Romans 2:21

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Summary

Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?

Therefore

Dost thou steal

General references

Luke 11:35

Bible References

Therefore

But to the wicked man God says, What have thou to do to declare my statutes, and that thou have taken my covenant in thy mouth,

All things therefore, however many they may tell you to observe, observe and do, but do not ye according to their works, for they say, and do not.

And he said to them, Ye will doubtless say to me this proverb: Physician, heal thyself. How many things we heard that happened at Capernaum, do also here in thy fatherland.

And he said, Woe also to you lawyers! Because ye load men with burdens difficult to bear, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.

And that bondman who knew his lord's will, and who did not prepare, nor do according to his will, will be beaten much,

He says to him, Out of thy mouth I will judge thee, thou evil bondman. Thou had known that I am an austere man taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow.

But I give my body a black eye and subdue it, lest somehow having preached to others, I myself might become disqualified.

For not even those who have been circumcised themselves keep law, but they want you to be circumcised, so that they may boast in thy flesh.

But speak thou the things that are fitting for the sound doctrine.

Dost thou steal

Yea, the dogs are greedy; they can never have enough. And these are shepherds who cannot understand. They have all turned to their own way, each one to his gain, from every quarter.

In thee they have taken bribes to shed blood. Thou have taken interest and increase. And thou have greedily gained from thy neighbors by oppression, and have forgotten me, says lord LORD.

Hear this, O ye who would swallow up a needy man, and cause the poor of the land to fail,

The heads of it judge for a bribe, and the priests of it teach for a wage, and the prophets of it divine for money. Yet they lean upon LORD, and say, Is not LORD in the midst of us? No evil shall come upon us.

And he says to them, It is written, My house will be called a house of prayer, but ye made it a den of robbers.

But woe to you, scholars and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because ye devour widows' houses, and praying long in pretence. Because of this ye will receive greater condemnation.

General references

Watch therefore the light in thee not be darkness.