New American Standard Bible 1995

Romans 2

The Impartiality of God

1ThereforeΔιὸDioG1352you haveεἶ,eiG1510noG379excuseG379,everyoneἄνθρωπε πᾶςanthrōpe pasG444 G3956of you who passesG2919judgmentG2919,for in that whichᾧhōG3739you judgeG2919anotherἕτερον,heteronG2087,you condemnκατακρίνεις·katakrineisG2632yourselfG4572;for you who judgeG2919practiceπράσσειςprasseisG4238the sameαὐτὰautaG846thingsG846.

2And we knowG3609that the judgmentκρίμαkrimaG2917of GodθεοῦtheouG2316rightlyκατὰ ἀλήθειανkata alētheianG2596 G225fallsἐστινestinG1510upon thoseG3588who practiceπράσσοντας·prassontasG4238suchτοιαῦταtoiautaG5108thingsG5108.

3But do you supposeλογίζῃlogizēG3049thisτοῦτο,toutoG3778,OὦōG5599manἄνθρωπεanthrōpeG444,when you passG2919judgmentG2919on thoseG3588who practiceπράσσονταςprassontasG4238suchτοιαῦταtoiautaG5108thingsG5108and doποιῶνpoiōnG4160the sameαὐτά,autaG846yourself,that you will escapeἐκφεύξῃekpheuxēG1628the judgmentκρίμαkrimaG2917of Godθεοῦ;theouG2316?

4OrἢēG2228do you thinkG2706lightlyG2706ofthe richesπλούτουploutouG4149of HiskindnessχρηστότητοςchrēstotētosG5544andtoleranceἀνοχῆςanochēsG463andpatienceμακροθυμίαςmakrothumiasG3115,not knowingἀγνοῶνagnoōnG50that the kindnessχρηστὸνchrēstonG5543of GodθεοῦtheouG2316leadsἄγει;ageiG71you to repentanceμετάνοιάνmetanoianG3341?

5ButbecauseκατὰkataG2596of your stubbornnessσκληρότητάsklērotētaG4643and unrepentantἀμετανόητονametanoētonG279heartκαρδίανkardianG2588you are storingθησαυρίζειςthēsaurizeisG2343up wrathὀργὴνorgēnG3709for yourselfG4572in the dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250of wrathὀργῆςorgēsG3709and revelationἀποκαλύψεωςapokalupseōsG602of the righteousG1341judgmentG1341of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,

6whoὃςhosG3739will renderἀποδώσειapodōseiG591to eachG1538personG1538accordingκατὰkataG2596to his deedsἔργαergaG2041:

7to thoseτοῖςtoisG3588who byperseveranceὑπομονὴνhupomonēnG5281in doingἔργουergouG2041goodἀγαθοῦagathouG18seekζητοῦσινzētousinG2212forgloryδόξανdoxanG1391and honorτιμὴνtimēnG5092andimmortalityἀφθαρσίανaphtharsianG861,eternalαἰώνιον·aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222;

8but to thoseG3588who areselfishlyG2052ambitiousG2052anddo not obeyἀπειθοῦσινapeithousinG544the truthἀληθείᾳ,alētheiaG225,but obeyπειθομένοιςpeithomenoisG3982unrighteousnessἀδικίᾳ,adikiaG93,wrathὀργὴorgēG3709and indignationθυμός,thumosG2372.

9There will betribulationθλῖψιςthlipsisG2347and distressστενοχωρίαstenochōriaG4730for everyπᾶσανpasanG3956soulψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590of manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444who doesκατεργαζομένουkatergazomenouG2716evilκακόν,kakonG2556,of the JewἸουδαίουIoudaiouG2453firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413and alsoτεteG5037of the GreekἝλληνος·HellēnosG1672,

10butgloryδόξαdoxaG1391and honorτιμὴtimēG5092and peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515to everyoneπαντὶpantiG3956who doesἐργαζομένῳergazomenōG2038goodἀγαθόν,agathonG18,to the JewἸουδαίῳIoudaiōG2453firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413and alsoτεteG5037to the GreekἝλληνι·HellēniG1672.

11Forthere is noοὐouG3756partialityπροσωπολημψίαprosōpolēmpsiaG4382with Godθεῷ.¶theōG2316.

12For allG3745whoG3745have sinnedἥμαρτον,hēmartonG264withoutG460the LawἀνόμωςanomōsG460will alsoG2532perishἀπολοῦνται·apolountaiG622withoutG460the LawἀνόμωςanomōsG460,and allG3745whoG3745have sinnedἥμαρτον,hēmartonG264underἐνenG1722the LawνόμῳnomōG3551will be judgedκριθήσονται·krithēsontaiG2919by the LawνόμουnomouG3551;

13for it isnot the hearersἀκροαταὶakroataiG202of the LawνόμουnomouG3551who arejustδίκαιοιdikaioiG1342beforeπαρὰparaG3844Godθεῷ,theōG2316,but the doersποιηταὶpoiētaiG4163of the LawνόμουnomouG3551will be justifiedδικαιωθήσονται.dikaiōthēsontaiG1344.

14For whenὅτανhotanG3752GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484who do not haveἔχονταechontaG2192the LawνόμονnomonG3551doποιῶσιν,poiōsinG4160instinctivelyφύσειphuseiG5449the things of the LawνόμουnomouG3551,theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778,not havingἔχοντεςechontesG2192the LawνόμονnomonG3551,are a lawνόμος,nomosG3551to themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438,

15in that they showἐνδείκνυνταιendeiknuntaiG1731the workἔργονergonG2041of the LawνόμουnomouG3551writtenγραπτὸνgraptonG1123in their heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588,their conscienceσυνειδήσεωςsuneidēseōsG4893bearingG4828witnessσυμμαρτυρούσηςsummarturousēsG4828and their thoughtsλογισμῶνlogismōnG3053alternatelyμεταξὺmetaxuG3342accusingκατηγορούντωνkatēgorountōnG2723orἢēG2228elseG2532defendingἀπολογουμένων,apologoumenōnG626them,

16on the dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250whenG3739,accordingκατὰkataG2596to my gospelεὐαγγέλιόνeuangelionG2098,GodθεὸςtheosG2316will judgeκρίνειkrineiG2919the secretsκρυπτὰkruptaG2927of menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444throughδιὰdiaG1223ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦ.¶IēsouG2424.

The Jew Is Condemned by the Law

17But ifΕἰEiG1487you bearG2028the nameG2028“JewἸουδαῖοςIoudaiosG2453” andrelyἐπαναπαύῃepanapauēG1879upon the LawνόμῳnomōG3551and boastκαυχᾶσαιkauchasaiG2744in GodθεῷtheōG2316,

18and knowγινώσκειςginōskeisG1097HiswillθέλημαthelēmaG2307andapproveδοκιμάζειςdokimazeisG1381the things that are essentialδιαφέρονταdiapherontaG1308,being instructedκατηχούμενοςkatēchoumenosG2727out of the Lawνόμου·nomouG3551,

19and are confidentπέποιθάςpepoithasG3982that you yourselfG4572are a guideὁδηγὸνhodēgonG3595to the blindτυφλῶν,tuphlōnG5185,a lightφῶςphōsG5457to thoseτῶνtōnG3588who are in darknessσκότει,skoteiG4655,

20acorrectorπαιδευτὴνpaideutēnG3810of the foolishἀφρόνων,aphronōnG878,a teacherδιδάσκαλονdidaskalonG1320ofthe immatureνηπίων,nēpiōnG3516,havingἔχονταechontaG2192in the Lawνόμῳ·nomōG3551the embodimentμόρφωσινmorphōsinG3446of knowledgeγνώσεωςgnōseōsG1108and of the truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225,

21you, thereforeοὖνounG3767,who teachδιδάσκωνdidaskōnG1321anotherἕτερονheteronG2087,do you not teachδιδάσκεις;didaskeisG1321yourselfG4572? You whopreachκηρύσσωνkērussōnG2784that one shall not stealκλέπτεινklepteinG2813,do you stealκλέπτεις;klepteisG2813?

22You who sayλέγωνlegōnG3004that one should not commitμοιχεύεινmoicheueinG3431adulteryμοιχεύεις;moicheueisG3431,do you commitG3431adulteryG3431?You who abhorβδελυσσόμενοςbdelussomenosG948idolsεἴδωλαeidōlaG1497, do yourobG2416templesG2416?

23You whoὃςhosG3739boastκαυχᾶσαι,kauchasaiG2744in the LawνόμῳnomōG3551,throughδιὰdiaG1223your breakingπαραβάσεωςparabaseōsG3847the LawνόμουnomouG3551,do you dishonorἀτιμάζεις;atimazeisG818GodθεὸνtheonG2316?

24For “the nameὄνομαonomaG3686of GodθεοῦtheouG2316is blasphemedβλασφημεῖταιblasphēmeitaiG987amongἐνenG1722the GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484becauseδι᾽di᾽G1223of you,”justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as it is writtenγέγραπται.¶gegraptaiG1125.

25For indeedμὲνmenG3303circumcisionΠεριτομὴPeritomēG4061is of valueὠφελεῖōpheleiG5623ifἐὰνeanG1437youpracticeπράσσῃς·prassēsG4238the LawνόμονnomonG3551;but ifἐὰνeanG1437you are a transgressorπαραβάτηςparabatēsG3848of the LawνόμουnomouG3551,your circumcisionπεριτομήperitomēG4061has becomeγέγονεν.gegonenG1096uncircumcisionἀκροβυστίαakrobustiaG203.

26SoοὖνounG3767ifἐὰνeanG1437theuncircumcisedG203manG203keepsφυλάσσῃ,phulassēG5442the requirementsδικαιώματαdikaiōmataG1345of the LawνόμουnomouG3551,will not his uncircumcisionG203be regardedλογισθήσεται;logisthēsetaiG3049as circumcisionπεριτομὴνperitomēnG4061?

27Andhe who is physicallyφύσεωςphuseōsG5449uncircumcisedἀκροβυστίαakrobustiaG203,if he keepsτελοῦσαtelousaG5055the LawνόμονnomonG3551, will he notjudgeκρινεῖkrineiG2919you whoG3588thoughδιὰdiaG1223having the letterγράμματοςgrammatosG1121of the Lawand circumcisionπεριτομῆςperitomēsG4061are a transgressorπαραβάτηνparabatēnG3848of the Lawνόμου.nomouG3551?

28Forhe is not a JewἸουδαῖόςIoudaiosG2453whoG3588is one outwardlyφανερῷphanerōG1722 G5318,norοὐδὲoudeG3761is circumcisionπεριτομή,peritomēG4061that which is outwardφανερῷphanerōG5318in the fleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561.

29Buthe is a JewἸουδαῖος,IoudaiosG2453whoG3588is one inwardlyκρυπτῷkruptōG2927; andcircumcisionπεριτομὴperitomēG4061is that which is of the heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588, by theSpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,not by the letterγράμματι,grammatiG1121;and his praiseἔπαινοςepainosG1868is not from menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444,but from Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

The Impartiality of God

The Jew Is Condemned by the Law

Commentaries on Romans 2