Catholic Public Domain Version
"You would glory in the law, but through a betrayal of the law you dishonor God. "
— Romans 2:23, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God?”
“thou who gloriest in the law, through thy transgression of the law dishonorest thou God? ”
“You who glory in the law, through your disobedience of the law do you dishonor God?”
“You who boast in the law dishonor God by transgressing the law!”
“Thou, that makest thy boast of the law, by transgression of the law dishonourest God.”
“You who take pride in the law, are you doing wrong to the honour of God by behaviour which is against the law?”
“Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God?”
an instructor to the foolish, a teacher to children, because you have a type of knowledge and truth in the law.
As a result, you teach others, but you do not teach yourself. You preach that men should not steal, but you yourself steal.
You speak against adultery, but you commit adultery. You abominate idols, but you commit sacrilege.
You would glory in the law, but through a betrayal of the law you dishonor God.
(For because of you the name of God is being blasphemed among the Gentiles, just as it was written.)
Certainly, circumcision is beneficial, if you observe the law. But if you are a betrayer of the law, your circumcision becomes uncircumcision.
And so, if the uncircumcised keep the justices of the law, shall not this lack of circumcision be counted as circumcision?