Romans 2:19 if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those who are in the dark,

◄ Romans 2:19 ►

Parallel Verses

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

English Standard Version
and if you are sure that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,

New American Standard Bible
and are confident that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,

King James Bible
And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light to those in darkness,

International Standard Version
and if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light to those in darkness,

American Standard Version
and art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them that are in darkness,

Douay-Rheims Bible
Art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them that are in darkness,

Darby Bible Translation
and hast confidence that thou thyself art a leader of the blind, a light of those who are in darkness,

Young's Literal Translation
and hast confidence that thou thyself art a leader of blind ones, a light of those in darkness,

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).