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You whoὁsayλέγωνnotμὴto commit adultery,μοιχεύεινdo you commit adultery?μοιχεύειςYou whoὁabhorβδελυσσόμενοςidols,τὰ εἴδωλαdo you rob temples?ἱεροσυλεῖς
Romans 2:22
Study it in the app“You who say not to commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples?”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 2:22, word by word
- sayλέγωνlegōn
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legōn” appears- to commit adulteryμοιχεύεινmoicheuein
commit adultery
Commit adultery.
Where else “moicheuein” appears- abhorβδελυσσόμενοςbdelyssomenos
detest
To feel disgust for something and turn away.
Where else “bdelyssomenos” appears- idolsεἴδωλαeidōla
idol
Idol, image of a false god.
Where else “eidōla” appears- do you rob templesἱεροσυλεῖςhierosyleis
rob temples
Rob temples: plunder what is consecrated to a god.
Where else “hierosyleis” appears
The context
21you who then teach another, do you not teach yourself? You who proclaim not to steal, do you steal?
22 · This verse (above)
23You who boast in the law, do you dishonor God through the transgression of the law?
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?