KJV King James Version
Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Romans 3:2
Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Much in every way. First of all, they have been entrusted with the very words of God.
WEB World English Bible
Much in every way! Because first of all, they were entrusted with the oracles of God.
ASV American Standard Version
Much every way: first of all, that they were intrusted with the oracles of God.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
much in every way; for first, indeed, that they were intrusted with the oracles of God;
Surrounding context — Romans 3
1 What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit [is there] of circumcision?
2 Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.
3 For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?
4 God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.
5 But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? [Is] God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
πολὺG4183 · polusmuchκατὰG2596 · kataaccording toπάνταG3956 · pasallτρόπον·G5158 · troposwayπρῶτονG4413 · prōtosfirstμὲνG3303 · menon the other handγὰρG1063 · garforὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatἐπιστεύθησανG4100 · pisteuōto trust (in)τὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoλόγιαG3051 · logionoraclesτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεοῦ.G2316 · theosGod
Cross-references
Romans 9:4Who are Israelites; to whom [pertaineth] the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service [of God], and the promises;Acts 7:38This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina, and [with] our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us:Psalm 147:19-20He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel.Nehemiah 9:13-14Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them right judgments, and true laws, good statutes and commandments:Hebrews 5:12For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which [be] the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.1 Peter 4:11If any man speak, [let him speak] as the oracles of God; if any man minister, [let him do it] as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.1 Corinthians 9:17For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation [of the gospel] is committed unto me.Romans 11:15-23For if the casting away of them [be] the reconciling of the world, what [shall] the receiving [of them be], but life from the dead?2 Timothy 3:15-17And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.Ezekiel 20:11-12And I gave them my statutes, and shewed them my judgments, which [if] a man do, he shall even live in them.Psalm 78:4-7We will not hide [them] from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.2 Peter 1:19-21We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:Deuteronomy 4:7-8For what nation [is there so] great, who [hath] God [so] nigh unto them, as the LORD our God [is] in all [things that] we call upon him [for]?Revelation 22:6And he said unto me, These sayings [are] faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done.Romans 2:18And knowest [his] will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;Galatians 2:7But contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision was committed unto me, as [the gospel] of the circumcision [was] unto Peter;Romans 1:2(Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)John 5:39Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
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