Romans 2:18
Modern Translations
New International Version
if you know his will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law;

New Living Translation
You know what he wants; you know what is right because you have been taught his law.

English Standard Version
and know his will and approve what is excellent, because you are instructed from the law;

Berean Study Bible
if you know His will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law;

New American Standard Bible
and know His will and distinguish the things that matter, being instructed from the Law,

NASB 1995
and know His will and approve the things that are essential, being instructed out of the Law,

NASB 1977
and know His will, and approve the things that are essential, being instructed out of the Law,

Amplified Bible
and [if you claim to] know His will and approve the things that are essential or have a sense of what is excellent, based on your instruction from the Law,

Christian Standard Bible
and know his will, and approve the things that are superior, being instructed from the law,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
know His will, and approve the things that are superior, being instructed from the law,

Contemporary English Version
By reading the Scriptures you learn how God wants you to behave, and you discover what is right.

Good News Translation
you know what God wants you to do, and you have learned from the Law to choose what is right;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
know what he wants, and distinguish right from wrong because you have been taught Moses' Teachings.

International Standard Version
and know his will, and approve of what is best because you have been instructed in the Law;

NET Bible
and know his will and approve the superior things because you receive instruction from the law,
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;

New King James Version
and know His will, and approve the things that are excellent, being instructed out of the law,

King James 2000 Bible
And know his will, and approve the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;

New Heart English Bible
and know his will, and approve the things that are excellent, being instructed out of the law,

World English Bible
and know his will, and approve the things that are excellent, being instructed out of the law,

American King James Version
And know his will, and approve the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;

American Standard Version
and knowest his will, and approvest the things that are excellent, being instructed out of the law,

A Faithful Version
And know His will, and approve of the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;

Darby Bible Translation
and knowest the will, and discerningly approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;

English Revised Version
and knowest his will, and approvest the things that are excellent, being instructed out of the law,

Webster's Bible Translation
And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law,

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And knowest his will, and triest the things that dissent from it, in that thou art instructed by the Lawe:

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And knowest his wyll, and alowest the thinges that be excellent, infourmed by the lawe:

Coverdale Bible of 1535
and knowest his will: & for so moch as thou art enfourmed out of ye lawe,

Tyndale Bible of 1526
and knowest his will and hast experience of good and bad in that thou arte informed by the lawe:
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and know the will, and approve the distinctions, being instructed out of the Law,

Berean Literal Bible
and you know His will and approve the things being superior, being instructed out of the Law,

Young's Literal Translation
and dost know the will, and dost approve the distinctions, being instructed out of the law,

Smith's Literal Translation
And knowest the will, and triest things differing, being sounded out of the law;

Literal Emphasis Translation
And know His preferred will, and approve the things that surpassingly carry through, being orally instructed out of the law;

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And knowest his will, and approvest the more profitable things, being instructed by the law,

Catholic Public Domain Version
and you have known his will, and you demonstrate the more useful things, having been instructed by the law:

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
You who know his will and discern what is right, you who are taught from The Written Law,

Lamsa Bible
And because you know his will, and know the things which must be observed, which you have learned from the law,

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
and know his will, and approve what is excellent, being instructed by the law:

Godbey New Testament
and know his will, and approve the things which are excellent, being taught by the law;

Haweis New Testament
and knowest the will of God, and bringest to the test the things that are different, being instructed out of the law;

Mace New Testament
you know the divine will, and what is contrary thereto, having been educated in the law:

Weymouth New Testament
and know the supreme will, and can test things that differ--being a man who receives instruction from the Law--

Worrell New Testament
and understand His will, and approve the things that are excellent, being instructed out of the law,

Worsley New Testament
and knowest his will, and approvest things that are excellent, being instructed out of the law,
















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