (teacher)):--guide, leader.
• G3982 — πείθω (peíthō, pi'-tho): I persuade, urge — a primary verb; to convince (by argument, true or false); by analogy, to pacify or conciliate (by other fair means); reflexively or passively, to assent (to evidence or authority), to rely (by inward certainty):--agree, assure, believe, have confidence, be (wax) conflent, make friend, obey, persuade, trust, yield.
• G4572 — σεαυτοῦ (seautoû, seh-ow-too'): of yourself — genitive case from σέ and αὐτός, also dative case of the same, , and accusative case , likewise contracted , , and , respectively; of (with, to) thyself:--thee, thine own self, (thou) thy(-self).
• G4655 — σκότος (skótos, skot'-os): darkness — from the base of σκιά; shadiness, i.e. obscurity (literally or figuratively):--darkness.
• G5037 — τέ (té, teh): and, both — a primary particle (enclitic) of connection or addition; both or also (properly, as correlation of καί):--also, and, both, even, then, whether. Often used in composition, usually as the latter participle.
• G5185 — τυφλός (typhlós, toof-los'): blind — from, τυφόω; opaque (as if smoky), i.e. (by analogy) blind (physically or mentally):--blind.
• G5457 — φῶς (phōs, foce): light, a source of light — from an obsolete (to shine or make manifest, especially by rays; compare φαίνω, φημί); luminousness (in the widest application, natural or artificial, abstract or concrete, literal or figurative):--fire, light.

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)

• a light — Isaiah 49:6, Isaiah 49:9-10, Matthew 4:16, Matthew 5:14, Luke 1:79, Acts 26:18
• art confident — Proverbs 26:12, Isaiah 5:21, Isaiah 56:10, Matthew 6:23, Matthew 15:14, Matthew 23:16-26, Mark 10:15, John 7:46-49, John 9:34, John 9:40-41, 1 Corinthians 3:18, 1 Corinthians 4:10, 1 Corinthians 8:1-2, Revelation 3:17-18

Reciprocal references (7): Malachi 2:8, Matthew 23:3, Luke 6:39, Luke 11:35, Ephesians 4:18, Ephesians 5:8, 1 Timothy 1:7

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: HUMILITY-PRIDE
• Nave’s: FORMALISM, HYPOCRISY, INSTRUCTION, MINISTER, Christian, SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS, SIN

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