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Romans 2:22

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 22 You, the one saying, “Do not commit adultery,”+ do you commit adultery? You, the one abhorring idols, do you rob temples?

Romans 2:22

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 22 ὁ The (one) λέγων saying μὴ Not μοιχεύειν, to be committing adultery, μοιχεύεις; are you committing adultery? ὁ The (one) βδελυσσόμενος having disgust for τὰ the εἴδωλα idols ἱεροσυλεῖς; are you robbing temples?

Romans 2:22

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 22 You, the one saying “Do not commit adultery,”*+ do you commit adultery? You, the one expressing abhorrence of the idols, do you rob+ temples?

Romans 2:22

The Bible in Living English
- 22 do you who tell them not to commit adultery commit adultery? do you who abominate idols rob temples?

Romans 2:22

American Standard Version
- 22 thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou rob temples?

Romans 2:22

The Emphasized Bible
- 22 That sayest—Do not commit adultery! Art thou committing adultery? That abhorrest sacrilege Art thou robbing temples?

Romans 2:22

King James Version
- 22 Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?

Romans Study Notes—Chapter 2

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 2:22
  
  commit adultery: That is, commit marital sexual unfaithfulness. In the Bible, adultery refers to voluntary acts of “sexual immorality” between a married person and someone who is not his or her mate.—Compare study note on Mt 5:32, where the term “sexual immorality,” rendered from the Greek word por·neiʹa, is discussed, and study note on Mr 10:11.