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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Romans 2:22

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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2:22 do you use items stolen from pagan temples? Old Testament law prohibited Jews from having anything to do with pagan idols (see Deut 7:26), but first-century Jews did not strictly follow this law. Sometimes they stole idols and used or sold the precious metals.
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