Romans 2:7

Romans 2:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
• New International Version (NIV)To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give eternal life.
• English Standard Version (ESV)to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life;
• New King James Version (NKJV)eternal life to those who by patient continuance in doing good seek for glory, honor, and immortality;

Context of Romans 2:7

5But you refuse to change the way that you live. You are not sorry about the wrong things that you have done. As a result, you cause God to become even angrier with you. So he will punish you even more on the day when he will judge everyone. On that day, he will show how angry he is against people who do bad things. Everyone will know that he judges people in a right way. 6He will give to each person what they ought to have because of the things that they have done. Some people continue patiently to do good things. They want to do what is right so that God will praise them. They want to live the kind of life which death will not spoil. God will cause people like that to live with him always. 8But other people think only about themselves. They refuse to obey God's true message. Instead, they continue to do things that are wrong. God will be very angry with people like that and he will punish them. 9God will punish everyone who does bad things. He will do that first to the Jews, and he will do it also to the Gentiles. There will be much trouble and pain for every person who does bad things.

Romans 2:7 word by word

τοῖς μὲν καθ᾽ ὑπομονὴν ἔργου ἀγαθοῦ δόξαν καὶ τιμὴν καὶ ἀφθαρσίαν ζητοῦσιν ζωὴν αἰώνιον·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·μένmen · on the other handG3303
• To themὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• who byκατάkata · according toG2596
• patient continuanceὑπομονήhupomonē · perseveranceG5281
• in wellἀγαθόςagathos · goodG18
• doingἔργονergon · workG2041
• seek forζητέωzēteō · to seekG2212
• gloryδόξαdoxa · gloryG1391
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• honourτιμήtimē · honorG5092
• immortalityἀφθαρσίαaphtharsia · incorruptibilityG861
• eternalαἰώνιοςaiōnios · eternalG166
• lifeζωήzōē · lifeG2222

Cross-references for Romans 2:7

• Romans 8:24Ever since God saved us, we have continued to wait for this to happen. One day, we will receive what we have hoped for. Then we will not need to hope for it any more. Nobody continues to hope for something that he has already.
• Job 17:9Righteous people continue to do things that are right. People who do good things become stronger.
• Psalms 27:14Wait for the Lord to help you! Be strong and brave. Yes, wait for the Lord to help you!
• Psalms 37:3Trust in the Lord and do good things. Then you will live safely in the land.
• Lamentations 3:25The Lord does good things for people who wait for him. He is kind to everyone who looks for him.
• Matthew 24:12More and more people everywhere will be doing very bad things. Because of this, many people will no longer love each other in the way that they did before.
• Luke 8:15But some seed fell on good soil. This is like other people that hear the message from God. They understand the message and they keep it in their minds. They are good and honest. They continue to believe. These people are like a good plant that grows well and makes lots of new seeds.’
• John 6:66From that time, many of Jesus' disciples left him. They did not go with him any longer.
• 1 Corinthians 15:58So you must continue to be strong in your spirits, my Christian friends that I love. Do not let anything move you away from your faith. Continue to work hard as you serve the Lord. You know that whatever you do for him will not be useless.
• Galatians 6:9We must continue to do things that are good and we should not get tired. If we do not feel weak and stop doing good things, then we will receive a good harvest at the proper time.
• 2 Timothy 4:7I have worked to serve Christ well. I have finished everything that God wanted me to do. I am like a runner who has run to the end of the race. I have continued to believe God's true message.
• Hebrews 6:12Then you will not be slow to learn. Instead, you will copy the example of those people who continue to trust God. They continue to be patient when trouble happens to them. People like that receive what God has promised to his people.
• Hebrews 10:35So continue to be strong in your thoughts. If you continue to trust God, you will receive great things.
• James 5:7So, my Christian friends, be patient until the Lord Jesus returns. Think about how a farmer is patient. He waits for the ground to give him valuable food to eat. He waits patiently for the rain to come in the autumn and in the spring.
• Revelation 2:10I know that trouble will soon come to you. But do not be afraid. Listen! The Devil will cause some of you to go to prison. He wants to see whether you will continue to believe in me. As a result, you will suffer for ten days. But continue to trust me, even if you die. Then you will win against the Devil. I will give you a gift, as they give a crown to the winner of a race. You will have life with me for ever.
• Romans 8:18During this time now, we have troubles and pain. But I am sure that these troubles are not really very great. One day God will show us all the great things he has prepared for us. That will make the troubles that we have now seem very small.

Commentaries on Romans 2:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7To them, etc. - In this manner will God, in the great day, dispense punishments and rewards: 1. He will give eternal life to them who, in all the trials and difficulties of the present state, have persevered in well doing - seeking for and expecting glory, honor, and immortality.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7To them - Whoever they may be. Patient continuance - Who by perseverance in well doing, or in a good work. It means that they who so continue, or persevere, in good works as to evince that they are disposed to obey the Law of God. It does not mean those who perform one single act, but those who so live as to show that this is their character to obey God. It is the uniform doctrine of the Bible that none will be saved but those who persevere in a life of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7To those … doing good … He will give eternal life: Paul explains elsewhere that no one can receive eternal life except as God's gift through faith (3:20, 28; 4:1–8). Here, Paul may be speaking about Christians whose good actions come from faith and will be considered in God’s judgment. Or he may be pointing to God’s perfect standard of holiness, which shows that only complete perfection could bring acceptance before God. As Paul’s argument continues, he…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-107-10. To them who, &c.--The substance of these verses is that the final judgment will turn upon character alone. by patient continuance in well-doing, &c.--Compare Lu 8:15: "That on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience"; denoting the enduring and progressive character of the new life.Read the comment

Topics related to Romans 2:7

• Decision
• Gentiles
• God Continued...
• Immortality
• Judgment
• Life
• Patience
• Perseverance
• Righteous
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Eternal life
• Accuse
• Boast
• Continuance
• Doer
• Excuse
• Fall of man
• Forbearance
• Glory
• Resurrection of the dead

Commentaries on Romans 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings