Romans 2:23
Good News Translation
You boast about having God's law--but do you bring shame on God by breaking his law?

New Revised Standard Version
You that boast in the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law?

Contemporary English Version
You take pride in the Law, but you disobey the Law and bring shame to God.

New American Bible
You who boast of the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law?

Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou, that makest thy boast of the law, by transgression of the law dishonourest God.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Thou, that makest thy boast of the law, by transgression of the law dishonourest God.

that makest.

Romans 2:17 But if thou art called a Jew and restest in the law and makest thy boast of God,

Romans 3:2 Much every way. First indeed, because the words of God were committed to them.

Romans 9:4 Who are Israelites: to whom belongeth the adoption as of children and the glory and the testament and the giving of the law and the service of God and the promises:

Jeremiah 8:8,9 How do you say: We are wise, and the law of the Lord is with us? Indeed the lying pens of the scribes hath wrought falsehood. . . .

Matthew 19:17-20 Who said to him: Why askest thou me concerning good? One is good, God. But if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. . . .

Luke 10:26-29 But he said to him: What is written in the law? How readest thou? . . .

Luke 18:11 The Pharisee standing, prayed thus with himself: O God, I give thee thanks that I am not as the rest of men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, as also is this publican.

John 5:45 Think not that I will accuse you to the Father. There is one that accuseth you, Moses, in whom you trust.

John 9:28,29 They reviled him therefore and said: Be thou his disciple; but we are the disciples of Moses. . . .

James 1:22 But be ye doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

*etc:

James 4:16,17 But now you rejoice in your arrogancies. All such rejoicing is wicked. . . .

Context
The Jews and the Law
22Thou, that sayest men should not commit adultery, committest adultery: thou, that abhorrest idols, committest sacrilege: 23Thou, that makest thy boast of the law, by transgression of the law dishonourest God. 24(For the name of God through you is blasphemed among the Gentiles, as it is written.)…
Cross References
Micah 3:11
You that build up Sion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity.

John 5:45
Think not that I will accuse you to the Father. There is one that accuseth you, Moses, in whom you trust.

Romans 2:17
But if thou art called a Jew and restest in the law and makest thy boast of God,

Romans 3:27
Where is then thy boasting? It is excluded. By what law? Of works? No, but by the law of faith.

Romans 9:4
Who are Israelites: to whom belongeth the adoption as of children and the glory and the testament and the giving of the law and the service of God and the promises:

Romans 2:22
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