17Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and brag about your relationship to God;


In Context

14 (Indeed, when Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature things required by the law, they are a law for themselves, even though they do not have the law,

15 since they show that the requirements of the law are written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts now accusing, now even defending them.)

16 This will take place on the day when God will judge men's secrets through Jesus Christ, as my gospel declares.

17 Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and brag about your relationship to God;

18 if you know his will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law;

19 if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those who are in the dark,

Romans 2:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:17Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:17But if thou art called a Jew and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:17But if thou bearest the name of a Jew, and restest upon the law, and gloriest in God,

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:17But if thou art named a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast in God,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:17But if thou bearest the name of a Jew, and restest upon the law, and gloriest in God,

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:17Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God,

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:17Indeed you bear the name of a Jew, and rest on the law, and glory in God,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:17Lo, thou art named a Jew, and dost rest upon the law, and dost boast in God,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:17Behold, you are called a Jew, and rest in the law, and make your boast of God,