Romans
Romans 2:23
23You who boast in the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law?
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You who | ὃς | hos | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| boast | καυχᾶσαι | kauchasai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular | G2744 I boast, glory |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| law | νόμῳ | nomō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G3551 a law, the Mosaic Law |
| do you dishonor | ἀτιμάζεις | atimazeis | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G818 I disgrace, dishonor |
| God | Θεὸν | Theon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| by | διὰ | dia | Preposition | G1223 through, on account of |
| breaking | παραβάσεως | parabaseōs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3847 a transgression |
| the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| law | νόμου | nomou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3551 a law, the Mosaic Law |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
James 4:16–17 · Romans 2:17 · John 5:45 · Romans 9:4 · Romans 3:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.