Romans 2
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Romans 2:12-24

12For allG3745 whoG3745 have sinnedG264 12withoutG460 the LawG460 will alsoG2532 perishG622 3withoutG460 the LawG460, and allG3745 whoG3745 have sinnedG264 4underG1722 the LawG3551 will be judgedG2919 5by the LawG3551; 13for it is 6not the hearersG202 7of the LawG3551 who are 8justG1342 beforeG3844 GodG2316, but the doersG4163 9of the LawG3551 will be justifiedG1344. 14For whenG3752 GentilesG1484 who do not haveG2192 10the LawG3551 doG4160 1112instinctivelyG5449 the things of the LawG3551, theseG3778, not havingG2192 13the LawG3551, are a lawG3551 to themselvesG1438, 15in that they showG1731 14the workG2041 of the LawG3551 writtenG1123 in their heartsG2588, their conscienceG4893 bearingG4828 witnessG4828 and their thoughtsG3053 alternatelyG3342 accusingG2723 orG2228 elseG2532 defendingG626 them, 16on the dayG2250 whenG3739, 15accordingG2596 to my gospelG2098, 16GodG2316 will judgeG2919 the secretsG2927 of menG444 throughG1223 ChristG5547 JesusG2424.

17But ifG1487 you bearG2028 the nameG2028 “JewG2453” and 17relyG1879 18upon the LawG3551 and boastG2744 in GodG2316, 18and knowG1097 His willG2307 and 1920approveG1381 the things that are essentialG1308, being instructedG2727 out of the LawG3551, 19and are confidentG3982 that you yourselfG4572 are a guideG3595 to the blindG5185, a lightG5457 to thoseG3588 who are in darknessG4655, 20a 21correctorG3810 of the foolishG878, a teacherG1320 of 22the immatureG3516, havingG2192 in the LawG3551 23the embodimentG3446 of knowledgeG1108 and of the truthG225, 21you, thereforeG3767, 24who teachG1321 anotherG2087, do you not teachG1321 yourselfG4572? You who 25preachG2784 that one shall not stealG2813, do you stealG2813? 22You who sayG3004 that one should not commitG3431 adulteryG3431, do you commitG3431 adulteryG3431? You who abhorG948 idolsG1497, do you 26robG2416 templesG2416? 23You whoG3739 27boastG2744 28in the LawG3551, throughG1223 your breakingG3847 the LawG3551, do you dishonorG818 GodG2316? 24For “29the nameG3686 of GodG2316 is blasphemedG987 amongG1722 the GentilesG1484 30becauseG1223 of you,” justG2531 as it is writtenG1125.

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Notes

  1. 1. Romans 2:12 Or without law ↩
  2. 2. Romans 2:12 Acts 2:23; 1 Cor 9:21 ↩
  3. 3. Romans 2:12 Or without law ↩
  4. 4. Romans 2:12 Or under law ↩
  5. 5. Romans 2:12 Or by law ↩
  6. 6. Romans 2:13 Matt 7:21, 24ff; John 13:17; James 1:22f, 25 ↩
  7. 7. Romans 2:13 Or of law ↩
  8. 8. Romans 2:13 Or righteous ↩
  9. 9. Romans 2:13 Or of law ↩
  10. 10. Romans 2:14 Or law ↩
  11. 11. Romans 2:14 Lit by nature ↩
  12. 12. Romans 2:14 Acts 10:35; Rom 1:19; 2:15 ↩
  13. 13. Romans 2:14 Or law ↩
  14. 14. Romans 2:15 Rom 2:14, 27 ↩
  15. 15. Romans 2:16 Rom 16:25; 1 Cor 15:1; Gal 1:11; 1 Tim 1:11; 2 Tim 2:8 ↩
  16. 16. Romans 2:16 Acts 10:42; 17:31; Rom 3:6; 14:10 ↩
  17. 17. Romans 2:17 Mic 3:11; John 5:45; Rom 2:23; 9:4 ↩
  18. 18. Romans 2:17 Or upon law ↩
  19. 19. Romans 2:18 Or distinguish between the things which differ ↩
  20. 20. Romans 2:18 Phil 1:10 ↩
  21. 21. Romans 2:20 Or instructor ↩
  22. 22. Romans 2:20 Lit infants ↩
  23. 23. Romans 2:20 Rom 3:31; 2 Tim 1:13 ↩
  24. 24. Romans 2:21 Matt 23:3ff ↩
  25. 25. Romans 2:21 Or proclaim ↩
  26. 26. Romans 2:22 Acts 19:37 ↩
  27. 27. Romans 2:23 Mic 3:11; John 5:45; Rom 2:17; 9:4 ↩
  28. 28. Romans 2:23 Or in law ↩
  29. 29. Romans 2:24 Is 52:5; Ezek 36:20ff ↩
  30. 30. Romans 2:24 2 Pet 2:2 ↩

Commentaries on Romans 2

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