Romans 2:19

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Summary

Romans 2:19

And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness,

Art confident

A light

General references

Luke 11:35

Bible References

Art confident

[Do] you see a man wise in his own eyes? [There is more] hope for a fool than for him.

Ah! [Those who are] wise in their own eyes and have understanding {in their view}!

His watchmen [are] blind, none of them know. They [are] all dumb dogs; they are unable to bark, panting, lying down, loving to slumber.

But if your eye is evil, your whole body will be dark. Therefore if the light in you is darkness, how great [is] the darkness!

Let them! They are blind guides of the blind. And if the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit."

"Woe to you, blind guides, who say, 'Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing! But whoever swears by the gold of the temple is bound [by his oath].'

Truly I say to you, whoever does not welcome the kingdom of God like a young child will never enter into it."

The officers replied, "Never has a man spoken like this!"

They answered and said to him, "You were born completely in sin, and are you attempting to teach us?" And they threw him out.

Let no one deceive himself. If anyone thinks [himself] to be wise among you in this age, let him become a fool, in order that he may become wise.

We [are] fools for the sake of Christ, but you [are] prudent in Christ! We [are] weak, but you [are] strong! You [are] honored, but we [are] dishonored!

Now concerning food sacrificed to idols, we know that "we all have knowledge." Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.

Because you are saying, "I am rich, and have become rich, and I have need of nothing," and you do not know that you are wretched and pitiable and poor and blind and naked,

A light

And he says, "It is trivial {for you to be} a servant for me, to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to bring back the preserved of Israel. I will give you as a light [to the] nations, to be my salvation to the end of the earth."

the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light, and the ones who sit in the land and shadow of death, a light has dawned on them."

You are the light of the world. A city located on top of a hill cannot be hidden,

to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to direct our feet into the way of peace."

to open their eyes [so that they] may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, [so that] they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'

in order that you may become blameless and innocent, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverted generation, among whom you shine as stars in the world,

General references

Therefore pay careful attention [that] the light in you is not darkness!