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andτεare confidentπέποιθάςthat you yourselfσεαυτὸνareεἶναιa guideὁδηγὸνof the blind,τυφλῶνa lightφῶςto thoseτῶνinἐνdarkness,σκότει
Romans 2:19
Study it in the app“and are confident that you yourself are a guide of the blind, a light to those in darkness,”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 2:19, word by word
- are confidentπέποιθάςpepoithas
be confident
To be sure of something, rely on someone.
Where else “pepoithas” appears- that you yourselfσεαυτὸνseauton
yourself
Yourself.
Where else “seauton” appears- areεἶναιeinai
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “einai” appears- a guideὁδηγὸνhodēgon
guide
Guide, leader: someone who shows the way.
Where else “hodēgon” appears- of the blindτυφλῶνtyphlōn
blind to truth
Someone who does not see the truth.
Where else “typhlōn” appears- a lightφῶςphōs
God's light
God's light that shows the truth.
Where else “phōs” appears- darknessσκότειskotei
darkness
Darkness.
Where else “skotei” appears
The context
18and know the will and approve the things that are superior, being instructed from the law,
19 · This verse (above)
20an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of children, having in the law the embodiment of knowledge and of truth—
To study Romans 2 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul say to the person who judges others, and what does he say about God's kindness? (vv. 1-4)
2. What it means
Why do you think Paul insists that God shows no partiality? (vv. 9-11)
3. How I live it
When have you judged someone for something you also do? How can you look at others with more compassion?