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Romans 2:18

Romans 2:18

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

knowest: Deuteronomy 4:8; Nehemiah 9:13-14; Psalms 147:19-20; Luke 12:47; John 13:17; 1 Corinthians 8:1-2; James 4:17

approvest the things that are more excellent: or, triest the things that differ, Philippians 1:10 *marg. 1 Thessalonians 5:21; Hebrews 5:14

being instructed: Romans 15:4; Psalms 19:8, Psalms 119:98-100, Psalms 119:104-105, Psalms 119:130; Proverbs 6:23; 2 Timothy 3:15-17

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