King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness,
Complete Jewish Bible:
and if you have persuaded yourself that you are a guide to the blind, a light in the darkness,
Berean Standard Bible:
if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those in darkness,
American Standard Version:
and art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them that are in darkness,
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
And{G5037} art confident{G3982} that thou thyself{G4572} art{G1511} a guide{G3595} of the blind{G5185}, a light{G5457} of them which are in{G1722} darkness{G4655},
Cross-References (KJV):
Revelation 3:17
- 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:
Revelation 3:18
- 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 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.
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 5:14
- Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
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!
Isaiah 5:21
- Woe unto [them that are] wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
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Commentary for Romans 2:19
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: G5037
There are 192 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: τέ
Transliteration: té
Pronunciation: teh
Description: a primary particle (enclitic) of connection or addition; both or also (properly, as correlation of καί):--also, and, both, even, then, whether. Often used in composition, usually as the latter participle. - Strong's Number: G3982
There are 55 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: πείθω
Transliteration: peíthō
Pronunciation: pi'-tho
Description: a primary verb; to convince (by argument, true or false); by analogy, to pacify or conciliate (by other fair means); reflexively or passively, to assent (to evidence or authority), to rely (by inward certainty):--agree, assure, believe, have confidence, be (wax) conflent, make friend, obey, persuade, trust, yield. - Strong's Number: G4572
There are 39 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: σεαυτοῦ
Transliteration: seautoû
Pronunciation: sow-ton'
Description: genitive case from σέ and αὐτός, also dative case of the same, , and accusative case , likewise contracted , , and , respectively; of (with, to) thyself:--thee, thine own self, (thou) thy(-self). - Strong's Number: G1511
There are 124 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: εἶναι
Transliteration: eînai
Pronunciation: i'-nahee
Description: present infinitive from εἰμί; to exist:--am, was. come, is, X lust after, X please well, there is, to be, was. - Strong's Number: G3595
There are 5 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: ὁδηγός
Transliteration: hodēgós
Pronunciation: hod-ayg-os'
Description: from ὁδός and ἡγέομαι; a conductor (literally or figuratively (teacher)):--guide, leader. - Strong's Number: G5185
There are 48 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: τυφλός
Transliteration: typhlós
Pronunciation: toof-los'
Description: from, τυφόω; opaque (as if smoky), i.e. (by analogy) blind (physically or mentally):--blind. - Strong's Number: G5457
There are 59 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: φῶς
Transliteration: phōs
Pronunciation: foce
Description: from an obsolete (to shine or make manifest, especially by rays; compare φαίνω, φημί); luminousness (in the widest application, natural or artificial, abstract or concrete, literal or figurative):--fire, light. - Strong's Number: G1722
There are 2129 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: ἐν
Transliteration: en
Pronunciation: en
Description: a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between εἰς and ἐκ); "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.:--about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (… sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition. - Strong's Number: G4655
There are 31 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: σκότος
Transliteration: skótos
Pronunciation: skot'-os
Description: from the base of σκιά; shadiness, i.e. obscurity (literally or figuratively):--darkness.