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New American Standard Bible 1995

Romans 2:2-16

2And we knowG3609 that the judgmentG2917 of GodG2316 1rightlyG2596G225 fallsG1510 upon thoseG3588 who practiceG4238 suchG5108 thingsG5108. 3But do you supposeG3049 thisG3778, 2OG5599 manG444, 3when you passG2919 judgmentG2919 on thoseG3588 who practiceG4238 suchG5108 thingsG5108 and doG4160 the sameG846 yourself, that you will escapeG1628 the judgmentG2917 of GodG2316? 4OrG2228 do you thinkG2706 lightlyG2706 of 4the richesG4149 of His 5kindnessG5544 and 6toleranceG463 and 7patienceG3115, not knowingG50 that the kindnessG5543 of GodG2316 leadsG71 you to repentanceG3341? 5But 8becauseG2596 of your stubbornnessG4643 and unrepentantG279 heartG2588 9you are storingG2343 up wrathG3709 for yourselfG4572 10in the dayG2250 of wrathG3709 and revelationG602 of the righteousG1341 judgmentG1341 of GodG2316, 611whoG3739 will renderG591 to eachG1538 personG1538 accordingG2596 to his deedsG2041: 7to thoseG3588 who by 12perseveranceG5281 in doingG2041 goodG18 seekG2212 for 13gloryG1391 and honorG5092 and 14immortalityG861, 15eternalG166 lifeG2222; 8but to thoseG3588 who are 16selfishlyG2052 ambitiousG2052 and 17do not obeyG544 the truthG225, but obeyG3982 unrighteousnessG93, wrathG3709 and indignationG2372. 9There will be 18tribulationG2347 and distressG4730 19for everyG3956 soulG5590 of manG444 who doesG2716 evilG2556, of the JewG2453 20firstG4413 and alsoG5037 of the GreekG1672, 10but 21gloryG1391 and honorG5092 and peaceG1515 to everyoneG3956 who doesG2038 goodG18, to the JewG2453 22firstG4413 and alsoG5037 to the GreekG1672. 11For 23there is noG3756 partialityG4382 with GodG2316.

12For allG3745 whoG3745 have sinnedG264 2425withoutG460 the LawG460 will alsoG2532 perishG622 26withoutG460 the LawG460, and allG3745 whoG3745 have sinnedG264 27underG1722 the LawG3551 will be judgedG2919 28by the LawG3551; 13for it is 29not the hearersG202 30of the LawG3551 who are 31justG1342 beforeG3844 GodG2316, but the doersG4163 32of the LawG3551 will be justifiedG1344. 14For whenG3752 GentilesG1484 who do not haveG2192 33the LawG3551 doG4160 3435instinctivelyG5449 the things of the LawG3551, theseG3778, not havingG2192 36the LawG3551, are a lawG3551 to themselvesG1438, 15in that they showG1731 37the 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, 38accordingG2596 to my gospelG2098, 39GodG2316 will judgeG2919 the secretsG2927 of menG444 throughG1223 ChristG5547 JesusG2424.

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Notes

  1. 1. Romans 2:2 Lit is according to truth against ↩
  2. 2. Romans 2:3 Luke 12:14; Rom 2:1; 9:20 ↩
  3. 3. Romans 2:3 Lit who passes judgment ↩
  4. 4. Romans 2:4 Rom 9:23; 11:33; 2 Cor 8:2; Eph 1:7, 18; 2:7; Phil 4:19; Col 1:27; 2:2; Titus 3:6 ↩
  5. 5. Romans 2:4 Rom 11:22 ↩
  6. 6. Romans 2:4 Rom 3:25 ↩
  7. 7. Romans 2:4 Ex 34:6; Rom 9:22; 1 Tim 1:16; 1 Pet 3:20; 2 Pet 3:9, 15 ↩
  8. 8. Romans 2:5 Or in accordance with ↩
  9. 9. Romans 2:5 Deut 32:34f; Prov 1:18 ↩
  10. 10. Romans 2:5 Ps 110:5; 2 Cor 5:10; 2 Thess 1:5; Jude 6 ↩
  11. 11. Romans 2:6 Ps 62:12; Prov 24:12; Matt 16:27 ↩
  12. 12. Romans 2:7 Luke 8:15; Heb 10:36 ↩
  13. 13. Romans 2:7 Rom 2:10; Heb 2:7; 1 Pet 1:7 ↩
  14. 14. Romans 2:7 1 Cor 15:42, 50, 53f; Eph 6:24; 2 Tim 1:10 ↩
  15. 15. Romans 2:7 Matt 25:46 ↩
  16. 16. Romans 2:8 2 Cor 12:20; Gal 5:20; Phil 1:17; 2:3; James 3:14, 16 ↩
  17. 17. Romans 2:8 2 Thess 2:12 ↩
  18. 18. Romans 2:9 Rom 8:35 ↩
  19. 19. Romans 2:9 Lit upon ↩
  20. 20. Romans 2:9 Acts 3:26; Rom 1:16; 1 Pet 4:17 ↩
  21. 21. Romans 2:10 Rom 2:7; Heb 2:7; 1 Pet 1:7 ↩
  22. 22. Romans 2:10 Rom 2:9 ↩
  23. 23. Romans 2:11 Deut 10:17; Acts 10:34 ↩
  24. 24. Romans 2:12 Or without law ↩
  25. 25. Romans 2:12 Acts 2:23; 1 Cor 9:21 ↩
  26. 26. Romans 2:12 Or without law ↩
  27. 27. Romans 2:12 Or under law ↩
  28. 28. Romans 2:12 Or by law ↩
  29. 29. Romans 2:13 Matt 7:21, 24ff; John 13:17; James 1:22f, 25 ↩
  30. 30. Romans 2:13 Or of law ↩
  31. 31. Romans 2:13 Or righteous ↩
  32. 32. Romans 2:13 Or of law ↩
  33. 33. Romans 2:14 Or law ↩
  34. 34. Romans 2:14 Lit by nature ↩
  35. 35. Romans 2:14 Acts 10:35; Rom 1:19; 2:15 ↩
  36. 36. Romans 2:14 Or law ↩
  37. 37. Romans 2:15 Rom 2:14, 27 ↩
  38. 38. Romans 2:16 Rom 16:25; 1 Cor 15:1; Gal 1:11; 1 Tim 1:11; 2 Tim 2:8 ↩
  39. 39. Romans 2:16 Acts 10:42; 17:31; Rom 3:6; 14:10 ↩

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