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Romans 2:24
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As it is written: “God’s name is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.”
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Romans 2:24 in Other Translations
KJV
24
For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written.
ESV
24
For, as it is written, "The name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you."
NLT
24
No wonder the Scriptures say, “The Gentiles blaspheme the name of God because of you.”
MSG
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The line from Scripture, "It's because of you Jews that the outsiders are down on God," shows it's an old problem that isn't going to go away.
CSB
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For, as it is written: The name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.
Romans 2:24 In-Context
22
You who say that people should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples?
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You who boast in the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law?
24
As it is written: “God’s name is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.”
25
Circumcision has value if you observe the law, but if you break the law, you have become as though you had not been circumcised.
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So then, if those who are not circumcised keep the law’s requirements, will they not be regarded as though they were circumcised?
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Isaiah 52:5
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Ezekiel 36:22
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2 Peter 2:2
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Isaiah 52:5 (see Septuagint); Ezek. 36:20,22
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