Romans 2:19

King James Version

And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness,

Parallel Translations

Simplified Cowboy Version
You think you're a trail guide for the blind and a campfire for those ridin' in the dark.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
and are confident that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,

Legacy Standard Bible
and are confident that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,

Bible in Basic English
In the belief that you are a guide to the blind, a light to those in the dark,

Darby Translation
and hast confidence that thou thyself art a leader of the blind, a light of those who [are] in darkness,

New King James Version
and are confident that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,

Christian Standard Bible®
and if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light to those in darkness,

World English Bible
and are confident that you yourself are a guide of the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And art confident, that thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them that are in darkness, An instructer of the ignorant,

Weymouth's New Testament
and have persuaded yourself that, as for you, you are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,

King James Version (1611)
And art confident that thou thy selfe art a guide of the blinde, a light of them which are in darkenesse:

Literal Translation
and persuading yourself to be a guide of blind ones, a light to those in darkness,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
thou prouest what is best to do, and presumest to be a leader of the blynde: a lighte of them yt are in darcknes:

Mace New Testament (1729)
you think you are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,

Amplified Bible
and [if you] are confident that you are a [qualified] guide to the blind [those untaught in theology], a light to those who are 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,

Revised Standard Version
and if you are sure that you are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
and belevest that thou thy silfe arte a gyde vnto the blynde a lyght to them which are in darcknes

Update Bible Version
and are confident that you yourself are a guide of the blind, a light of those that are in darkness,

Webster's Bible Translation
And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them who are in darkness,

Young's Literal Translation
and hast confidence that thou thyself art a leader of blind ones, a light of those in darkness,

New Century Version
You think you are a guide for the blind and a light for those who are in darkness.

New English Translation
and if you are convinced that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,

Berean Standard Bible
if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those in darkness,

Contemporary English Version
You are sure that you are a guide for the blind and a light for all who are in the dark.

Complete Jewish Bible
and if you have persuaded yourself that you are a guide to the blind, a light in the darkness,

English Standard Version
and if you are sure that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,

Geneva Bible (1587)
And persuadest thy selfe that thou art a guide of the blinde, a light of them which are in darkenesse,

George Lamsa Translation
And you have confidence in yourself that you are a guide of the blind and a light to them who are in darkness,

Hebrew Names Version
and are confident that you yourself are a guide of the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,

International Standard Version
and if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light to those in darkness,Matthew 15:14; John 9:34,40-41;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
and confidest upon thyself that thou art a guide of the blind, and a light to those who are in darkness,

Murdock Translation
and hast confidence in thyself, that thou art a guide to the blind, and a light to them who are in darkness,

New Living Translation
You are convinced that you are a guide for the blind and a light for people who are lost in darkness.

New Life Bible
You think you can lead a blind man. You think you can give light to those in darkness.

English Revised Version
and art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them that are in darkness,

New Revised Standard
and if you are sure that you are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Art persuaded, moreover, that, thou thyself, art - a guide of the blind, a light of them that are in darkness,

Douay-Rheims Bible
Art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them that are in darkness,

Lexham English Bible
and are confident that you yourself are a guide of the blind, a light of those in darkness,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And beleuest that thou thy selfe art a guyde of the blynde, a lyght of them which are in darknesse,

Easy-to-Read Version
You think you are a guide for people who don't know the right way, a light for those who are in the dark.

New American Standard Bible
and are confident that you yourself are a guide to people who are blind, a light to those in darkness,

Good News Translation
you are sure that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those who are in darkness,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and tristist thi silf to be a ledere of blynde men, the liyt of hem that ben in derknessis,

Contextual Overview

¹⁷ Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God, ¹⁸ And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law; ¹⁹ And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness, ²⁰ An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law. ²¹ Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal? ²² Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege? ²³ Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God? ²⁴ For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written. ²⁵ For circumcision verily profiteth, if thou keep the law: but if thou be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision. ²⁶ Therefore if the uncircumcision keep the righteousness of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision?

Bible Verse Review
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art confident: Proverbs 26:12, Isaiah 5:21, Isaiah 56:10, Matthew 6:23, Matthew 15:14, Matthew 23:16-26, Mark 10:15, John 7:46-49, John 9:34, John 9:40, John 9:41, 1 Corinthians 3:18, 1 Corinthians 4:10, 1 Corinthians 8:1, 1 Corinthians 8:2, Revelation 3:17, Revelation 3:18

a light: Isaiah 49:6, Isaiah 49:9, Isaiah 49:10, Matthew 4:16, Matthew 5:14, Luke 1:79, Acts 26:18, Philippians 2:15

Reciprocal: Malachi 2:8 - ye have caused Matthew 23:3 - for Luke 6:39 - Can Luke 11:35 - General Ephesians 4:18 - because Ephesians 5:8 - ye were 1 Timothy 1:7 - to

Cross-References

Genesis 1:28
And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

Genesis 2:4
These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens,

Genesis 2:8
And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.

Genesis 2:20
And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.

Genesis 2:22
And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.

Genesis 2:23
And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.

Genesis 6:20
Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.

Genesis 9:2
And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And art confident that thou thyself,.... Being vainly puffed up in, their fleshly minds, they were strongly persuaded that they were very fit persons to be

a guide to the blind: all men are by nature blind, as to the knowledge of divine and spiritual things; the meaner sort of the people among the Jews seem to be intended here; or else the ignorant Gentiles, whom the Jews were very fond of making proselytes to their religion and laws; but miserable guides were they, whether to their own people, or others; blind guides of the blind. Gospel ministers best deserve this title:

a light of them that are in darkness; so Christ, John the Baptist, the disciples of Christ, and all Gospel ministers are; but these men, who arrogated such characters to themselves, were dim lights, and dark lanterns. The apostle seems to have respect to those very high and exalted characters the Jews give of their doctors, as when they call one, בוצינא דנהורא, "the lamp of light" w; another, קדישא

בוצינא, "the holy lamps" x; and a third, נר ישראל, "the lamp of Israel" y; with many others of the same kind; :- and :-.

w T. Bab. Cetubot, fol. 17. 1. x Zohar passim. y T. Bab. Beracot, fol. 28. 2.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And art confident - This expression denotes the full assurance of the Jew that he was superior in knowledge to all other people. It is a remarkable fact that the Jews put the fullest confidence in their religion. Though proud, wicked, and hypocritical, yet they were not speculative infidels. It was one of their characteristics, evinced through all their history, that they had the fullest assurance that God was the author of their institutions, and that their religion was his appointment.

A guide of the blind - A guide of the blind is a figurative expression to denote an instructor of the ignorant. The blind here properly refers to the Gentiles, who were thus regarded by the Jews. The meaning is, that they esteemed themselves qualified to instruct the pagan world; Matthew 15:14; Matthew 23:15.

A light - Another figurative expression to denote a teacher; compare Isaiah 49:6; John 1:4-5, John 1:8-9.

In darkness - A common expression to denote the ignorance of the Gentile world; see the note at Matthew 4:16.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 19. And art confident, &c.] In consequence of all these religious advantages, ye believe that ye are able to teach others, and to be guides and lights to the bewildered, darkened Gentiles, who may become proselytes to your religion.