Romans 2:15 KJV
Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)
Words Then and Now
- shew to show Still heard today: show, the same word; shewn is still a British legal spelling Webster’s 1828 · Show
What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.
Matthew Henry
- The Jews could not be justified by the law of Moses, any more than the Gentiles by the law of natureThe Jews thought themselves a holy people, entitled to their privileges by right, while they were unthankful, rebellious, and unrighteous. But all who act...
Thompson Chains
- Law in HeartLink 4 of 8 · next Romans 7:22
- Conscience (1)Link 2 of 7 · next Romans 13:5
- Self-condemnationSee the chain from Job 9:20 · 6 links
Cross References
- Romans 1:18–19 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; …
- Romans 9:1 I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,
- 2 Corinthians 5:11 Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.
- Titus 1:15 Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.
- 1 John 3:19–21 And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him. …
- Genesis 3:8–11 And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. …
- Genesis 20:5 Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this.
- Genesis 42:21–22 And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us. …
- 1 Kings 2:44 The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness which thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father: therefore the LORD shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head;
- Job 27:6 My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.
- Ecclesiastes 7:22 For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.
- John 8:9 And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.
- Acts 23:1 And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.
- Acts 24:16 And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.
- 2 Corinthians 1:12 For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.
- 1 Timothy 4:2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;
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Topics
- Conscience General scriptures concerning Conscience
- Conviction Of sin
- Doer Of the word
- Gentiles Unclassified sciptures relating to Gentiles
- God Judge, and his justice
- Heart Unclassified scriptures descriptive of the seat of the affections
- Judgment The general
- Law General scriptures concerning Law
- Rome The condemnation of the Jews
- Sin Paul’s discussion of the responsibility for
Timeline
- Timeline of the BibleAbout AD 60 · The Epistle to the Romans
Greek and Strong’s
- Which Οἵτινες Hoitines ὅστις Pronoun · nominative masculine plural
- shew ἐνδείκνυνται endeiknyntai ἐνδείκνυμι Verb · present middle indicative, third person plural
- the work τὸ to Article · accusative neuter singular ἔργον ergon ἔργον Noun · accusative neuter singular
- of the law τοῦ tou Article · genitive masculine singular νόμου nomou νόμος Noun · genitive masculine singular
- written γραπτὸν grapton γραπτός Adjective · accusative neuter singular
- in ἐν en ἐν Preposition
- their αὐτῶν autōn αὐτός Pronoun · third person, genitive masculine plural
- hearts ταῖς tais Article · dative feminine plural καρδίαις kardiais καρδία Noun · dative feminine plural
- their αὐτῶν autōn αὐτός Pronoun · third person, genitive masculine plural
- conscience τῆς tēs Article · genitive feminine singular συνειδήσεως syneidēseōs συνείδησις Noun · genitive feminine singular
- also bearing witness συμμαρτυρούσης symmartyrousēs συμμαρτυρέω Verb · present active participle, genitive feminine singular
- and καὶ kai καί Conjunction
- thoughts τῶν tōn Article · genitive masculine plural λογισμῶν logismōn λογισμός Noun · genitive masculine plural
- the mean while accusing κατηγορούντων katēgorountōn κατηγορέω Verb · present active participle, genitive masculine plural
- or ἢ ē ἤ Conjunction
- else καὶ kai καί Adverb
- excusing ἀπολογουμένων apologoumenōn ἀπολογέομαι Verb · present middle participle, genitive masculine plural
- one another μεταξὺ metaxy μεταξύ Preposition ἀλλήλων allēlōn ἀλλήλων Pronoun · genitive masculine plural
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