Romans 2
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Romans 2:6-16

61whoG3739 will repayG591 eachG1538 personG1538 accordingG2596 to his deedsG2041: 7to thoseG3588 who by 2perseveranceG5281 in doingG2041 goodG18 seekG2212 3gloryG1391, honorG5092, and 4immortalityG861, He will give 5eternalG166 lifeG2222; 8but to thoseG3588 who are 6self-servingG2052 and 7do notG544 obeyG544 the truthG225, but obeyG3982 unrighteousnessG93, He will give wrathG3709 and indignationG2372. 9There will be 8tribulationG2347 and distressG4730 9for everyG3956 soulG5590 of mankindG444 who doesG2716 evilG2556, 10for the JewG2453 11firstG4413 and alsoG5037 12for the GreekG1672, 10but 13gloryG1391, honorG5092, and peaceG1515 to everyoneG3956 who doesG2038 whatG18 isG18 goodG18, to the JewG2453 14firstG4413 and alsoG5037 to the GreekG1672. 11For 15there is noG3756 partialityG4382 with GodG2316.

12For allG3745 whoG3745 have sinnedG264 1617withoutG460 theG460 LawG460 will alsoG2532 perishG622 18withoutG460 theG460 LawG460, and allG3745 whoG3745 have sinnedG264 19underG1722 the LawG3551 will be judgedG2919 20by the LawG3551; 13for it is 21not the hearersG202 22of the LawG3551 who are 23righteousG1342 beforeG3844 GodG2316, but the doersG4163 24of the LawG3551 who will be justifiedG1344. 14For whenG3752 GentilesG1484 who do not haveG2192 25the LawG3551 2627instinctivelyG5449 performG4160 the requirements of the LawG3551, theseG3778, though not havingG2192 28the LawG3551, are a lawG3551 to themselvesG1438, 15in that they showG1731 29the workG2041 of the LawG3551 writtenG1123 in their heartsG2588, their conscienceG4893 testifyingG4828 and their thoughtsG3053 alternatelyG3342 accusingG2723 orG2228 elseG2532 defendingG626 them, 16on the dayG2250 whenG3739, 30accordingG2596 to my gospelG2098, 31GodG2316 will judgeG2919 the secretsG2927 of mankindG444 throughG1223 ChristG5547 JesusG2424.

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Notes

  1. 1. Romans 2:6 Ps 62:12; Prov 24:12; Matt 16:27 ↩
  2. 2. Romans 2:7 Luke 8:15; Heb 10:36 ↩
  3. 3. Romans 2:7 Rom 2:10; Heb 2:7; 1 Pet 1:7 ↩
  4. 4. Romans 2:7 1 Cor 15:42, 50, 53f; Eph 6:24; 2 Tim 1:10 ↩
  5. 5. Romans 2:7 Matt 25:46 ↩
  6. 6. Romans 2:8 2 Cor 12:20; Gal 5:20; Phil 1:17; 2:3; James 3:14, 16 ↩
  7. 7. Romans 2:8 2 Thess 2:12 ↩
  8. 8. Romans 2:9 Rom 8:35 ↩
  9. 9. Romans 2:9 Lit upon ↩
  10. 10. Romans 2:9 Lit of the ↩
  11. 11. Romans 2:9 Acts 3:26; Rom 1:16; 1 Pet 4:17 ↩
  12. 12. Romans 2:9 Lit of the ↩
  13. 13. Romans 2:10 Rom 2:7; Heb 2:7; 1 Pet 1:7 ↩
  14. 14. Romans 2:10 Rom 2:9 ↩
  15. 15. Romans 2:11 Deut 10:17; Acts 10:34 ↩
  16. 16. Romans 2:12 Or without law ↩
  17. 17. Romans 2:12 Acts 2:23; 1 Cor 9:21 ↩
  18. 18. Romans 2:12 Or without law ↩
  19. 19. Romans 2:12 Or under law ↩
  20. 20. Romans 2:12 Or by law ↩
  21. 21. Romans 2:13 Matt 7:21, 24ff; John 13:17; James 1:22f, 25 ↩
  22. 22. Romans 2:13 Or of law ↩
  23. 23. Romans 2:13 Or just ↩
  24. 24. Romans 2:13 Or of law ↩
  25. 25. Romans 2:14 Or law ↩
  26. 26. Romans 2:14 Lit by nature ↩
  27. 27. Romans 2:14 Acts 10:35; Rom 1:19; 2:15 ↩
  28. 28. Romans 2:14 Or law ↩
  29. 29. Romans 2:15 Rom 2:14, 27 ↩
  30. 30. Romans 2:16 Rom 16:25; 1 Cor 15:1; Gal 1:11; 1 Tim 1:11; 2 Tim 2:8 ↩
  31. 31. Romans 2:16 Acts 10:42; 17:31; Rom 3:6; 14:10 ↩

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