English Standard Version
Romans 2:16
16on that day when, according to my gospel, God judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus.
Romans 2:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.
- New International Version (NIV)This will take place on the day when God judges people’s secrets through Jesus Christ, as my gospel declares.
- New King James Version (NKJV)in the day when God will judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ, according to my gospel.
- New Living Translation (NLT)And this is the message I proclaim—that the day is coming when God, through Christ Jesus, will judge everyone’s secret life.
Context of Romans 2:16
14For when Gentiles, who do not have the law, by nature do what the law requires, they are a law to themselves, even though they do not have the law. 15They show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, while their conscience also bears witness, and their conflicting thoughts accuse or even excuse them on that day when, according to my gospel, God judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus. 17But if you call yourself a Jew and rely on the law and boast in God 18and know his will and approve what is excellent, because you are instructed from the law;
Read all of Romans 2Romans 2:16 word by word
ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ὅτε κρίνει ὁ θεὸς τὰ κρυπτὰ τῶν ἀνθρώπων κατὰ τὸ εὐαγγέλιόν μου διὰ Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- the dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
- whenὅτεhote ho te hē te tō te · whenG3753
- Godὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- shall judgeκρίνωkrinō · to judgeG2919
- the secretsκρυπτόςkruptos · hiddenG2927
- of menἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
- byδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
- according toκατάkata · according toG2596
- myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuaggelion · gospelG2098
Cross-references for Romans 2:16
- Romans 2:5But because of your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God's righteous judgment will be revealed.
- Romans 3:6By no means! For then how could God judge the world?
- Romans 14:10Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God;
- Genesis 18:25Far be it from you to do such a thing, to put the righteous to death with the wicked, so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from you! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?"
- Psalms 9:7But the Lord sits enthroned forever; he has established his throne for justice,
- Psalms 50:6The heavens declare his righteousness, for God himself is judge! Selah
- Psalms 96:13before the Lord, for he comes, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness, and the peoples in his faithfulness.
- Psalms 98:9before the Lord, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with equity.
- Ecclesiastes 3:17I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the wicked, for there is a time for every matter and for every work.
- Ecclesiastes 11:9Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and the sight of your eyes. But know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.
- Ecclesiastes 12:14For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil.
- Matthew 16:27For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay each person according to what he has done.
- Matthew 25:31"When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.
- Luke 8:17For nothing is hidden that will not be made manifest, nor is anything secret that will not be known and come to light.
- John 12:48The one who rejects me and does not receive my words has a judge; the word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day.
- 1 Corinthians 4:5Therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. Then each one will receive his commendation from God.
Commentaries on Romans 2:16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16In the day when God shall judge - And all this shall be farther exemplified and proved in the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ; which judgment shall be according to my Gospel - according to what I am now laying down before you, relative to the impartiality of God, and his righteous procedure in judging men, not according to their opinions or prejudices, not according to revelations which they never possessed, but according to…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16In the day - This verse is doubtless to be connected with Romans 2:12, and the intermediate verses are a parenthesis, and it implies that the pagan world, as well as the Jews, will be arraigned at the bar of judgment. At that time God will judge all in righteousness, the Jew by the Law which he had, and the pagan by the Law which he had. When God shall judge - God is often represented as the Judge of mankind; Deuteronomy 32:36; Psalm 50:4; 1 Samuel 2:10…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16secrets (literally the hidden things): Scripture often emphasizes that God will judge people based on their thoughts and intentions (see 1 Samuel 16:7; Psalm 139:1–2; Jeremiah 17:10).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. In the day, &c.--Here the unfinished statement of Ro 2:12 is resumed and closed. shall judge the secrets of men--here specially referring to the unfathomed depths of hypocrisy in the self-righteous whom the apostle had to deal with. (See Ec 12:14; 1Co 4:5). according to my gospel--to my teaching as a preacher of the Gospel.Read the comment
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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
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