Romans 2:17
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God,”
Ἰουδαῖος
Jewish, belonging to Judah. Ioudaios. Salvation is from the Jews. God chose a people to bring the Messiah into the world. His choice of Israel was for the benefit of all nations.
καυχάομαι
you boast
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καυχάομαι
To boast, to glory, to exult. Kauchaomai. Let him who boasts boast in the Lord. The only legitimate boasting is about what God has done. Human achievement is a poor foundation.
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νόμος
law
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νόμος
Law, rule, principle. Nomos. The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free. The highest law is not written on stone. It is written by the Spirit on the heart.
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θεός
God
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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ἐπαναπαύομαι
you rely on
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ἐπαναπαύομαι
to settle on; literally (remain) or figuratively (rely)
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ἐπονομάζω
are called
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ἐπονομάζω
to name further, i.e. denominate
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εἰ
If
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εἰ
if, whether, that, etc.
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