Romans 2:21 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

²¹ you then who teach others, will you not teach yourself? While you preach against stealing, do you steal?

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²¹ Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²¹ Well then, you who teach others, do you not teach yourself? While you teach against stealing, do you steal (take what does not really belong to you)?

American Standard Version (1901)

²¹ thou therefore that teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?

Common English Bible

²¹ then why don’t you who are teaching others teach yourself? If you preach, “No stealing,” do you steal?

Catholic Public Domain Version

²¹ As a result, you teach others, but you do not teach yourself. You preach that men should not steal, but you yourself steal.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²¹ Thou therefore that teachest another, teachest not thyself: thou that preachest that men should not steal, stealest:

Romans 2:21 Cross References

Isaiah 42:20

He sees many things, but does not observe them; his ears are open, but he does not hear.

Isaiah 56:11

The dogs have a mighty appetite; they never have enough. The shepherds also have no understanding; they have all turned to their own way, each to his own gain, one and all.

Ezekiel 22:27

Her princes in the midst of her are like wolves tearing the prey, shedding blood, destroying lives to get dishonest gain.

Micah 3:11

Its heads give judgment for a bribe, its priests teach for hire, its prophets divine for money; yet they lean upon the Lord and say, “Is not the Lord in the midst of us? No evil shall come upon us.”

Matthew 21:13

He said to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer’; but you make it a den of robbers.”

Luke 11:46

And he said, “Woe to you lawyers also! for you load men with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers.

Luke 12:47

And that servant who knew his master's will, but did not make ready or act according to his will, shall receive a severe beating.

Luke 19:22

He said to him, ‘I will condemn you out of your own mouth, you wicked servant! You knew that I was a severe man, taking up what I did not lay down and reaping what I did not sow?

Luke 4:23

And he said to them, “Doubtless you will quote to me this proverb, ‘Physician, heal yourself; what we have heard you did at Caperna-um, do here also in your own country.’ ”

1 Corinthians 9:27

but I pommel my body and subdue it, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.

Galatians 6:13

For even those who receive circumcision do not themselves keep the law, but they desire to have you circumcised that they may glory in your flesh.