18And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;
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Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?
That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;
Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 17-29)In the latter part of the chapter the apostle directs his discourse more closely to the Jews, and shows what sins they were guilty of, notwithstanding their profession and vain pretensions. He had said (Rom. 2:13) that not the hearers but the doers of the law are justified; and he here applies that great truth to the Jews. Observe, I. He allows their profession (Rom. 2:17-20) and specifies their p…
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