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Romans 2:1-15

1Youεἶ,eiG1510,thereforeΔιὸDioG1352,have no excuseἀναπολόγητοςanapologētosG379ὦōG5599, youἄνθρωπεanthrōpeG444whoπᾶςpasG3956ὁhoG3588pass judgmentκρίνων·krinōnG2919on another.ForγὰρgarG1063onἐνenG1722whatever groundsᾧhōG3739you judgeκρίνειςkrineisG2919theτὸνtonG3588otherἕτερον,heteronG2087,you are condemningκατακρίνεις·katakrineisG2632yourselfG4572,becauseγὰρgarG1063you whoτὰtaG3588pass judgmentκρίνων.krinōnG2919doπράσσειςprasseisG4238theὁhoG3588same thingsαὐτὰautaG846.

2AndδὲdeG1161we knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754τὸtoG3588τοῦtouG3588God’sθεοῦtheouG2316judgmentκρίμαkrimaG2917againstἐπὶepiG1909those whoτοὺςtousG3588doπράσσοντας·prassontasG4238τὰtaG3588such thingsτοιαῦταtoiautaG5108isἐστινestinG1510based onκατὰkataG2596truthἀλήθειανalētheianG225.

3So whenδὲdeG1161youG3588,OὦōG5599manἄνθρωπεanthrōpeG444,pass judgment onκρίνωνkrinōnG2919othersG3588,yetκαὶkaiG2532doποιῶνpoiōnG4160αὐτά,autaG846the same thingsτοιαῦτα πράσσονταςtoiauta prassontasG5108 G4238,do you thinkλογίζῃlogizēG3049τοῦτο,toutoG3778ὅτιhotiG3754youσὺsuG4771will escapeἐκφεύξῃekpheuxēG1628G3588G3588God’sθεοῦ;theouG2316judgmentκρίμαkrimaG2917?

4OrἢēG2228do you disregardκαταφρονεῖςkataphroneisG2706theτοῦtouG3588richesπλούτουploutouG4149ofτῆςtēsG3588HisαὐτοῦautouG846kindnessχρηστότητοςchrēstotētosG5544καὶkaiG2532τῆςtēsG3588,toleranceἀνοχῆςanochēsG463,andκαὶkaiG2532τῆςtēsG3588patienceμακροθυμίαςmakrothumiasG3115,not realizingἀγνοῶνagnoōnG50thatὅτιhotiG3754τὸtoG3588τοῦtouG3588God’sθεοῦtheouG2316kindnessχρηστὸνchrēstonG5543leadsἄγει;ageiG71youσεseG4771toεἰςeisG1519repentanceμετάνοιάνmetanoianG3341?

5ButδὲdeG1161because ofκατὰkataG2596yourG4771τὴνtēnG3588hardσκληρότητάsklērotētaG4643andκαὶkaiG2532unrepentantἀμετανόητονametanoētonG279heartκαρδίανkardianG2588,you are storing upθησαυρίζειςthēsaurizeisG2343wrathὀργὴνorgēnG3709against yourselfG4572forἐνenG1722thedayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250of wrathὀργῆςorgēsG3709, whenκαὶkaiG2532τοῦtouG3588God’sθεοῦ,theouG2316righteous judgmentδικαιοκρισίαςdikaiokrisiasG1341will be revealedἀποκαλύψεωςapokalupseōsG602.

6GodὃςhosG3739“will repayἀποδώσειapodōseiG591each oneἑκάστῳhekastōG1538according toκατὰkataG2596hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846τὰtaG3588deedsἔργαergaG2041.”

7To those whoτοῖςtoisG3588μὲνmenG3303byκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596perseveranceὑπομονὴνhupomonēnG5281in doingἔργουergouG2041goodἀγαθοῦagathouG18seekζητοῦσινzētousinG2212gloryδόξανdoxanG1391καὶkaiG2532,honorτιμὴνtimēnG5092,andκαὶkaiG2532immortalityἀφθαρσίανaphtharsianG861, He will giveeternalαἰώνιον·aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222.

8ButδὲdeG1161for those whoτοῖςtoisG3588areself-seekingἐξ ἐριθείαςex eritheiasG1537 G2052andκαὶkaiG2532who rejectἀπειθοῦσινapeithousinG544theτῇtēaG3588truthἀληθείᾳ,alētheiaG225andδὲdeG1161followπειθομένοιςpeithomenoisG3982τῇtēaG3588wickednessἀδικίᾳ,adikiaG93, there will bewrathὀργὴorgēG3709andκαὶkaiG2532angerθυμός,thumosG2372.

9There will betroubleθλῖψιςthlipsisG2347andκαὶkaiG2532distressστενοχωρίαstenochōriaG4730forἐπὶepiG1909everyπᾶσανpasanG3956humanἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444beingψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590whoτοῦtouG3588doesκατεργαζομένουkatergazomenouG2716τὸtoG3588evilκακόν,kakonG2556τεteG5037,firstG4412for the JewἸουδαίουIoudaiouG2453,thenκαὶkaiG2532for the GreekἝλληνος·HellēnosG1672;

10butδὲdeG1161gloryδόξαdoxaG1391καὶkaiG2532,honorτιμὴtimēG5092,andκαὶkaiG2532peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515for everyoneπαντὶpantiG3956whoτῷtōG3588doesἐργαζομένῳergazomenōG2038τὸtoG3588goodἀγαθόν,agathonG18τεteG5037,firstἸουδαίῳIoudaiōG2453for the JewG4412,thenκαὶkaiG2532for the GreekἝλληνι·HellēniG1672.

11ForγάρgarG1063παρὰparaG3844τῷtōG3588Godθεῷ.¶theōG2316does not showοὐ ἐστινou estinG1510 G3756favoritismπροσωπολημψίαprosōpolēmpsiaG4382.

12γὰρgarG1063All whoὍσοιHosoiG3745sinἥμαρτον,hēmartonG264apart from the lawἀνόμωςanomōsG460will also perishκαὶ ἀπολοῦνται·kai apolountaiG2532 G622apart from the lawἀνόμωςanomōsG460,andκαὶkaiG2532all whoὅσοιhosoiG3745sinἥμαρτον,hēmartonG264underἐνenG1722thelawνόμῳnomōG3551will be judgedκριθήσονται·krithēsontaiG2919byδιὰdiaG1223thelawνόμουnomouG3551.

13ForγὰρgarG1063it isnotοὐouG3756theοἱhoiG3588hearersἀκροαταὶakroataiG202of the lawνόμουnomouG3551who arerighteousδίκαιοιdikaioiG1342beforeπαρὰparaG3844τῷtōG3588Godθεῷ,theōG2316,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235it istheοἱhoiG3588doersποιηταὶpoiētaiG4163of the lawνόμουnomouG3551whowill be declared righteousδικαιωθήσονται.dikaiōthēsontaiG1344.

14IndeedγὰρgarG1063,whenὅτανhotanG3752GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484,whoτὰtaG3588do not haveμὴ ἔχονταmē echontaG3361 G2192thelawνόμονnomonG3551,doποιῶσιν,poiōsinG4160by natureφύσειphuseiG5449whatτὰtaG3588theτοῦtouG3588lawνόμουnomouG3551requires,they areεἰσινeisinG1510a lawνόμονnomonG3551to themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438, even thoughtheyοὗτοιhoutoiG3778do not haveμὴ ἔχοντεςmē echontesG3361 G2192thelawνόμος,nomosG3551.

15SotheyοἵτινεςoitinesG3748showἐνδείκνυνταιendeiknuntaiG1731thattheτὸtoG3588workἔργονergonG2041of theτοῦtouG3588lawνόμουnomouG3551is writtenγραπτὸνgraptonG1123onἐνenG1722theirαὐτῶνautōnG846ταῖςtaisG3588heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588,theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τῆςtēsG3588consciencesσυνειδήσεωςsuneidēseōsG4893alsoκαὶkaiG2532bearing witnessσυμμαρτυρούσηςsummarturousēsG4828, andtheirἀλλήλωνallēlōnG240τῶνtōnG3588thoughtsλογισμῶνlogismōnG3053eitherμεταξὺmetaxuG3342accusingκατηγορούντωνkatēgorountōnG2723orἢēG2228καὶkaiG2532defendingἀπολογουμένων,apologoumenōnG626them

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