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href="/bsb/romans/2.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/romans/2.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />As it is written: &#8220God&#8217s name is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/romans/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />No wonder the Scriptures say, “The Gentiles blaspheme the name of God because of you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/romans/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For, as it is written, “The name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/romans/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />As it is written: “God’s name is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/romans/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />As it has been written: "For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/romans/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/romans/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For “the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you,” as it is written.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/romans/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For “THE NAME OF GOD IS BLASPHEMED AMONG THE GENTILES BECAUSE OF YOU,” just as it is written.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/romans/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For &#8220THE NAME OF GOD IS BLASPHEMED AMONG THE GENTILES BECAUSE OF YOU,&#8221 just as it is written.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/romans/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For “THE NAME OF GOD IS BLASPHEMED AMONG THE GENTILES BECAUSE OF YOU,” just as it is written.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/romans/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For “THE NAME OF GOD IS BLASPHEMED AMONG THE GENTILES BECAUSE OF YOU,” just as it is written.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/romans/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For, “THE NAME OF GOD IS BLASPHEMED AMONG THE GENTILES BECAUSE OF YOU,” just as it is written [in Scripture].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/romans/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For, as it is written: The name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/romans/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For, as it is written: The name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/romans/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you, even as it is written.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/romans/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />It is just as the Scriptures tell us, "You have made foreigners say insulting things about God." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/romans/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you, even as it is written.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/romans/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />As Scripture says, "God's name is cursed among the nations because of you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/romans/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The scripture says, "Because of you Jews, the Gentiles speak evil of God." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/romans/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />As it is written, "God's name is being blasphemed among the gentiles because of you." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/romans/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />As it is written: ?God?s name is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/romans/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For just as it is written, "the name of God is being blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/romans/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For because of you the name of God is blasphemed among the nations, just as it is written.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/romans/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles, through you, as it is written.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/romans/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentile nations because of you, as Holy Writ declares.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/romans/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For “the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you,” just as it is written. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/romans/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For evil is spoken of the Name of God among the nations because of you, according as it has been written.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/romans/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />As it has been written: "For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/romans/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> for the name of God because of you is evil spoken of among the nations, according as it hath been written.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/romans/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For the name of God by you is blasphemed in the nations, as it has been written.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/romans/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />(For the name of God through you is blasphemed among the Gentiles, as it is written.) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/romans/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />(For because of you the name of God is being blasphemed among the Gentiles, just as it was written.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/romans/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For, as it is written, “Because of you the name of God is reviled among the Gentiles.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/romans/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For, as it is written, “The name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/romans/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/romans/2.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you, according to what has been written.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/romans/2.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />For the name of God is reviled among the Gentiles, on account of you, as it is written.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/romans/2.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />For the name of God is blasphemed by you among the Gentiles, as has been written.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/romans/2.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />for the name of God is blasphemed through you among the heathen, as it is written.<RX 23.52.5><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/romans/2.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />for (as it is written) the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles by your miscarriages.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/romans/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentile nations because of you, as Holy Writ declares.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/romans/2.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />For the name of God is blasphemed among the gentiles, because of you, as it has been written.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/romans/2.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />for through you the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles, as it is written.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/romans/2-24.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KIZs4GUMn-g?start=513" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/romans/2.htm">The Jews and the Law</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">23</span>You who boast in the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law? <span class="reftext">24</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason."></a> <a href="/greek/2531.htm" title="2531: kathōs (Adv) -- According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that.">As</a> <a href="/greek/1125.htm" title="1125: gegraptai (V-RIM/P-3S) -- A primary verb; to grave, especially to write; figuratively, to describe.">it is written:</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-NNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">“</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theou (N-GMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God’s</a> <a href="/greek/3686.htm" title="3686: Onoma (N-NNS) -- Name, character, fame, reputation. From a presumed derivative of the base of ginosko; a name.">name</a> <a href="/greek/987.htm" title="987: blasphēmeitai (V-PIM/P-3S) -- From blasphemos; to vilify; specially, to speak impiously.">is blasphemed</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">among</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tois (Art-DNP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/1484.htm" title="1484: ethnesin (N-DNP) -- Probably from etho; a race, i.e. A tribe; specially, a foreign one.">Gentiles</a> <a href="/greek/1223.htm" title="1223: di’ (Prep) -- A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.">because of</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymas (PPro-A2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you.”</a> </span> <span class="reftext">25</span>Circumcision has value if you observe the law, but if you break the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/52-5.htm">Isaiah 52:5</a></span><br />And now what have I here? declares the LORD. For My people have been taken without cause; those who rule them taunt, declares the LORD, and My name is blasphemed continually all day long.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/36-20.htm">Ezekiel 36:20-23</a></span><br />And wherever they went among the nations, they profaned My holy name, because it was said of them, ‘These are the people of the LORD, yet they had to leave His land.’ / But I had concern for My holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations to which they had gone. / Therefore tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: It is not for your sake that I will act, O house of Israel, but for My holy name, which you profaned among the nations to which you went. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/12-14.htm">2 Samuel 12:14</a></span><br />Nevertheless, because by this deed you have shown utter contempt for the word of the LORD, the son born to you will surely die.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/1-11.htm">Malachi 1:11-12</a></span><br />For My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name, because My name will be great among the nations,” says the LORD of Hosts. / “But you profane it when you say, ‘The table of the Lord is defiled, and as for its fruit, its food is contemptible.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/19-22.htm">2 Kings 19:22</a></span><br />Whom have you taunted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/24-11.htm">Leviticus 24:11-16</a></span><br />The son of the Israelite woman blasphemed the Name with a curse. So they brought him to Moses. (His mother’s name was Shelomith daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.) / They placed him in custody until the will of the LORD should be made clear to them. / Then the LORD said to Moses, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/5-9.htm">Nehemiah 5:9</a></span><br />So I continued, “What you are doing is not right. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God to avoid the reproach of our foreign enemies?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-9.htm">Jeremiah 7:9-10</a></span><br />Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known, / and then come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, ‘We are delivered, so we can continue with all these abominations’?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/2-7.htm">Amos 2:7</a></span><br />They trample on the heads of the poor as on the dust of the earth; they push the needy out of their way. A man and his father have relations with the same girl and so profane My holy name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-8.htm">Matthew 15:8-9</a></span><br />‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. / They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-13.htm">Matthew 23:13</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/7-6.htm">Mark 7:6-7</a></span><br />Jesus answered them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. / They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-46.htm">Luke 6:46</a></span><br />Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ but do not do what I say?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-49.htm">John 8:49</a></span><br />“I do not have a demon,” Jesus replied, “but I honor My Father, and you dishonor Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/19-37.htm">Acts 19:37</a></span><br />For you have brought these men here, though they have neither robbed our temple nor blasphemed our goddess.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written.</p><p class="hdg">the name.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/52-5.htm">Isaiah 52:5</a></b></br> Now therefore, what have I here, saith the LORD, that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them make them to howl, saith the LORD; and my name continually every day <i>is</i> blasphemed.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/2-15.htm">Lamentations 2:15,16</a></b></br> All that pass by clap <i>their</i> hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, <i>saying, Is</i> this the city that <i>men</i> call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/36-20.htm">Ezekiel 36:20-23</a></b></br> And when they entered unto the heathen, whither they went, they profaned my holy name, when they said to them, These <i>are</i> the people of the LORD, and are gone forth out of his land… </p><p class="hdg">as it is written.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/12-14.htm">2 Samuel 12:14</a></b></br> Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also <i>that is</i> born unto thee shall surely die.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/28-21.htm">Account</a> <a href="/acts/19-37.htm">Blasphemed</a> <a href="/romans/2-16.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/romans/2-9.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/romans/2-10.htm">Gentile</a> <a href="/romans/2-14.htm">Gentiles</a> <a href="/romans/2-13.htm">God's</a> <a href="/romans/1-17.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/romans/2-14.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/luke/16-3.htm">Shamed</a> <a href="/romans/1-2.htm">Writ</a> <a href="/romans/1-17.htm">Writings</a> <a href="/romans/2-15.htm">Written</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/romans/4-3.htm">Account</a> <a href="/1_timothy/1-13.htm">Blasphemed</a> <a href="/romans/4-5.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/romans/3-8.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/romans/2-27.htm">Gentile</a> <a href="/romans/3-9.htm">Gentiles</a> <a href="/romans/3-2.htm">God's</a> <a href="/romans/3-10.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/romans/3-29.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/romans/10-11.htm">Shamed</a> <a href="/romans/1-2.htm">Writ</a> <a href="/romans/3-4.htm">Writings</a> <a href="/romans/2-27.htm">Written</a><div class="vheading2">Romans 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/romans/2-1.htm">No excuse for sin.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/romans/2-6.htm">No escape from judgment.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/romans/2-14.htm">Gentiles cannot;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/romans/2-17.htm">nor Jews.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/romans/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/romans/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/romans/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>As it is written:</b><br>This phrase indicates that Paul is referencing a previous scripture, grounding his argument in the authority of the Hebrew Scriptures. It suggests a continuity between the Old and New Testaments, emphasizing the importance of the Jewish Scriptures in understanding the message of the Gospel. The phrase often introduces a citation from the Old Testament, showing that the issues Paul addresses are not new but have been longstanding concerns.<p><b>“God’s name is blasphemed among the Gentiles</b><br>This part of the verse highlights the negative impact of the behavior of some Jews on the perception of God among non-Jews. The term "blasphemed" implies a serious offense, where God's reputation is tarnished due to the actions of His people. Historically, the Jewish people were meant to be a light to the nations, demonstrating God's holiness and righteousness. However, when they failed to live according to God's laws, it led to the Gentiles speaking ill of God. This reflects a broader biblical theme where the conduct of God's people is meant to reflect His character, as seen in passages like <a href="/isaiah/52-5.htm">Isaiah 52:5</a> and <a href="/ezekiel/36-20.htm">Ezekiel 36:20-23</a>, where similar accusations are made.<p><b>because of you.”</b><br>This phrase directly addresses the Jewish audience, holding them accountable for the dishonor brought to God's name. It underscores the responsibility of God's people to live in a way that honors Him, as their actions have implications beyond themselves. This is a call to self-examination and repentance, urging the audience to consider how their lives reflect on God. Theologically, it points to the need for genuine faith and obedience, not just outward adherence to the law. This concept is echoed in the teachings of Jesus, who criticized the Pharisees for their hypocrisy (<a href="/matthew/23-13.htm">Matthew 23:13-36</a>), and in the broader New Testament call for believers to live lives worthy of their calling (<a href="/ephesians/4.htm">Ephesians 4:1</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a></b><br>The author of the Book of Romans, addressing the Jewish believers in Rome.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jewish_believers_in_rome.htm">Jewish Believers in Rome</a></b><br>The primary audience of this passage, who were relying on the Law and their Jewish identity for righteousness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/gentiles.htm">Gentiles</a></b><br>Non-Jewish people who were observing the behavior of the Jewish believers.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>The prophet whose writings Paul references, specifically <a href="/isaiah/52-5.htm">Isaiah 52:5</a>, to highlight the consequences of Israel's disobedience.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/r/rome.htm">Rome</a></b><br>The city where the Jewish and Gentile believers were living, a center of cultural and religious diversity.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_consistent_witness.htm">The Importance of Consistent Witness</a></b><br>Our actions as believers should align with our professed faith to avoid causing others to blaspheme God's name.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_hypocrisy.htm">The Consequences of Hypocrisy</a></b><br>Hypocrisy among believers can lead to a negative witness, causing non-believers to reject God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/responsibility_to_reflect_god's_character.htm">Responsibility to Reflect God's Character</a></b><br>Believers are called to reflect God's holiness and righteousness in their daily lives, impacting how others perceive God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_scripture_in_self-examination.htm">The Role of Scripture in Self-Examination</a></b><br>Regularly examining our lives against Scripture helps prevent hypocrisy and ensures our actions honor God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_out_the_gospel.htm">Living Out the Gospel</a></b><br>Our lives should be a testament to the transformative power of the Gospel, drawing others to Christ rather than pushing them away.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_romans_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Romans 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_times_of_the_gentiles.htm">What are the Times of the Gentiles?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_the_old_catholic_church.htm">Are you avoiding the behavior of hypocrites?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_blasphemy.htm">What does the Bible say about blaspheming God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_36_1_align_with_romans_2.htm">Psalm 36:1 suggests the wicked have 'no fear of God'--how is this reconciled with other biblical texts claiming innate moral awareness (Romans 2:14-15)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/romans/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(24) <span class= "bld">Through you.</span>--<span class= "ital">Because of you.</span><p><span class= "bld">As it is written.</span>--From the LXX. version of <a href="/isaiah/52-5.htm" title="Now therefore, what have I here, said the LORD, that my people is taken away for nothing? they that rule over them make them to howl, said the LORD; and my name continually every day is blasphemed.">Isaiah 52:5</a>. The sense of the original is that the name of God is dishonoured by the enslavement and oppression of His people. A nearer parallel in sense, though more remote in words, may be found in <a href="/2_samuel/12-14.htm" title="However,, because by this deed you have given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born to you shall surely die.">2Samuel 12:14</a>; <a href="/context/ezekiel/36-22.htm" title="Therefore say to the house of Israel, thus said the Lord GOD; I do not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for my holy name's sake, which you have profaned among the heathen, where you went.">Ezekiel 36:22-23</a>. The Apostle is not careful as to the particular context from which he draws. He knew that he was giving the substance of Scripture, and he takes the aptest words that occur to him at the moment. Translated into our modern modes of thought, the formula "as it is written" at the end of the verse amounts to little more than "in the language of Scripture." The intention, as so frequently with St. Paul, seems, as it were, to be divided between proof and illustration.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/romans/2-24.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">As</span><br /><span class="grk">καθὼς</span> <span class="translit">(kathōs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2531.htm">Strong's 2531: </a> </span><span class="str2">According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it is written:</span><br /><span class="grk">γέγραπται</span> <span class="translit">(gegraptai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1125.htm">Strong's 1125: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary verb; to 'grave', especially to write; figuratively, to describe.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“God’s</span><br /><span class="grk">Θεοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(Theou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> </span><span class="str2">A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">name</span><br /><span class="grk">Ὄνομα</span> <span class="translit">(Onoma)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3686.htm">Strong's 3686: </a> </span><span class="str2">Name, character, fame, reputation. From a presumed derivative of the base of ginosko; a 'name'.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is blasphemed</span><br /><span class="grk">βλασφημεῖται</span> <span class="translit">(blasphēmeitai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_987.htm">Strong's 987: </a> </span><span class="str2">From blasphemos; to vilify; specially, to speak impiously.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">among</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐν</span> <span class="translit">(en)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> </span><span class="str2">In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τοῖς</span> <span class="translit">(tois)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Dative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Gentiles</span><br /><span class="grk">ἔθνεσιν</span> <span class="translit">(ethnesin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1484.htm">Strong's 1484: </a> </span><span class="str2">Probably from etho; a race, i.e. A tribe; specially, a foreign one.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because of</span><br /><span class="grk">δι’</span> <span class="translit">(di’)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1223.htm">Strong's 1223: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you.”</span><br /><span class="grk">ὑμᾶς</span> <span class="translit">(hymas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> </span><span class="str2">You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/romans/2-24.htm">Romans 2:24 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/romans/2-24.htm">Romans 2:24 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/romans/2-24.htm">Romans 2:24 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/romans/2-24.htm">Romans 2:24 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/romans/2-24.htm">Romans 2:24 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/romans/2-24.htm">Romans 2:24 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/romans/2-24.htm">Romans 2:24 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/romans/2-24.htm">Romans 2:24 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/romans/2-24.htm">Romans 2:24 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/romans/2-24.htm">Romans 2:24 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/romans/2-24.htm">NT Letters: Romans 2:24 For the name of God is blasphemed (Rom. 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