King James Version

Romans 2:22

Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?

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ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.λέγωνlegōnThou that sayestλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “Thou that sayest”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.Thou that sayestμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notμοιχεύεινmoicheueinto commit adulteryμοιχεύω (moicheuō)verb, present active infinitive — “to commit adultery”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3431I commit adultery (of a man with a married woman, but also of a married man).commit adulteryμοιχεύειςmoicheueisdost thou commit adulteryμοιχεύω (moicheuō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “dost thou commit adultery”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3431I commit adultery (of a man with a married woman, but also of a married man).dost thou commit adulteryὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.βδελυσσόμενοςbdelussomenos? thou that abhorrestβδελύσσομαι (bdelussomai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “? thou that abhorrest”, an ongoing or repeated actionG948I abhor, detest, loathe.? thou that abhorrestτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.εἴδωλαeidōlaidolsεἴδωλον (eidōlon)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “idols”, the object formG1497an idol, false god.idolsἱεροσυλεῖςhierosuleisdost thou commit sacrilegeἱεροσυλέω (hierosuleō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “dost thou commit sacrilege”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2416I commit sacrilege, rob a temple.dost thou commit sacrilege

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

thou who art preaching not to steal, dost thou steal? thou who art saying not to commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou who art abhorring the idols, dost thou rob temples?

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American Standard Version (1901)

thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou rob temples?

Young’s Literal Translation

thou who art preaching not to steal, dost thou steal? thou who art saying not to commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou who art abhorring the idols, dost thou rob temples?

World English Bible

You who say a man shouldn’t commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples?

Darby Translation

thou that sayest [man should] not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?

Douay-Rheims

Thou that sayest, men should not commit adultery, committest adultery: thou that abhorrest idols, committest sacrilege:

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