Romans 2:18
And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;
KJV
καὶ γινώσκεις τὸ θέλημα καὶ δοκιμάζεις τὰ διαφέροντα κατηχούμενος ἐκ τοῦ νόμου,
Greek NT
et nosti voluntatem ejus, et probas utiliora, instructus per legem,
Vulgate
and knowest his will, and approvest the things that are excellent, being instructed out of the law,
ASV
And knowest his will and approvest the more profitable things, being instructed by the law:
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
9 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
γινώσκω
ginosko
verb · 222×
διαφέρω
diaphero
verb · 13×
δοκιμάζω
dokimazo
verb · 22×
θέλημα
thelema
noun · 62×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κατηχέω
katecheo
verb · 8×
νόμος
nomos
noun · 196×
ἐκ
ek
preposition · 915×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1John 2:9 — He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.
- 1Thess 5:21 — Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
- Deut 4:8 — And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?
- Deut 32:10 — He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness; he led him about, he instructed him, he kept him as the apple of his eye.
- Jas 4:17 — Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
- Phil 1:10 — That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;
- Phil 1:10 — That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;
- Rom 3:2 — Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.
- Titus 1:16 — They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.