Romans 2:21-23 since you teach other people all of this, why do you not teach yourselves these things? You preach that a person should not steal, but do you steal?

AUV⁽ⁱ⁾ ²¹ since you teach other people [all of this], why do you not teach yourselves [these things]? You preach that a person should not steal, [but] do you steal? ²² You say that a person should not commit adultery [i.e., sexual unfaithfulness to their mate], [but] do you commit adultery? You [claim to] hate idols, [but] do you rob [their] temples? [Note: It is difficult to determine how the Jews were doing this. Perhaps they were guilty of the “spirit” of idolatry by devoting their efforts and affections to material things instead of to God]. ²³ You boast about having the law of Moses, [but] do you dishonor God by breaking that law?