New American Standard Bible 2020

Romans 2:14-29

14For whenὅτανhotanG3752GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484who do not haveἔχονταechontaG2192the LawνόμονnomonG3551instinctivelyφύσειphuseiG5449performποιῶσιν,poiōsinG4160the requirementsof the LawνόμουnomouG3551,theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778,though not havingἔχοντεςechontesG2192the LawνόμονnomonG3551,are a lawνόμος,nomosG3551to themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438,

15in that they showἐνδείκνυνταιendeiknuntaiG1731the workἔργονergonG2041of the LawνόμουnomouG3551writtenγραπτὸνgraptonG1123in their heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588,their conscienceσυνειδήσεωςsuneidēseōsG4893testifyingσυμμαρτυρούσηςsummarturousēsG4828and their thoughtsλογισμῶνlogismōnG3053alternatelyμεταξὺmetaxuG3342accusingκατηγορούντωνkatēgorountōnG2723orἢēG2228elseG2532defendingἀπολογουμένων,apologoumenōnG626them,

16on the dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250whenG3739,accordingκατὰkataG2596to my gospelεὐαγγέλιόνeuangelionG2098,GodθεὸςtheosG2316will judgeκρίνειkrineiG2919the secretsκρυπτὰkruptaG2927of mankindἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444throughδιὰdiaG1223ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦ.¶IēsouG2424.

17But ifΕἰEiG1487you callἐπονομάζῃeponomazēG2028yourself aJewἸουδαῖοςIoudaiosG2453andrelyG1879uponG1879the LawνόμῳnomōG3551and boastκαυχᾶσαιkauchasaiG2744in GodθεῷtheōG2316,

18and knowγινώσκειςginōskeisG1097HiswillθέλημαthelēmaG2307anddistinguishδοκιμάζειςdokimazeisG1381the things that matterδιαφέρονταdiapherontaG1308,being instructedκατηχούμενοςkatēchoumenosG2727from the Lawνόμου·nomouG3551,

19and are confidentπέποιθάςpepoithasG3982that you yourselfG4572are a guideὁδηγὸνhodēgonG3595to peopleG5185whoG5185areG5185blindτυφλῶν,tuphlōnG5185,a lightφῶςphōsG5457to thoseτῶνtōnG3588in darknessσκότει,skoteiG4655,

20acorrectorπαιδευτὴνpaideutēnG3810of the foolishἀφρόνων,aphronōnG878,a teacherδιδάσκαλονdidaskalonG1320ofthe immatureνηπίων,nēpiōnG3516,possessingἔχονταechontaG2192in the Lawνόμῳ·nomōG3551the embodimentμόρφωσινmorphōsinG3446of knowledgeγνώσεωςgnōseōsG1108and of the truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225--

21you,thereforeοὖνounG3767,who teachδιδάσκωνdidaskōnG1321someoneG2087elseG2087,do you not teachδιδάσκεις;didaskeisG1321yourselfG4572? You whopreachκηρύσσωνkērussōnG2784that one is not to stealκλέπτεινklepteinG2813,do you stealκλέπτεις;klepteisG2813?

22Youwho sayλέγωνlegōnG3004that one is not to commitμοιχεύεινmoicheueinG3431adulteryμοιχεύεις;moicheueisG3431,do you commitG3431adulteryG3431? Youwho loatheβδελυσσόμενοςbdelussomenosG948idolsεἴδωλαeidōlaG1497, do yourobG2416templesG2416?

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

24For “the nameὄνομαonomaG3686of GodθεοῦtheouG2316is blasphemedβλασφημεῖταιblasphēmeitaiG987amongἐνenG1722the GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484becauseδι᾽di᾽G1223of you,”justG2531asG2531it is writtenγέγραπται.¶gegraptaiG1125.

25For indeedμὲνmenG3303circumcisionΠεριτομὴPeritomēG4061isG5623ofG5623valueG5623ifἐὰνeanG1437youpracticeπράσσῃς·prassēsG4238the LawνόμονnomonG3551;but ifἐὰνeanG1437you are a violatorπαραβάτηςparabatēsG3848of the LawνόμουnomouG3551,your circumcisionπεριτομήperitomēG4061has turnedG1096intoG1096uncircumcisionἀκροβυστίαakrobustiaG203.

26SoοὖνounG3767ifἐὰνeanG1437theuncircumcisedG203manG203keepsφυλάσσῃ,phulassēG5442the requirementsδικαιώματαdikaiōmataG1345of the LawνόμουnomouG3551,will his uncircumcisionG203not be regardedλογισθήσεται;logisthēsetaiG3049as circumcisionπεριτομὴνperitomēnG4061?

27Andhe who is physicallyφύσεωςphuseōsG5449uncircumcisedἀκροβυστίαakrobustiaG203,if he keepsτελοῦσαtelousaG5055the LawνόμονnomonG3551, will he notjudgeκρινεῖkrineiG2919you whoG3588thoughδιὰdiaG1223having the letterγράμματοςgrammatosG1121of the Lawand circumcisionπεριτομῆςperitomēsG4061are a violatorπαραβάτηνparabatēnG3848of 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 of the heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588, by theSpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,not by the letterγράμματι,grammatiG1121;and his praiseἔπαινοςepainosG1868is not from peopleἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444,but from Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

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