Romans 2:18 if you know his will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law;

◄ Romans 2:18 ►

Parallel Verses

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

English Standard Version
and know his will and approve what is excellent, because you are instructed from the law;

New American Standard Bible
and know His will and approve the things that are essential, being instructed out of the Law,

King James Bible
And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
know His will, and approve the things that are superior, being instructed from the law,

International Standard Version
and know his will, and approve of what is best because you have been instructed in the Law;

American Standard Version
and knowest his will, and approvest the things that are excellent, being instructed out of the law,

Douay-Rheims Bible
And knowest his will, and approvest the more profitable things, being instructed by the law,

Darby Bible Translation
and knowest the will, and discerningly approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;

Young's Literal Translation
and dost know the will, and dost approve the distinctions, being instructed out of the law,

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

2:17-24 The apostle directs his discourse to the Jews, and shows of what sins they were guilty, notwithstanding their profession and vain pretensions. A believing, humble, thankful glorying in God, is the root and sum of all religion. But proud, vain-glorious boasting in God, and in the outward profession of his name, is the root and sum of all hypocrisy. Spiritual pride is the most dangerous of all kinds of pride. A great evil of the sins professors is, the dishonour done to God and religion, by their not living according to their profession. Many despise their more ignorant neighbours who rest in a dead form of godliness; yet themselves trust in a form of knowledge, equally void of life and power, while some glory in the gospel, whose unholy lives dishonour God, and cause his name to be blasphemed.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

18. approvest the things that are excellent—"triest the things that differ" (Margin). Both senses are good, and indeed the former is but the result of the latter action. (See on [2183]Php 1:10).