On the seventh day the priest must look at the infection. 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,
Romans 2:23 - Easy To Read Version You boast about God’s law. But you bring shame to God by breaking his law. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition You who boast in the Law, do you dishonor God by breaking the Law [by stealthily infringing upon or carelessly neglecting or openly breaking it]? American Standard Version (1901) thou who gloriest in the law, through thy transgression of the law dishonorest thou God? Common English Bible If you brag about the Law, do you shame God by breaking the Law? Catholic Public Domain Version You would glory in the law, but through a betrayal of the law you dishonor God. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Thou that makest thy boast of the law, by transgression of the law dishonourest God. |
On the seventh day the priest must look at the infection. 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,
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
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 that steal, cheat, or do the sin of adultery. {\cf2\super [286]} I thank you that I am better than this tax collector.
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.
What about you? You say you are a Jew. You trust in the law and boast that you are close to God.
Yes, the Jews have many special things. The most important thing is this: God trusted the Jews with his teachings.
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.
They are the people of Israel. {\cf2\super [73]} Those people (the Jews) are God’s chosen children. Those people have the glory of God and the agreements that God made between himself and his people. God gave them the law \{of Moses\} and the \{temple\} worship. And God gave his promises to those people (the Jews).