Romans 2:22
Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?
Thou that sayest a man should not commit adulterie, doest thou commit adulterie? thou that abhorrest idols, doest thou commit sacriledge?
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- Malachi 3:8Rank 1 from verse 22
- Matthew 12:39Rank 2 from verse 22
39But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:
39But hee answered, and said to them, An euill and adulterous generation seeketh after a signe, and there shall no signe be giuen to it, but the signe of the Prophet Ionas.
- Acts 19:37Rank 3 from verse 22
- Ezekiel 22:11Rank 4 from verse 22
11And one hath committed abomination with his neighbour’s wife; and another hath lewdly defiled his daughter in law; and another in thee hath humbled his sister, his father’s daughter.
11‖**‖‖*And one hath committed abomination with his neighbours wife, and an other hath lewdly defiled his daughter in law, and an other in thee hath humbled his sister, his fathers daughter.
4Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
4Ye adulterers, and adulteresses, know yee not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoeuer therefore will be a friend of the world, is the enemy of God.
- Jeremiah 5:7Rank 6 from verse 22
7¶ How shall I pardon thee for this? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they then committed adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots’ houses.
7¶ How shall I pardon thee for this? thy children haue forsaken mee, and sworne by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they then committed adulterie, and assembled themselues by troupes in the harlots houses.
- Jeremiah 7:9–10Rank 7 from verse 22
9Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;
10And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations?
9Will ye steale, murther, and commit adulterie, and sweare falsly, and burne incense vnto Baal, and walke after other gods, whom ye know not;
10†And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my Name, and say, We are deliuered, to do all these abominations?
- Jeremiah 9:2Rank 8 from verse 22
2Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men; that I might leave my people, and go from them! for they be all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men.
2Oh that I had in the wildernesse a lodging place of wayfaring men, that I might leaue my people, and goe from them: for they be all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men.
- Malachi 1:14Rank 9 from verse 22
14But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith the Lord of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the heathen.
14†But cursed be the deceiuer, which hath in his flocke a male, and voweth and sacrificeth vnto the LORD a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith the LORD of hostes, and my name is dreadfull among the heathen.
- Malachi 1:8Rank 10 from verse 22
8And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? and if ye offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? offer it now unto thy governor; will he be pleased with thee, or accept thy person? saith the Lord of hosts.
8†And if hee offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not euill? and if yee offer the lame and sicke, is it not euill? offer it now vnto thy gouernour: will he be pleased with thee, or accept thy person, saith the LORD of hostes?
- Mark 11:17Rank 11 from verse 22
17And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves.
17And he taught, saying vnto them, Is it not written, My house shalbe called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye haue made it a den of theeues.
- Matthew 16:4Rank 12 from verse 22
4A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.
4A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a signe, and there shall no signe be giuen vnto it, but the signe of the Prophet Ionas. And hee left them, and departed.
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Romans 2:22
The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
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Second-person singular present form of say. To speak, declare, tell, or express.
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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.
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A verb expressing duty, propriety, expectation, intention, purpose, condition, appointed outcome, or a future event viewed from another time or statement.
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To do or perpetrate; to entrust, deliver, consign, or place in custody.
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1. Sexual unfaithfulness to marriage. 2. Figuratively, unfaithfulness to God.
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Sense 1: Do: perform, act, or carry out. Sense 2: Used as an auxiliary verb.
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False objects of worship or devotion; images treated as gods.
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The robbing, violating, or profaning of what is devoted to sacred use.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
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2:17Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God,
2:17Behold, thou art called a Iew, and restest in the Law, and makest thy boast of God:
2:18And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;
2:18And knowest his will, and ‖approuest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the Law,
2:19And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness,
2:19And art confident that thou thy selfe art a guide of the blinde, a light of them which are in darkenesse:
2:20An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.
2:20An instructour of the foolish, a teacher of babes: which hast the forme of knowledge and of the trueth in the Law:
2:21Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?
2:21Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thy selfe? thou that preachest a man should not steale, doest thou steale?
2:22Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?
2:22Thou that sayest a man should not commit adulterie, doest thou commit adulterie? thou that abhorrest idols, doest thou commit sacriledge?
Selected passage2:23Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God?
2:23Thou that makest thy boast of the Law, through breaking the Law dishonourest thou God?
2:24For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written.
2:24For the Name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles, through you, as it is *written:
2:25For circumcision verily profiteth, if thou keep the law: but if thou be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision.
2:25For Circumcision verily profiteth if thou keepe the Law: but if thou be a breaker of the Law, thy Circumcision is made vncircumcision.
2:26Therefore if the uncircumcision keep the righteousness of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision?
2:26Therefore, if the vncircumcision keepe the righteousnesse of the Law, shall not his vncircumcision be counted for Circumcision?
2:27And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfil the law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision dost transgress the law?
2:27And shall not vncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfill the Law, iudge thee, who by the letter, and Circumcision, doest transgresse the Law?
2:28For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:
2:28For hee is not a Iew, which is one outwardly, neither is that Circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:
2:29But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.
2:29But he is a Iew which is one inwardly, and Circumcision is, that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter, whose praise is not of men, but of God.