Romans 2
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Romans 2:1-15

1ThereforeΔιὸDioG1352you haveεἶ,eiG1510noG379excuseG379,everyoneἄνθρωπε πᾶςanthrōpe pasG444G3956of you who passesG2919judgmentG2919,for in that whichᾧhōG3739you judgeG2919anotherἕτερον,heteronG2087,you condemnκατακρίνεις·katakrineisG2632yourselfG4572;for you who judgeG2919practiceπράσσειςprasseisG4238the sameαὐτὰautaG846thingsG846.
2And we knowG3609that the judgmentκρίμαkrimaG2917of GodθεοῦtheouG2316rightlyκατὰ ἀλήθειανkata alētheianG2596G225fallsἐστινestinG1510upon 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,
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