Romans 2:23

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

You are so proud that you have God’s law, but you bring shame to God by breaking his law.

Cross References

Romans 2:17

What about you? You say you are a Jew. You trust in the law and proudly claim to be close to God.

Romans 9:4

They are the people of Israel, God’s chosen children. They have the glory of God and the agreements he made between himself and his people. God gave them the Law of Moses, the Temple worship, and his promises.

Romans 3:2

Yes, the Jews have many benefits. The most important one is this: God trusted the Jews with his teachings.

John 5:45

Don’t think that I will be the one to stand before the Father and accuse you. Moses is the one to accuse you. And he is the one you hoped would save you.

Luke 18:11

The Pharisee stood alone, away from the tax collector. When the Pharisee prayed, he said, ‘O God, I thank you that I am not as bad as other people. I am not like men who steal, cheat, or commit adultery. I thank you that I am better than this tax collector.

Micah 3:11

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

Romans 3:27

So do we have any reason to boast about ourselves? No reason at all. And why not? Because we are depending on the way of faith, not on what we have done in following the law.

Leviticus 13:32

On the seventh day, the priest must look at it again. If the disease has not spread, and there are no yellow hairs growing in it, and the disease does not seem deeper than the skin,