Romans 2:21 you, then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal?

◄ Romans 2:21 ►

Parallel Verses

New International Version
you, then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal?

English Standard Version
you then who teach others, do you not teach yourself? While you preach against stealing, do you steal?

New American Standard Bible
you, therefore, who teach another, do you not teach yourself? You who preach that one shall not steal, do you steal?

King James Bible
Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
you then, who teach another, don't you teach yourself? You who preach, "You must not steal"--do you steal?

International Standard Version
as you teach others, do you fail to teach yourself? As you preach against stealing, do you steal?

American Standard Version
thou therefore that teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?

Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou therefore that teachest another, teachest not thyself: thou that preachest that men should not steal, stealest:

Darby Bible Translation
thou then that teachest another, dost thou not teach thyself? thou that preachest not to steal, dost thou steal?

Young's Literal Translation
Thou, then, who art teaching another, thyself dost thou not teach?

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

20. hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law—not being left, as the heathen are, to vague conjecture on divine things, but favored with definite and precise information from heaven.