Revised Version 1895

Romans 2

1WhereforeΔιὸDioG1352thou artwithoutG379excuseG379,OὦōG5599manἄνθρωπεanthrōpeG444, whosoever thou artthatG3739judgest:forγὰρgarG1063wherein thou judgestanotherἕτερον,heteronG2087, thou condemnest thyself;forγὰρgarG1063thouthatG3739judgest dost practisetheG3956sameαὐτὰautaG846thingsG3956.

2AndδὲdeG1161weG3754knowG1492thatG3754theG3588judgmentκρίμαkrimaG2917ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316isἐστινestinG1510accordingκατὰkataG2596toἐπὶepiG1909truthἀλήθειανalētheianG225againstG2596themG2596thatG3754practisesuchτοιαῦταtoiautaG5108thingsG5108.

3AndG2532reckonest thouthisG3778,OὦōG5599manἄνθρωπεanthrōpeG444,whoG3588judgestthemG846thatG3754practisesuchτοιαῦταtoiautaG5108thingsG3778,andG2532doesttheG3588sameG846,thatG3754thou shaltescapeἐκφεύξῃekpheuxēG1628theG3588judgmentκρίμαkrimaG2917ofG2316Godθεοῦ;theouG2316?

4OrἢēG2228despisest thoutheG3588richesπλούτουploutouG4149ofG2316hisαὐτοῦautouG846goodnessandG2532forbearanceἀνοχῆςanochēsG463andG2532longsuffering,notG2532knowingἀγνοῶνagnoōnG50thatὅτιhotiG3754theG3588goodnessofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316leadeth theetoεἰςeisG1519repentanceμετάνοιάνmetanoianG3341?

5butδὲdeG1161afterκατὰkataG2596thy hardnessandκαὶkaiG2532impenitentheartκαρδίανkardianG2588treasurestupθησαυρίζειςthēsaurizeisG2343forG1722thyselfwrathὀργὴνorgēnG3709inG1722theτὴνtēnG3588dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250ofG2250wrathὀργῆςorgēsG3709andκαὶkaiG2532revelationἀποκαλύψεωςapokalupseōsG602ofG2250theτοῦtouG3588righteousG1341judgmentG1341ofG2250Godθεοῦ,theouG2316;

6whoG3739willG3739renderἀποδώσειapodōseiG591toG2596everyG2596manἑκάστῳhekastōG1538accordingκατὰkataG2596toG2596hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846worksἔργαergaG2041:

7toG2596themG2596thatG2596byG2596patienceὑπομονὴνhupomonēnG5281inG2596well-doingseekζητοῦσινzētousinG2212forG2212gloryδόξανdoxanG1391andκαὶkaiG2532honourandκαὶkaiG2532incorruption,eternalαἰώνιον·aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222:

8butδὲdeG1161untothemG3982thatG3982are factious,andG2532obeyG3982notG2532theG3588truthἀληθείᾳ,alētheiaG225,butδὲdeG1161obeyG3982unrighteousnessἀδικίᾳ,adikiaG93,shallG2532beG2532wrathὀργὴorgēG3709andG2532indignationθυμός,thumosG2372,

9tribulationθλῖψιςthlipsisG2347andG2532anguishG2347,uponG1909everyG3956soulψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590ofG1909manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444thatG3956workethevilκακόν,kakonG2556,ofG1909theG3956JewἸουδαίουIoudaiouG2453firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413,andG2532alsoG2532ofG1909theG3956GreekἝλληνος·HellēnosG1672;

10butδὲdeG1161gloryδόξαdoxaG1391andG2532honourandG2532peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515toG2532everyG3956manG18thatG3956workethgoodἀγαθόν,agathonG18,toG2532theG3956JewἸουδαίῳIoudaiōG2453firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413,andG2532alsoG2532toG2532theG3956GreekἝλληνι·HellēniG1672:

11forγάρgarG1063thereG1510isG1510noοὐouG3756respectofG2316personswithπαρὰparaG3844Godθεῷ.¶theōG2316.

12ForγὰρgarG1063asG1722manyὍσοιHosoiG3745asG1722havesinnedἥμαρτον,hēmartonG264withoutἀνόμωςanomōsG460lawνόμῳnomōG3551shallG2532alsoG2532perishἀπολοῦνται·apolountaiG622withoutἀνόμωςanomōsG460lawνόμουnomouG3551:andG2532asG1722manyὅσοιhosoiG3745asG1722havesinnedἥμαρτον,hēmartonG264underG1722lawG3551shallG2532beG2532judgedκριθήσονται·krithēsontaiG2919byG1722lawG3551;

13forγὰρgarG1063notοὐouG3756theG3588hearersἀκροαταὶakroataiG202ofG2316alawνόμουnomouG3551arejustG1342beforeπαρὰparaG3844Godθεῷ,theōG2316,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235theG3588doersποιηταὶpoiētaiG4163ofG2316alawνόμουnomouG3551shallG1342beG2316justifiedδικαιωθήσονται.dikaiōthēsontaiG1344:

14forγὰρgarG1063whenὅτανhotanG3752GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484whichτὰtaG3588havenoμὴmēG3361lawνόμονnomonG3551doποιῶσιν,poiōsinG4160byG1438natureφύσειphuseiG5449theτὰtaG3588thingsG3778ofG3551theτοῦtouG3588lawνόμουnomouG3551,theseG3778,havingG2192noμὴmēG3361lawνόμονnomonG3551,areεἰσινeisinG1510alawνόμος,nomosG3551untothemselvesG1438;

15inG1722thatοἵτινεςoitinesG3748theyG846shewtheG3588workἔργονergonG2041ofG3551theG3588lawνόμουnomouG3551writtenγραπτὸνgraptonG1123inG1722theirG846heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588,theirG846conscienceσυνειδήσεωςsuneidēseōsG4893bearingG4828witnessσυμμαρτυρούσηςsummarturousēsG4828therewith,andG2532theirG846thoughtsλογισμῶνlogismōnG3053oneἀλλήλωνallēlōnG240withG1722anotherG240accusingκατηγορούντωνkatēgorountōnG2723orG2228elseG2228excusingthemG846;

16inG1722theG3588dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250whenὅτεhoteG3753GodθεὸςtheosG2316shallG444judgeκρίνειkrineiG2919theG3588secretsκρυπτὰkruptaG2927ofG2250menG444,accordingκατὰkataG2596toG2596myG1722gospelεὐαγγέλιόνeuangelionG2098,byG1722JesusἸησοῦ.¶IēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547.

17ButδὲdeG1161ifΕἰEiG1487thou bearesttheG2532nameἐπονομάζῃeponomazēG2028ofG2316aJewἸουδαῖοςIoudaiosG2453,andG2532restest upontheG2532lawνόμῳnomōG3551,andG2532gloriestinἐνenG1722GodθεῷtheōG2316,

18andG2532knowesthisG2532willθέλημαthelēmaG2307,andG2532approvesttheτὸtoG3588thingsτὰtaG3588thatγινώσκειςginōskeisG1097areexcellentδιαφέρονταdiapherontaG1308, beinginstructedκατηχούμενοςkatēchoumenosG2727outG1537ofG1537theτοῦtouG3588lawνόμου·nomouG3551,

19andτεteG5037artconfidentπέποιθάςpepoithasG3982thatG3982thou thyself artaG1510guideὁδηγὸνhodēgonG3595ofG1722theτῶνtōnG3588blindτυφλῶν,tuphlōnG5185,aG1510lightφῶςphōsG5457ofG1722themG1722thatG3982areG1510inG1722darknessσκότει,skoteiG4655,

20acorrectorπαιδευτὴνpaideutēnG3810ofG3551theτὴνtēnG3588foolishἀφρόνων,aphronōnG878, ateacherδιδάσκαλονdidaskalonG1320ofG3551babes,havingἔχονταechontaG2192inἐνenG1722theτῆςtēsG3588lawνόμῳ·nomōG3551theτῆςtēsG3588formμόρφωσινmorphōsinG3446ofG3551knowledgeγνώσεωςgnōseōsG1108andκαὶkaiG2532ofG3551theτῷtōG3588truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225;

21thouthereforeG3767thatG3767teachestanotherἕτερονheteronG2087, teachest thounotG3756thyself? thouthatG3767preachest amanμὴmēG3361shouldnotG3756stealκλέπτεινklepteinG2813, dost thoustealκλέπτεις;klepteisG2813?

22thouthatG3004sayest amanG3361shouldnotG3361commitμοιχεύεινmoicheueinG3431adulteryμοιχεύεις;moicheueisG3431, dost thoucommitG3431adulteryG3431? thouthatG3004abhorrestidolsεἴδωλαeidōlaG1497, dost thourobG2416templesG2416?

23thouwhoὃςhosG3739gloriestinἐνenG1722theG3588lawνόμῳnomōG3551,throughG1223thytransgressionπαραβάσεωςparabaseōsG3847ofG1223theG3588lawνόμουnomouG3551dishonourest thouGodθεὸνtheonG2316?

24ForG1063theG3588nameὄνομαonomaG3686ofG1223GodθεοῦtheouG2316isblasphemedβλασφημεῖταιblasphēmeitaiG987amongἐνenG1722theG3588GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484becauseG1223ofG1223youG5210,evenG1063asκαθὼςkathōsG2531itG1223iswrittenγέγραπται.¶gegraptaiG1125.

25ForG1063circumcisionΠεριτομὴPeritomēG4061indeedG1063profiteth,ifἐὰνeanG1437thoubeᾖς,ēsG1510a doerofG3551theG3588lawνόμονnomonG3551:butδὲdeG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437thoubeG1510atransgressorπαραβάτηςparabatēsG3848ofG3551theG3588lawνόμουnomouG3551, thycircumcisionπεριτομήperitomēG4061isG1510becomeγέγονεν.gegonenG1096uncircumcisionἀκροβυστίαakrobustiaG203.

26IfἐὰνeanG1437thereforeοὖνounG3767theG3588uncircumcisionἀκροβυστίαakrobustiaG203keepφυλάσσῃ,phulassēG5442theG3588ordinancesδικαιώματαdikaiōmataG1345ofG3551theG3588lawνόμουnomouG3551, shallnotοὐχouchG3756hisαὐτοῦautouG846uncircumcisionἀκροβυστίαakrobustiaG203beG3767reckonedλογισθήσεται;logisthēsetaiG3049forεἰςeisG1519circumcisionπεριτομὴνperitomēnG4061?

27andG2532shallG2532notG2532theG3588uncircumcisionἀκροβυστίαakrobustiaG203whichG3588isbyG1223natureφύσεωςphuseōsG5449,ifG2532itG1223fulfilltheG3588lawνόμονnomonG3551,judgeκρινεῖkrineiG2919thee,whoG3588withG1537theG3588letterγράμματοςgrammatosG1121andG2532circumcisionπεριτομῆςperitomēsG4061art atransgressorπαραβάτηνparabatēnG3848ofG1537theG3588lawνόμου.nomouG3551?

28ForγὰρgarG1063heG1510isG1510notG3756aG1510JewἸουδαῖόςIoudaiosG2453,whichὁhoG3588isG1510oneτῷtōG3588outwardly;neitherG3756isG1510thatG2453circumcisionπεριτομή,peritomēG4061,whichἡhēG3588isG1510outwardG5318inG1722theτῷtōG3588fleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561:

29butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235heG2532is aJewἸουδαῖος,IoudaiosG2453,whichG3739isoneG3739inwardlyκρυπτῷkruptōG2927;andG2532circumcisionπεριτομὴperitomēG4061isthatG3739ofG1537theG3588heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,inἐνenG1722theG3588spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,notοὐouG3756inἐνenG1722theG3588letterγράμματι,grammatiG1121;whoseG3739praiseἔπαινοςepainosG1868isnotοὐκoukG3756ofG1537menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235ofG1537Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain

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