Behold, you are called a Jew, and rest in the law, and make your boast of God,
All Commentaries on Romans 2:17 Go To Romans 2
John Chrysostom
AD 407
The Jew may boast that he is loved by God and honored above all other men. It seems to me that here Paul is gently mocking their unreasonableness … because they misused this gift … to set themselves up against the rest of mankind and to despise them.