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Romans 2:1-15

1ThereforeΔιὸDioG1352thou artεἶ,eiG1510inexcusableἀναπολόγητοςanapologētosG379,OὦōG5599manἄνθρωπεanthrōpeG444,whosoever thou artπᾶςpasG3956that judgestὁ κρίνων·ho krinōnG3588 G2919:forγὰρgarG1063whereinἐν ᾧen hōG1722 G3739thou judgestκρίνειςkrineisG2919anotherτὸν ἕτερον,ton heteronG3588 G2087,thou condemnestκατακρίνεις·katakrineisG2632thyselfG4572;forγὰρgarG1063thou that judgestτὰ κρίνων.ta krinōnG3588 G2919doestπράσσειςprasseisG4238the same thingsαὐτὰ ὁauta hoG3588 G846.

2τὸtoG3588τοῦtouG3588ButδὲdeG1161we are sureG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754the judgmentκρίμα τοὺςkrima tousG3588 G2917of Godθεοῦ τὰtheou taG3588 G2316isἐστινestinG1510according toκατὰkataG2596truthἀλήθειανalētheianG225againstἐπὶepiG1909them which commitπράσσοντας·prassontasG4238such thingsτοιαῦταtoiautaG5108.

3ὁhoG3588τοὺςtousG3588τὰtaG3588AndδὲdeG1161thinkest thouλογίζῃlogizēG3049thisτοῦτο,toutoG3778,OὦōG5599manἄνθρωπεanthrōpeG444,that judgestκρίνωνkrinōnG2919them which doπράσσονταςprassontasG4238such thingsτοιαῦταtoiautaG5108,andκαὶkaiG2532doestποιῶνpoiōnG4160the sameαὐτά,autaG846,thatὅτιhotiG3754thouσὺsuG4771shalt escapeἐκφεύξῃekpheuxēG1628the judgmentτὸ κρίμαto krimaG3588 G2917of Godτοῦ θεοῦ;tou theouG3588 G2316?

4τοῦtouG3588OrἢēG2228despisest thouκαταφρονεῖςkataphroneisG2706the richesπλούτου τῆςploutou tēsG3588 G4149of hisαὐτοῦautouG846goodnessχρηστότητος τῆςchrēstotētos tēsG3588 G5544andκαὶkaiG2532forbearanceἀνοχῆς τῆςanochēs tēsG3588 G463andκαὶkaiG2532longsufferingμακροθυμίας τὸmakrothumias toG3588 G3115;not knowingἀγνοῶνagnoōnG50thatὅτιhotiG3754the goodnessχρηστὸνchrēstonG5543of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316leadethἄγει;ageiG71theeσεseG4771toεἰςeisG1519repentanceμετάνοιάνmetanoianG3341?

5ButδὲdeG1161afterκατὰkataG2596thyG4771hardnessτὴν σκληρότητάtēn sklērotētaG3588 G4643andκαὶkaiG2532impenitentἀμετανόητονametanoētonG279heartκαρδίανkardianG2588treasurest upθησαυρίζειςthēsaurizeisG2343unto thyselfG4572wrathὀργὴνorgēnG3709againstἐνenG1722the dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250of wrathὀργῆςorgēsG3709andκαὶkaiG2532revelationἀποκαλύψεωςapokalupseōsG602of the righteous judgmentδικαιοκρισίαςdikaiokrisiasG1341of Godτοῦ θεοῦ,tou theouG3588 G2316;

6WhoὃςhosG3739will renderἀποδώσειapodōseiG591to every manἑκάστῳhekastōG1538according toκατὰkataG2596hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846deedsτὰ ἔργαta ergaG3588 G2041:

7μὲνmenG3303To themτοῖςtoisG3588who byκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596patient continuanceὑπομονὴνhupomonēnG5281in wellἀγαθοῦagathouG18doingἔργουergouG2041seek forζητοῦσινzētousinG2212gloryδόξανdoxanG1391andκαὶkaiG2532honourτιμὴνtimēnG5092andκαὶkaiG2532immortalityἀφθαρσίανaphtharsianG861,eternalαἰώνιον·aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222:

8G3303ἐξexG1537ButδὲdeG1161unto themτοῖςtoisG3588that are contentiousἐριθείαςeritheiasG2052,andκαὶkaiG2532do not obeyἀπειθοῦσινapeithousinG544the truthτῇ ἀληθείᾳ,tēa alētheiaG3588 G225,butδὲdeG1161obeyπειθομένοιςpeithomenoisG3982unrighteousnessτῇ ἀδικίᾳ,tēa adikiaG3588 G93,indignationθυμός,thumosG2372andκαὶkaiG2532wrathὀργὴorgēG3709,

9τοῦtouG3588τὸtoG3588TribulationθλῖψιςthlipsisG2347andκαὶkaiG2532anguishστενοχωρίαstenochōriaG4730,uponἐπὶepiG1909everyπᾶσανpasanG3956soulψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590of manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444that doethκατεργαζομένουkatergazomenouG2716evilκακόν,kakonG2556,of the JewἸουδαίουIoudaiouG2453firstG4412,andτεteG5037alsoκαὶkaiG2532of the GentileἝλληνος·HellēnosG1672;

10τῷtōG3588τὸtoG3588ButδὲdeG1161gloryδόξαdoxaG1391,καὶkaiG2532honourτιμὴtimēG5092,andκαὶkaiG2532peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515,to every manπαντὶpantiG3956that workethἐργαζομένῳergazomenōG2038goodἀγαθόν,agathonG18,to the JewἸουδαίῳIoudaiōG2453firstG4412,andτεteG5037alsoκαὶkaiG2532to the GentileἝλληνι·HellēniG1672:

11ForγάρgarG1063there isἐστινestinG1510noοὐouG3756respect of personsπροσωπολημψίαprosōpolēmpsiaG4382withπαρὰparaG3844Godτῷ θεῷ.¶tō theōG3588 G2316.

12ForγὰρgarG1063as many asὍσοιHosoiG3745have sinnedἥμαρτον,hēmartonG264without lawἀνόμωςanomōsG460shallG622alsoκαὶkaiG2532perishἀπολοῦνται·apolountaiG622without lawἀνόμωςanomōsG460:andκαὶkaiG2532as many asὅσοιhosoiG3745have sinnedἥμαρτον,hēmartonG264inἐνenG1722the lawνόμῳnomōG3551shall be judgedκριθήσονται·krithēsontaiG2919byδιὰdiaG1223the lawνόμουnomouG3551;

13(ForγὰρgarG1063notοὐouG3756the hearersἀκροαταὶakroataiG3588 G202of the lawνόμουnomouG3588 G3551arejustδίκαιοιdikaioiG1342beforeπαρὰparaG3844Godθεῷ,theōG3588 G2316,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235the doersποιηταὶpoiētaiG3588 G4163of the lawνόμουnomouG3588 G3551shall be justifiedδικαιωθήσονται.dikaiōthēsontaiG1344.

14τὰtaG3588ForγὰρgarG1063whenὅτανhotanG3752the GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484,which haveἔχονταechontaG2192notμὴmēG3361the lawνόμονnomonG3551,doποιῶσιν,poiōsinG4160by natureφύσειphuseiG5449the thingsτὰtaG3588contained in the lawτοῦ νόμουtou nomouG3588 G3551,theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778,havingἔχοντεςechontesG2192notμὴmēG3361the lawνόμονnomonG3551,areεἰσινeisinG1510a lawνόμος,nomosG3551unto themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438:

15WhichοἵτινεςoitinesG3748shewἐνδείκνυνταιendeiknuntaiG1731the workτὸ ἔργονto ergonG3588 G2041of the lawτοῦ νόμουtou nomouG3588 G3551writtenγραπτὸνgraptonG1123inἐνenG1722theirαὐτῶνautōnG846heartsταῖς καρδίαιςtais kardiaisG3588 G2588,theirαὐτῶνautōnG846conscienceτῆς συνειδήσεωςtēs suneidēseōsG3588 G4893also bearing witnessσυμμαρτυρούσηςsummarturousēsG4828,andκαὶkaiG2532theirthoughtsτῶν λογισμῶνtōn logismōnG3588 G3053the mean whileμεταξὺmetaxuG3342accusingκατηγορούντωνkatēgorountōnG2723or elseἢēG2228καὶkaiG2532excusingἀπολογουμένων,apologoumenōnG626one anotherἀλλήλωνallēlōnG240;)

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