Berean Standard Bible

Romans 2:9-29

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

16onἐνenG1722theG3739dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250whenὅτεhoteG3753ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316will judgeκρίνειkrineiG2919τὰtaG3588men’sἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444τῶνtōnG3588secretsκρυπτὰkruptaG2927throughδιὰdiaG1223ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦ.¶IēsouG2424,as proclaimed byκατὰkataG2596myG1473τὸtoG3588gospelεὐαγγέλιόνeuangelionG2098.

17NowδὲdeG1161youσὺsuG4771,ifΕἰEiG1487you callἐπονομάζῃeponomazēG2028yourselfa JewἸουδαῖοςIoudaiosG2453; if youκαὶkaiG2532rely onἐπαναπαύῃepanapauēG1879thelawνόμῳnomōG3551andκαὶkaiG2532boastκαυχᾶσαιkauchasaiG2744inἐνenG1722GodθεῷtheōG2316;

18if youκαὶkaiG2532knowγινώσκειςginōskeisG1097HisτὸtoG3588willθέλημαthelēmaG2307andκαὶkaiG2532approveδοκιμάζειςdokimazeisG1381of whatτὰtaG3588is superiorδιαφέρονταdiapherontaG1308because you are instructedκατηχούμενοςkatēchoumenosG2727byἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588lawνόμου·nomouG3551;

19if youτεteG5037are convincedπέποιθάςpepoithasG3982thatyouG4572areG1510a guideὁδηγὸνhodēgonG3595for the blindτυφλῶν,tuphlōnG5185,a lightφῶςphōsG5457for thoseτῶνtōnG3588inἐνenG1722darknessσκότει,skoteiG4655,

20an instructorπαιδευτὴνpaideutēnG3810of the foolishἀφρόνων,aphronōnG878,a teacherδιδάσκαλονdidaskalonG1320of infantsνηπίων,nēpiōnG3516, becauseyou haveἔχονταechontaG2192inἐνenG1722theτὴνtēnG3588lawνόμῳ·nomōG3551theτῆςtēsG3588embodimentμόρφωσινmorphōsinG3446τῆςtēsG3588of knowledgeγνώσεωςgnōseōsG1108andκαὶkaiG2532τῷtōG3588truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225—

21you, thenοὖνounG3767,whoὁhoG3588teachδιδάσκωνdidaskōnG1321othersἕτερονheteronG2087,do you not teachοὐ διδάσκεις;ou didaskeisG3756 G1321yourselfG4572?You whoὁhoG3588preachκηρύσσωνkērussōnG2784againstμὴmēG3361stealingκλέπτεινklepteinG2813,do you stealκλέπτεις;klepteisG2813?

22You whoὁhoG3588forbidλέγων μὴlegōn mēG3004 G3361adulteryμοιχεύεινmoicheueinG3431,do you commit adulteryμοιχεύεις;moicheueisG3431?You whoὁhoG3588abhorβδελυσσόμενοςbdelussomenosG948τὰtaG3588idolsεἴδωλαeidōlaG1497,do you rob templesἱεροσυλεῖς;hi'erosuleisG2416?

23You whoὃςhosG3739boastκαυχᾶσαι,kauchasaiG2744inἐνenG1722thelawνόμῳnomōG3551,do you dishonorἀτιμάζεις;atimazeisG818τῆςtēsG3588GodθεὸνtheonG2316byδιὰdiaG1223τοῦtouG3588breakingπαραβάσεωςparabaseōsG3847theτὸνtonG3588lawνόμουnomouG3551?

24γὰρgarG1063AsκαθὼςkathōsG2531it is writtenγέγραπται.¶gegraptaiG1125τὸtoG3588: “God’sτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316nameὄνομαonomaG3686is blasphemedβλασφημεῖταιblasphēmeitaiG987amongἐνenG1722theτοῖςtoisG3588GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484because ofδι᾽di᾽G1223youὑμᾶςhumasG4771.”

25μὲνmenG3303γὰρgarG1063CircumcisionΠεριτομὴPeritomēG4061has valueὠφελεῖōpheleiG5623ifἐὰνeanG1437you observeπράσσῃς·prassēsG4238thelawνόμονnomonG3551,butδὲdeG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437youᾖς,ēsG1510breakπαραβάτηςparabatēsG3848thelawνόμουnomouG3551,yourσουsouG4771ἡhēG3588circumcisionπεριτομήperitomēG4061has becomeγέγονεν.gegonenG1096uncircumcisionἀκροβυστίαakrobustiaG203.

26οὖνounG3767IfἐὰνeanG1437ἡhēG3588a man who is not circumcisedἀκροβυστίαakrobustiaG203keepsφυλάσσῃ,phulassēG5442theτὰtaG3588requirementsδικαιώματαdikaiōmataG1345of theτοῦtouG3588lawνόμουnomouG3551,will notοὐχouchG3756hisαὐτοῦautouG846ἡhēG3588uncircumcisionἀκροβυστίαakrobustiaG203be regardedλογισθήσεται;logisthēsetaiG3049asεἰςeisG1519circumcisionπεριτομὴνperitomēnG4061?

27καὶkaiG2532TheἡhēG3588one who isphysicallyἐκ φύσεωςek phuseōsG1537 G5449uncircumcisedἀκροβυστίαakrobustiaG203yetkeepsτελοῦσαtelousaG5055theτὸνtonG3588lawνόμονnomonG3551will condemnκρινεῖkrineiG2919youσὲseG4771whoτὸνtonG3588, even though you haveδιὰdiaG1223thewritten codeγράμματοςgrammatosG1121andκαὶkaiG2532circumcisionπεριτομῆςperitomēsG4061, area lawbreakerπαραβάτην νόμου.parabatēn nomouG3848 G3551.

28γὰρgarG1063AὁhoG3588manisἐστιν,estinG1510notοὐouG3756a JewἸουδαῖόςIoudaiosG2453because he is oneἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588outwardlyφανερῷphanerōG5318,norοὐδὲoudeG3761iscircumcisionπεριτομή,peritomēG4061ἡhēG3588onlyoutwardἐν τῷ φανερῷen tō phanerōG1722 G3588 G5318andἐνenG1722physicalσαρκὶsarkiG4561.

29Noἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,a manὁhoG3588isa JewἸουδαῖος,IoudaiosG2453because he is oneἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588inwardlyκρυπτῷkruptōG2927,andκαὶkaiG2532circumcisionπεριτομὴperitomēG4061is a matterof the heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,byἐνenG1722theSpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,notοὐouG3756by the written codeγράμματι,grammatiG1121. Such a man’sοὗhouG3739ὁhoG3588praiseἔπαινοςepainosG1868doesnotοὐκoukG3756comefromἐξexG1537menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235fromἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

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