Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
In the belief that you are a guide to the blind, a light to those in the dark,
New American Standard Bible
and are confident that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,
King James Version
And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness,
Holman Bible
and if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light to those in darkness,
International Standard Version
and if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light to those in darkness,
A Conservative Version
And thou have confidence in thyself to be a guide of the blind, a light of those in darkness,
American Standard Version
and art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them that are in darkness,
Amplified
and [if you] are confident that you are a [qualified] guide to the blind [those untaught in theology], a light to those who are in darkness,
An Understandable Version
if you are confident that you can give [spiritual] guidance to blind people and enlightenment to those who are in [spiritual] darkness;
Anderson New Testament
if you are also confident that you yourself are a guide for the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,
Common New Testament
and if you are sure that you are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,
Daniel Mace New Testament
you think you are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,
Darby Translation
and hast confidence that thou thyself art a leader of the blind, a light of those who are in darkness,
Godbey New Testament
and persuade yourself that you are a guide of the blind, a light of those who are in darkness, an instructor of the ignorant,
Goodspeed New Testament
and you are sure that you can guide the blind, enlighten people who are in the dark,
John Wesley New Testament
And art confident, that thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them that are in darkness, An instructer of the ignorant,
Julia Smith Translation
And art persuaded thou thyself to be a guide of the blind, a light of them in darkness,
King James 2000
And are confident that you yourself are a guide of the blind, a light of them who are in darkness,
Lexham Expanded Bible
and are confident [that] you yourself are a guide of the blind, a light of those in darkness,
Modern King James verseion
and persuading yourselves to be a guide of the blind, a light to those in darkness;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And believest that thou thyself art a guide unto the blind, a light to them which are in darkness,
Moffatt New Testament
and are persuaded that you are a guide to the blind, a light to darkened souls,
Montgomery New Testament
and are confident that you yourself are a darkness,
NET Bible
and if you are convinced that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,
New Heart English Bible
and are confident that you yourself are a guide of the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,
Noyes New Testament
and art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,
Sawyer New Testament
and believe yourself to be a guide of the blind, a light of those in darkness,
The Emphasized Bible
Art persuaded, moreover, that, thou thyself, art - a guide of the blind, a light of them that are in darkness,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
and hast confidence that thou thyself art a leader of the blind, a light of those who are in darkness,
Twentieth Century New Testament
Perhaps you are confident that you are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in the dark, an instructor of the unintelligent,
Webster
And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them who are in darkness,
Weymouth New Testament
and have persuaded yourself that, as for you, you are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,
Williams New Testament
and if you are sure that you are a guide to the blind, a light to those in darkness,
World English Bible
and are confident that you yourself are a guide of the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,
Worrell New Testament
and have become confident that you are a guide of the blind, a light to those in darkness,
Worsley New Testament
and art persuaded that thou art a guide of the blind,
Youngs Literal Translation
and hast confidence that thou thyself art a leader of blind ones, a light of those in darkness,
Interlinear
Peitho
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Romans 2:19
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Judgment And The Law
18 And have knowledge of his desires, and are a judge of the things which are different, having the learning of the law, 19 In the belief that you are a guide to the blind, a light to those in the dark, 20 A teacher of the foolish, having in the law the form of knowledge and of what is true;
Cross References
Matthew 15:14
Let them be: they are blind guides. And if a blind man is guiding a blind man, the two will go falling into a hole together.
John 9:40-41
These words came to the ears of the Pharisees who were with him and they said to him, Are we, then, blind?
Proverbs 26:12
Have you seen a man who seems to himself to be wise? There is more hope for the foolish than for him.
Isaiah 5:21
Cursed are those who seem wise to themselves, and who take pride in their knowledge!
Isaiah 49:6
It is not enough for one who is my servant to put the tribes of Jacob again in their place, and to get back those of Israel who have been sent away: my purpose is to give you as a light to the nations, so that you may be my salvation to the end of the earth.
Isaiah 49:9-10
Saying to those who are in chains, Go free; to those who are in the dark, Come out into the light. They will get food by the way wherever they go, and have grass-lands on all the dry mountain-tops.
Isaiah 56:10
His watchmen are blind, they are all without knowledge; they are all dogs without tongues, unable to make a sound; stretched out dreaming, loving sleep.
Matthew 4:16
The people who were in the dark saw a great light, and to those in the land of the shade of death did the dawn come up.
Matthew 5:14
You are the light of the world. A town put on a hill may be seen by all.
Matthew 6:23
But if your eye is evil, all your body will be dark. If then the light which is in you is dark, how dark it will be!
Matthew 23:16-26
A curse is on you, blind guides, who say, Whoever takes an oath by the Temple, it is nothing; but whoever takes an oath by the gold of the Temple, he is responsible.
Mark 10:15
Truly I say to you, Whoever does not put himself under the kingdom of God like a little child, will not come into it at all.
Luke 1:79
To give light to those in dark places, and in the shade of death, so that our feet may be guided into the way of peace.
John 7:46-49
The servants made answer, No man ever said things like this man.
John 9:34
Their answer was: You came to birth through sin; do you make yourself our teacher? And they put him out of the Synagogue.
Acts 26:18
To make their eyes open, turning them from the dark to the light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may have forgiveness of sins and a heritage among those who are made holy by faith in me.
1 Corinthians 3:18
Let no man have a false idea. If any man seems to himself to be wise among you, let him become foolish, so that he may be wise.
1 Corinthians 4:10
We are made to seem foolish for Christ, but you are wise in Christ; we are feeble, but you are strong; you have glory, but we have shame.
1 Corinthians 8:1-2
Now about things offered to images: we all seem to ourselves to have knowledge. Knowledge gives pride, but love gives true strength.
Philippians 2:15
So that you may be holy and gentle, children of God without sin in a twisted and foolish generation, among whom you are seen as lights in the world,
Revelation 3:17-18
For you say, I have wealth, and have got together goods and land, and have need of nothing; and you are not conscious of your sad and unhappy condition, that you are poor and blind and without clothing.