Romans 2:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Romans 2:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Romans 2:18 is a verse from the book of Romans in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law; approvest...: o..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Romans 2:18 — KJV
“And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law; approvest...: or, triest the things that differ”
— Romans 2:18 (KJV)
Romans 2:18 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 2:18
“Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things: they have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they shewed difference between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them. violated: Heb. offered violence to”
Shares key themes with Romans 2:18: things, law, differ
“If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?”
Shares key themes with Romans 2:18: things, more, being
“This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John.”
Shares key themes with Romans 2:18: things, being, instructed
“That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ; approve: or, try are...: or, differ”
Shares key themes with Romans 2:18: things, excellent, differ
“Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.”
Shares key themes with Romans 2:18: more, excellent, being
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