Rom.2.17

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Rom.2.17

Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God,

Rom.2.17

If you're brought up Jewish, don't assume that you can lean back in the arms of your religion and take it easy, feeling smug because you're an insider to God's revelation,

Rom.2.17

Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and brag about your relationship to God;

Rom.2.17

Indeed you are called a Jew, and rest on the law, and make your boast in God,

Rom.2.17

If you are a Jew, you are relying on God's law for your special relationship with him. You boast that all is well between yourself and God.