Romans 2:22
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Romans 2:22 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Romans 2:22 is a verse from the book of Romans in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commi..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Romans 2:22 — KJV
“Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?”
— Romans 2:22 (KJV)
Romans 2:22 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 2:22
“That they have committed adultery, and blood is in their hands, and with their idols have they committed adultery, and have also caused their sons, whom they bare unto me, to pass for them through the fire, to devour them.”
Shares key themes with Romans 2:22: commit, adultery, idols
“Thou shalt not commit adultery.”
Shares key themes with Romans 2:22: commit, adultery
“And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.”
Shares key themes with Romans 2:22: commit, adultery
“Neither shalt thou commit adultery.”
Shares key themes with Romans 2:22: commit, adultery
“Thou sayest, (but they are but vain words,) I have counsel and strength for the war. Now on whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me? sayest: or, talkest vain...: Heb. word of the lips I have...: or, but counsel and strength are for the war”
Shares key themes with Romans 2:22: sayest, dost
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