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


In Context

14 For when the Gentiles, who have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these having not the law, are a law to themselves.

15 Who show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing testimony, and their thoughts the mean while accusing, or else excusing one another)

16 In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ, according to my gospel.

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

18 And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law,

19 And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them who are in darkness,

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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:17Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and brag about your relationship to 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 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,