Romans 2:20
An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.
An instructour of the foolish, a teacher of babes: which hast the forme of knowledge and of the trueth in the Law:
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25¶ At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.
25¶ *At that time Iesus answered, and said, I thanke thee, O Father, Lord of heauen and earth, because thou hast hid these things frō the wise & prudent, & hast reueiled them vnto babes.
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Romans 2:20
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instructor
One who teaches, trains, directs, corrects, or gives knowledge and understanding to another.
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Lacking wisdom or sound judgment; acting or speaking without wisdom.
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One who teaches or instructs another.
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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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Sense 1: Have: possess, hold, receive, or experience. Sense 2: Used as an auxiliary verb.
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Understanding or awareness gained by knowing; recognition; what is known.
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1. That which is true; conformity to fact or reality. 2. Faithfulness. 3. God's revealed word.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Sense 1: An authoritative rule, command, ordinance, instruction, standard, or body of requirements. Sense 2: The writings containing such instruction. Sense 3: A governing principle, power, regular order, or civil rule. Sense 4: In family compounds, relationship by marriage.
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19And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness,
19And art confident that thou thy selfe art a guide of the blinde, a light of them which are in darkenesse:
20An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.
20An instructour of the foolish, a teacher of babes: which hast the forme of knowledge and of the trueth in the Law:
Selected passage21Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?
21Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thy selfe? thou that preachest a man should not steale, doest thou steale?