Romans 2:18 - Exposition

And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent , being instructed ( κατηχούμενος , which implies regular training, whether catechetically in youth, or through rabbinical and synagogic teaching) out of the Law. So far the Jew's own claims on the ground of his own position have been touched on; what follows expresses his attitude with regard to others. We may observe throughout a vein of irony.