Romans 2

(Psalm 75:1–10)

1YouG1510, thereforeG1352, have no excuseG379, you whoG3956 pass judgmentG2919 on another. ForG1063 onG1722 whatever groundsG3739 you judgeG2919 theG3588 otherG2087, you are condemningG2632 yourselfG4572, becauseG1063 you who pass judgmentG2919 doG4238 theG3588 same thingsG846. 2AndG1161 we knowG1492 thatG3754 God’sG2316 judgmentG2917 againstG1909 those whoG3588 doG4238 such thingsG5108 isG1510 based onG2596 truthG225. 3So when you, OG5599 manG444, pass judgment onG2919 others, yetG2532 doG4160 the same thingsG5108G4238, do you thinkG3049 youG4771 will escapeG1628 God’sG2316 judgmentG2917? 4OrG2228 do you disregardG2706 theG3588 richesG4149 ofG3588 HisG846 kindnessG5544, toleranceG463, andG2532 patienceG3115, not realizingG50 thatG3754 God’sG2316 kindnessG5543 leadsG71 youG4771 toG1519 repentanceG3341?

5ButG1161 because ofG2596 yourG4771 hardG4643 andG2532 unrepentantG279 heartG2588, you are storing upG2343 wrathG3709 against yourselfG4572 forG1722 the dayG2250 of wrathG3709, when God’sG2316 righteous judgmentG1341 will be revealedG602. 6God “will repayG591 each oneG1538 according toG2596 hisG846 deedsG2041.”1 7To those whoG3588 byG2596 perseveranceG5281 in doingG2041 goodG18 seekG2212 gloryG1391, honorG5092, andG2532 immortalityG861, He will give eternalG166 lifeG2222. 8ButG1161 for those whoG3588 are self-seekingG1537G2052 andG2532 who rejectG544 theG3588 truthG225 andG1161 followG3982 wickednessG93, there will be wrathG3709 andG2532 angerG2372.

9There will be troubleG2347 andG2532 distressG4730 forG1909 everyG3956 humanG444 beingG5590 whoG3588 doesG2716 evilG2556, firstG4412 for the JewG2453, thenG2532 for the GreekG1672; 10butG1161 gloryG1391, honorG5092, andG2532 peaceG1515 for everyoneG3956 whoG3588 doesG2038 goodG18, firstG2453 for the JewG4412, thenG2532 for the GreekG1672. 11ForG1063 GodG2316 does not showG1510G3756 favoritismG4382.

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All whoG3745 sinG264 apart from the lawG460 will also perishG2532G622 apart from the lawG460, andG2532 all whoG3745 sinG264 underG1722 the lawG3551 will be judgedG2919 byG1223 the lawG3551. 13ForG1063 it is notG3756 theG3588 hearersG202 of the lawG3551 who are righteousG1342 beforeG3844 GodG2316, butG235 it is theG3588 doersG4163 of the lawG3551 who will be declared righteousG1344.

14IndeedG1063, whenG3752 GentilesG1484, whoG3588 do not haveG3361G2192 the lawG3551, doG4160 by natureG5449 whatG3588 theG3588 lawG3551 requires, they areG1510 a lawG3551 to themselvesG1438, even though theyG3778 do not haveG3361G2192 the lawG3551. 15So theyG3748 showG1731 that theG3588 workG2041 of theG3588 lawG3551 is writtenG1123 onG1722 theirG846 heartsG2588, theirG846 consciencesG4893 alsoG2532 bearing witnessG4828, and theirG240 thoughtsG3053 eitherG3342 accusingG2723 orG2228 defendingG626 them 16onG1722 theG3739 dayG2250 whenG3753 GodG2316 will judgeG2919 men’sG444 secretsG2927 throughG1223 ChristG5547 JesusG2424,2 as proclaimed byG2596 myG1473 gospelG2098.

The Jews and the Law

17NowG1161 youG4771, ifG1487 you callG2028 yourself a JewG2453; if you rely onG1879 the lawG3551 andG2532 boastG2744 inG1722 GodG2316; 18if you knowG1097 His willG2307 andG2532 approveG1381 of whatG3588 is superiorG1308 because you are instructedG2727 byG1537 theG3588 lawG3551; 19if you are convincedG3982 that youG4572 areG1510 a guideG3595 for the blindG5185, a lightG5457 for thoseG3588 inG1722 darknessG4655, 20an instructorG3810 of the foolishG878, a teacherG1320 of infantsG3516, because you haveG2192 inG1722 theG3588 lawG3551 theG3588 embodimentG3446 of knowledgeG1108 andG2532 truthG225— 21you, thenG3767, whoG3588 teachG1321 othersG2087, do you not teachG3756G1321 yourselfG4572? You whoG3588 preachG2784 againstG3361 stealingG2813, do you stealG2813? 22You whoG3588 forbidG3004G3361 adulteryG3431, do you commit adulteryG3431? You whoG3588 abhorG948 idolsG1497, do you rob templesG2416? 23You whoG3739 boastG2744 inG1722 the lawG3551, do you dishonorG818 GodG2316 byG1223 breakingG3847 theG3588 lawG3551? 24AsG2531 it is writtenG1125: “God’sG3588G2316 nameG3686 is blasphemedG987 amongG1722 theG3588 GentilesG1484 because ofG1223 youG4771.”3

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CircumcisionG4061 has valueG5623 ifG1437 you observeG4238 the lawG3551, butG1161 ifG1437 youG1510 breakG3848 the lawG3551, yourG4771 circumcisionG4061 has becomeG1096 uncircumcisionG203. 26IfG1437 a man who is not circumcisedG203 keepsG5442 theG3588 requirementsG1345 of theG3588 lawG3551, will notG3756 hisG846 uncircumcisionG203 be regardedG3049 asG1519 circumcisionG4061? 27TheG3588 one who is physicallyG1537G5449 uncircumcisedG203 yet keepsG5055 theG3588 lawG3551 will condemnG2919 youG4771 whoG3588, even though you have the written codeG1121 andG2532 circumcisionG4061, are a lawbreakerG3848G3551.

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AG3588 man isG1510 notG3756 a JewG2453 because he is one outwardlyG5318, norG3761 is circumcisionG4061 only outwardG1722G3588G5318 and physicalG4561. 29NoG235, a manG3588 is a JewG2453 because he is one inwardlyG2927, andG2532 circumcisionG4061 is a matter of the heartG2588, byG1722 the SpiritG4151, notG3756 by the written codeG1121. Such a man’s praiseG1868 does notG3756 come fromG1537 menG444, butG235 fromG1537 GodG2316.