Romans 2:17

Easy To Read Version

What about you? You say you are a Jew. You trust in the law and boast that you are close to God.

Cross References

Psalm 135:4

The Lord chose Jacob. {\cf2\super [626]} \par Israel belongs to God.\par

Isaiah 45:25

The Lord will help the people of Israel do good, and the people will be very proud of their God.

Micah 3:11

The judges in Jerusalem accept bribes\par to help them decide who wins in court.\par The priests in Jerusalem must be paid\par before they will teach the people.\par People must pay the prophets\par before they will look into the future.\par And then those leaders expect the Lord\par to help them. They say,\par “The Lord lives here with us.\par So nothing bad will happen to us.”\par

Zephaniah 3:11

“Then, Jerusalem, you will no longer be ashamed of the bad things your people do against me. Why? Because I will remove all of those bad people from Jerusalem. I will take away all of those proud people. There won’t be any of those proud people on my holy mountain. {\cf2\super [21]}

Matthew 3:9

And don’t think that you can boast and say to yourselves, ‘Abraham {\cf2\super [39]} is our father.’ I tell you that God could make children for Abraham from these rocks here.

Luke 10:28

Jesus said to him, “Your answer is right. Do this and you will have life forever.”

John 5:39

You carefully study the Scriptures. {\cf2\super [82]} You think that those Scriptures give you life forever. Those same Scriptures tell about me!

John 5:45

Don’t think that I will stand before the Father and say that you are wrong. Moses is the person that says that you are wrong. And Moses is the one that you hoped would save you.

John 7:19

Moses gave you the law. {\cf2\super [104]} Right? But none of you obey that law. Why are you trying to kill me?”

John 8:33

The Jews answered, “We are Abraham’s {\cf2\super [136]} people. And we have never been slaves. So why do you say that we will be free?”

John 8:41

So you are doing the things your own father did.”

Romans 2:23

You boast about God’s law. But you bring shame to God by breaking his law.

Romans 3:27

So do we have a reason to boast about ourselves? No! And why not? It is the way of faith that stops all boasting, not the way of following the law.

Romans 9:32

Why not? Because they tried to make themselves right by the things they did. They did not trust in God to make them right. They fell over the stone that makes people fall.

2 Corinthians 11:22

Are those people Hebrews {\cf2\super [38]} ? I am too. Are they Israelites {\cf2\super [39]} ? I am too. Are they from Abraham’s {\cf2\super [40]} family? I am too.

Galatians 2:15

We Jews were not born as non-Jews and sinners. We were born as Jews.

Ephesians 2:11

You were born non-Jews. You are the people the Jews call “uncircumcised. {\cf2\super [8]} ” Those Jews who call you “uncircumcised” call themselves “circumcised. {\cf2\super [9]} ” (Their circumcision {\cf2\super [10]} is only something they themselves do on their bodies.)

Revelation 2:9

I know your troubles, and I know that you are poor. But really you are rich! I know the bad things that some people say \{about you\}. Those people say they are Jews. But they are not true Jews. They are a synagogue (group) that belongs to Satan (the devil).

Revelation 3:1

“Write this to the angel of the church in Sardis:

Revelation 3:9

Listen! There is a synagogue (group) that belongs to Satan (the devil). Those people say they are Jews, but they are liars. Those people are not \{true\} Jews. I will make those people come before you and bow at your feet. They will know that you are the people I have loved.