Romans 2:17

Behold. Greek. ide. The texts read "But if".

restest in. restest upon. Greek. epanapauomai. Only here and Luke 10:6.

the. The texts omit.

makest, &c. = gloriest, as Romans 5:3, and 1 Corinthians 1:29; 1 Corinthians 1:31. Greek. kauchaomai. Only in Paul's Epistles (thirty-six times) and in James 1:9; James 4:16.

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