Romans 2:21-23

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²¹well then, you who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal [in ways that are discrete, but just as sinful]? ²²You who say that one must not commit adultery, ^[a]do you commit adultery? You who detest idols, do you rob [pagan] temples [of valuable idols and offerings]?^(A) ²³You who boast in the Law, do you [repeatedly] dishonor God by ^[b]breaking the Law?

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Footnotes

Romans 2:22 In Judaism at that time, one of the leading schools of thought (that of Hillel) taught that a man could divorce his wife for any reason, such as cooking a bad meal. Paul may have in mind men who use a flimsy excuse to divorce their wives, with the real intent of marrying another woman. In God’s eyes, this is an act of adultery.
Romans 2:23 The Pharisees were distorting and breaking God’s law by giving their own interpretations priority over the plain meaning of the Scriptures.