2:17 But if you call yourself a Jew and rely on the law 4 and boast of your relationship to God 5
1 tn The form of the Greek word is either present or future, but it is best to translate in future because of the context of future judgment.
2 tn Grk “of people.”
3 sn On my gospel cf. Rom 16:25; 2 Tim 2:8.
4 sn The law refers to the Mosaic law, described mainly in the OT books of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.
5 tn Grk “boast in God.” This may be an allusion to Jer 9:24.