Romans 2:19
And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness,
Romans 2:19 in other translations
| BSB | if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those in darkness, |
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| WEB | and are confident that you yourself are a guide of the blind, a light to those who are in darkness, |
| ASV | and art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them that are in darkness, |
| YLT | and hast confidence that thou thyself art a leader of blind ones, a light of those in darkness, |
| DARBY | and hast confidence that thou thyself art a leader of the blind, a light of those who are in darkness, |
| BBE | In the belief that you are a guide to the blind, a light to those in the dark, |
| Webster | And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them who are in darkness, |
What does Romans 2:19 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Romans 2:17-24
17-24. Behold--"But if" is, beyond doubt, the true reading here. (It differs but in a single letter from the received reading, and the sense is the same).
Barnes' Notes
A guide of the blind. A guide of the blind is a figurative expression to denote an instructer of the ignorant. The blind here properly refers to the Gentiles, who were thus regarded by the Jews. The meaning is, that they esteemed themselves qualified to instruct the heathen world, Mt 15:14, 23:16.
A light. Another figurative expression to denote a teacher. Comp. Isa 49:6, Jn 1:4,5,8,9.
In darkness. A common expression to denote the ignorance of the Gentile world. Mt 4:16.
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Romans 2:17-24
The apostle directs his discourse to the Jews, and shows of what sins they were guilty, notwithstanding their profession and vain pretensions. A believing, humble, thankful glorying in God, is the root and sum of all religion. But proud, vain-glorious boasting in God, and in the outward profession of his name, is the root and sum of all hypocrisy. Spiritual pride is the most dangerous of all kinds of pride. A great…
Romans 2:19 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Romans 2:19
- Revelation 3:17-18
Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
- Isaiah 5:21
Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
- Matthew 6:23
But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!
- Proverbs 26:12
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
- 1 Corinthians 8:1-2
Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth. And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.
- Matthew 5:14
Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
- Isaiah 56:10
His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.
- 1 Corinthians 4:10
We are fools for Christ’s sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised.
- Matthew 15:14
Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
- John 9:40-41
And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also? Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.
- John 9:34
They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.
- Isaiah 49:6
And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.
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Context
- Romans 2:18
And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;
- Romans 2:19
And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness,
- 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.
Romans 2:19 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y confías que eres guía de los ciegos, luz de los que están en tinieblas, |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et que tu croies que tu es conducteur d’aveugles, lumière de ceux qui sont dans les ténèbres, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und getraust dir, ein Leiter der Blinden zu sein, ein Licht derer, die in Finsternis sind, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | confidis teipsum esse ducem cæcorum, lumen eorum qui in tenebris sunt, |