New American Standard Bible 2020

Romans 2:9-29

9There will be 1tribulationG2347 and distressG4730 2for everyG3956 soulG5590 of mankindG444 who doesG2716 evilG2556, 3for the JewG2453 4firstG4413 and alsoG5037 5for the GreekG1672, 10but 6gloryG1391, honorG5092, and peaceG1515 to everyoneG3956 who doesG2038 whatG18 isG18 goodG18, to the JewG2453 7firstG4413 and alsoG5037 to the GreekG1672. 11For 8there is noG3756 partialityG4382 with GodG2316.

12For allG3745 whoG3745 have sinnedG264 9 10withoutG460 theG460 LawG460 will alsoG2532 perishG622 11withoutG460 theG460 LawG460, and allG3745 whoG3745 have sinnedG264 12underG1722 the LawG3551 will be judgedG2919 13by the LawG3551; 13for it is 14not the hearersG202 15of the LawG3551 who are 16righteousG1342 beforeG3844 GodG2316, but the doersG4163 17of the LawG3551 who will be justifiedG1344. 14For whenG3752 GentilesG1484 who do not haveG2192 18the LawG3551 19 20instinctivelyG5449 performG4160 the requirements of the LawG3551, theseG3778, though not havingG2192 21the LawG3551, are a lawG3551 to themselvesG1438, 15in that they showG1731 22the workG2041 of the LawG3551 writtenG1123 in their heartsG2588, their conscienceG4893 testifyingG4828 and their thoughtsG3053 alternatelyG3342 accusingG2723 orG2228 elseG2532 defendingG626 them, 16on the dayG2250 whenG3739, 23accordingG2596 to my gospelG2098, 24GodG2316 will judgeG2919 the secretsG2927 of mankindG444 throughG1223 ChristG5547 JesusG2424.

17But ifG1487 you callG2028 yourself a 25JewG2453 and 26relyG1879 27uponG1879 the LawG3551 and boastG2744 in GodG2316, 18and knowG1097 His willG2307 and 28 29distinguishG1381 the things that matterG1308, being instructedG2727 from the LawG3551, 19and are confidentG3982 that you yourselfG4572 are a guideG3595 to peopleG5185 whoG5185 areG5185 blindG5185, a lightG5457 to thoseG3588 in darknessG4655, 20a 30correctorG3810 of the foolishG878, a teacherG1320 of 31the immatureG3516, possessingG2192 in the LawG3551 32the embodimentG3446 of knowledgeG1108 and of the truthG225-- 21you, thereforeG3767, 33who teachG1321 someoneG2087 elseG2087, do you not teachG1321 yourselfG4572? You who 34preachG2784 that one is not to stealG2813, do you stealG2813? 22You who sayG3004 that one is not to commitG3431 adulteryG3431, do you commitG3431 adulteryG3431? You who loatheG948 idolsG1497, do you 35robG2416 templesG2416? 23You whoG3739 36boastG2744 37in the LawG3551, throughG1223 your breakingG3847 the LawG3551, do you dishonorG818 GodG2316? 24For “38the nameG3686 of GodG2316 is blasphemedG987 amongG1722 the GentilesG1484 39becauseG1223 of you,” justG2531 asG2531 it is writtenG1125.

25For indeedG3303 circumcisionG4061 isG5623 ofG5623 valueG5623 ifG1437 you 40practiceG4238 41the LawG3551; but ifG1437 you are a violatorG3848 42of the LawG3551, 43your circumcisionG4061 has turnedG1096 intoG1096 uncircumcisionG203. 26 44SoG3767 ifG1437 45the 46uncircumcisedG203 manG203 47keepsG5442 the requirementsG1345 of the LawG3551, will his uncircumcisionG203 not be regardedG3049 as circumcisionG4061? 27And 48he who is physicallyG5449 uncircumcisedG203, if he keepsG5055 the LawG3551, will he not 49judgeG2919 you whoG3588 50thoughG1223 having the letterG1121 of the Law and circumcisionG4061 are a violatorG3848 51of the LawG3551? 28For 52he is not a JewG2453 whoG3588 is one outwardlyG1722 G5318, norG3761 is circumcisionG4061 that which is outwardG5318 in the fleshG4561. 29But 53he is a JewG2453 whoG3588 is one inwardlyG2927; and 54circumcisionG4061 is of the heartG2588, by the 55SpiritG4151, not by the letterG1121; 56and his praiseG1868 is not from peopleG444, but from GodG2316.

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1. Romans 2:9 Rom 8:35 ↩
2. Romans 2:9 Lit upon ↩
3. Romans 2:9 Lit of the ↩
4. Romans 2:9 Acts 3:26; Rom 1:16; 1 Pet 4:17 ↩
5. Romans 2:9 Lit of the ↩
6. Romans 2:10 Rom 2:7; Heb 2:7; 1 Pet 1:7 ↩
7. Romans 2:10 Rom 2:9 ↩
8. Romans 2:11 Deut 10:17; Acts 10:34 ↩
9. Romans 2:12 Or without law ↩
10. Romans 2:12 Acts 2:23; 1 Cor 9:21 ↩
11. Romans 2:12 Or without law ↩
12. Romans 2:12 Or under law ↩
13. Romans 2:12 Or by law ↩
14. Romans 2:13 Matt 7:21, 24ff; John 13:17; James 1:22f, 25 ↩
15. Romans 2:13 Or of law ↩
16. Romans 2:13 Or just ↩
17. Romans 2:13 Or of law ↩
18. Romans 2:14 Or law ↩
19. Romans 2:14 Lit by nature ↩
20. Romans 2:14 Acts 10:35; Rom 1:19; 2:15 ↩
21. Romans 2:14 Or law ↩
22. Romans 2:15 Rom 2:14, 27 ↩
23. Romans 2:16 Rom 16:25; 1 Cor 15:1; Gal 1:11; 1 Tim 1:11; 2 Tim 2:8 ↩
24. Romans 2:16 Acts 10:42; 17:31; Rom 3:6; 14:10 ↩
25. Romans 2:17 Or Judean ↩
26. Romans 2:17 Mic 3:11; John 5:45; Rom 2:23; 9:4 ↩
27. Romans 2:17 Or upon law ↩
28. Romans 2:18 Or approve ↩
29. Romans 2:18 Phil 1:10 ↩
30. Romans 2:20 Or instructor ↩
31. Romans 2:20 Lit infants ↩
32. Romans 2:20 Rom 3:31; 2 Tim 1:13 ↩
33. Romans 2:21 Matt 23:3ff ↩
34. Romans 2:21 Or proclaim ↩
35. Romans 2:22 Acts 19:37 ↩
36. Romans 2:23 Mic 3:11; John 5:45; Rom 2:17; 9:4 ↩
37. Romans 2:23 Or in law ↩
38. Romans 2:24 Is 52:5; Ezek 36:20ff ↩
39. Romans 2:24 2 Pet 2:2 ↩
40. Romans 2:25 Rom 2:13f, 27 ↩
41. Romans 2:25 Or law ↩
42. Romans 2:25 Or of law ↩
43. Romans 2:25 Jer 4:4; 9:25f ↩
44. Romans 2:26 1 Cor 7:19 ↩
45. Romans 2:26 Rom 3:30; Eph 2:11 ↩
46. Romans 2:26 Lit uncircumcision ↩
47. Romans 2:26 Rom 2:25, 27; 8:4 ↩
48. Romans 2:27 Rom 3:30; Eph 2:11 ↩
49. Romans 2:27 Matt 12:41 ↩
50. Romans 2:27 Lit through the letter ↩
51. Romans 2:27 Or of law ↩
52. Romans 2:28 John 8:39; Rom 2:17; 9:6; Gal 6:15 ↩
53. Romans 2:29 Phil 3:3; Col 2:11 ↩
54. Romans 2:29 Deut 10:16; 30:6; Jer 4:4 ↩
55. Romans 2:29 Rom 2:27; 7:6; 2 Cor 3:6 ↩
56. Romans 2:29 John 5:44; 12:43; 1 Cor 4:5; 2 Cor 10:18 ↩

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