Romans 2:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Romans 2:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Romans 2:17 is a verse from the book of Romans in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God," Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Romans 2:17 — KJV
“Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God,”
— Romans 2:17 (KJV)
Romans 2:17 in Context — About the Book of Romans
Romans is the gospel argued like a legal brief — Paul's masterwork on sin, justification by faith, life in the Spirit, and God's unbreakable love. Chapter 8 alone has carried more believers through crisis than perhaps any chapter in Scripture: no condemnation, all things working for good, nothing separating us from God's love.
Cross-References for Romans 2:17
“Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me: and, behold, the Lord GOD called to contend by fire, and it devoured the great deep, and did eat up a part.”
Shares key themes with Romans 2:17: behold, art, called
“Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God?”
Shares key themes with Romans 2:17: law, makest, boast
“And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.”
Shares key themes with Romans 2:17: art, called, god
“And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. bearing...: Heb. seeding seed yielding...: Heb. seeding seed”
Shares key themes with Romans 2:17: behold, art, god
“And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?”
Shares key themes with Romans 2:17: art, called, god
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