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Romans 2

1ThereforeΔιὸDioG1352thouartG1488inexcusableἀναπολόγητοςanapologētosG379,OὦōG5599manἄνθρωπεanthrōpeG444,whoeverπᾶςpasG3956thou art thatjudgestκρίνων·krinōnG2919:forγὰρgarG1063inἐνenG1722thatᾧhōG3739thoujudgestκρίνειςkrineisG2919anotherἕτερον,heteronG2087, thoucondemnestκατακρίνεις·katakrineisG2632thyselfG4572;forγὰρgarG1063thou thatjudgestκρίνων.krinōnG2919doestπράσσειςprasseisG4238the samethingsαὐτὰautaG846.

2ButδὲdeG1161we aresureG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754thejudgmentκρίμαkrimaG2917ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316isG2076accordingκατὰkataG2596totruthἀλήθειανalētheianG225againstἐπὶepiG1909them whocommitπράσσοντας·prassontasG4238suchthingsτοιαῦταtoiautaG5108.

3AndδὲdeG1161thinkestthouλογίζῃlogizēG3049thisG5124,OὦōG5599manἄνθρωπεanthrōpeG444, thatjudgestκρίνωνkrinōnG2919them whodoπράσσονταςprassontasG4238suchthingsτοιαῦταtoiautaG5108,andκαὶkaiG2532doestποιῶνpoiōnG4160thesameαὐτά,autaG846,thatὅτιhotiG3754thouσὺsuG4771shaltescapeἐκφεύξῃekpheuxēG1628thejudgmentκρίμαkrimaG2917ofGodθεοῦ;theouG2316?

4OrἢēG2228despisestthouκαταφρονεῖςkataphroneisG2706therichesπλούτουploutouG4149ofhisαὐτοῦautouG846goodnessχρηστότητοςchrēstotētosG5544andκαὶkaiG2532forbearanceἀνοχῆςanochēsG463andκαὶkaiG2532longsufferingμακροθυμίαςmakrothumiasG3115; notknowingἀγνοῶνagnoōnG50thatὅτιhotiG3754thegoodnessχρηστὸνchrēstonG5543ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316leadethἄγει;ageiG71theeG4571toεἰςeisG1519repentanceμετάνοιάνmetanoianG3341?

5ButδὲdeG1161afterκατὰkataG2596thyG4675hardnessσκληρότητάsklērotētaG4643andκαὶkaiG2532impenitentἀμετανόητονametanoētonG279heartκαρδίανkardianG2588treasurestupθησαυρίζειςthēsaurizeisG2343tothyselfG4572wrathὀργὴνorgēnG3709inἐνenG1722thedayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250ofwrathὀργῆςorgēsG3709andκαὶkaiG2532revelationἀποκαλύψεωςapokalupseōsG602of the righteousjudgmentδικαιοκρισίαςdikaiokrisiasG1341ofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316;

6WhoὃςhosG3739willrenderἀποδώσειapodōseiG591to everymanἑκάστῳhekastōG1538accordingκατὰkataG2596tohisαὐτοῦ,autouG846deedsἔργαergaG2041:

7To them whobyμὲν καθ᾽men kath᾽G3303 G2596patientcontinuanceὑπομονὴνhupomonēnG5281inwellἀγαθοῦagathouG18doingἔργουergouG2041seekζητοῦσινzētousinG2212forgloryδόξανdoxanG1391andκαὶkaiG2532honourτιμὴνtimēnG5092andκαὶkaiG2532immortalityἀφθαρσίανaphtharsianG861,eternalαἰώνιον·aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222:

8ButδὲdeG1161to them that arecontentiousἐξ ἐριθείαςex eritheiasG1537 G2052,andκαὶkaiG2532do notobeyἀπειθοῦσινapeithousinG544 G3303thetruthἀληθείᾳ,alētheiaG225,butδὲdeG1161obeyπειθομένοιςpeithomenoisG3982unrighteousnessἀδικίᾳ,adikiaG93,indignationθυμός,thumosG2372andκαὶkaiG2532wrathὀργὴorgēG3709,

9TribulationθλῖψιςthlipsisG2347andκαὶkaiG2532anguishστενοχωρίαstenochōriaG4730,uponἐπὶepiG1909everyπᾶσανpasanG3956soulψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590ofmanἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444thatdoethκατεργαζομένουkatergazomenouG2716evilκακόν,kakonG2556, of theJewἸουδαίουIoudaiouG2453firstG4412,andτεteG5037alsoκαὶkaiG2532of theGentileἝλληνος·HellēnosG1672;

10Butδὲ καὶde kaiG1161 G2532gloryδόξαdoxaG1391,honourτιμὴtimēG5092,andκαὶkaiG2532peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515, to everymanπαντὶpantiG3956thatworkethἐργαζομένῳergazomenōG2038goodἀγαθόν,agathonG18, to theJewἸουδαίῳIoudaiōG2453firstG4412,andτεteG5037alsoκαὶkaiG2532to theGentileἝλληνι·HellēniG1672:

11ForγάρgarG1063thereisG2076noοὐouG3756respect ofpersonsπροσωπολημψίαprosōpolēmpsiaG4382withπαρὰparaG3844Godθεῷ.¶theōG2316.

12ForγὰρgarG1063as manyasὍσοιHosoiG3745havesinnedἥμαρτον,hēmartonG264withoutlawἀνόμωςanomōsG460shallG622alsoκαὶkaiG2532perishἀπολοῦνται·apolountaiG622withoutlawἀνόμωςanomōsG460:andκαὶkaiG2532as manyasὅσοιhosoiG3745havesinnedἥμαρτον,hēmartonG264inἐνenG1722thelawνόμῳnomōG3551shall bejudgedκριθήσονται·krithēsontaiG2919byδιὰdiaG1223thelawνόμουnomouG3551;

13(ForγὰρgarG1063notοὐouG3756thehearersἀκροαταὶakroataiG202of thelawνόμουnomouG3551arejustδίκαιοιdikaioiG1342beforeπαρὰparaG3844Godθεῷ,theōG2316,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235thedoersποιηταὶpoiētaiG4163of thelawνόμουnomouG3551shall bejustifiedδικαιωθήσονται.dikaiōthēsontaiG1344.

14ForγὰρgarG1063whenὅτανhotanG3752theGentilesἔθνηethnēG1484,whoG3588haveἔχονταechontaG2192notμὴmēG3361thelawνόμονnomonG3551,doποιῶσιν,poiōsinG4160bynatureφύσειphuseiG5449thethingsG3588contained in thelawνόμουnomouG3551,theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778,havingἔχοντεςechontesG2192notμὴmēG3361thelawνόμονnomonG3551,areG1526alawνόμος,nomosG3551tothemselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438:

15WhoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748showἐνδείκνυνταιendeiknuntaiG1731theworkἔργονergonG2041of thelawνόμουnomouG3551writtenγραπτὸνgraptonG1123inἐνenG1722theirαὐτῶνautōnG846heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588,theirαὐτῶνautōnG846conscienceσυνειδήσεωςsuneidēseōsG4893also bearingwitnessσυμμαρτυρούσηςsummarturousēsG4828,andκαὶkaiG2532theirthoughtsλογισμῶνlogismōnG3053the mean whileaccusingκατηγορούντωνkatēgorountōnG2723orἢēG2228elseκαὶkaiG2532excusingἀπολογουμένων,apologoumenōnG626oneanotherμεταξὺ ἀλλήλωνmetaxu allēlōnG3342 G240;)

16InἐνenG1722thedayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250whenὅτεhoteG3753GodθεὸςtheosG2316shalljudgeκρίνειkrineiG2919thesecretsκρυπτὰkruptaG2927ofmenἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444byδιὰdiaG1223JesusἸησοῦ.¶IēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547accordingκατὰkataG2596tomyG3450gospelεὐαγγέλιόνeuangelionG2098.

17ButifG2396,thouσὺsuG4771artcalledἐπονομάζῃeponomazēG2028aJewἸουδαῖοςIoudaiosG2453,andκαὶkaiG2532restestἐπαναπαύῃepanapauēG1879in thelawνόμῳnomōG3551,andκαὶkaiG2532makest thyboastκαυχᾶσαιkauchasaiG2744ofἐνenG1722GodθεῷtheōG2316,

18AndκαὶkaiG2532knowestγινώσκειςginōskeisG1097hiswillθέλημαthelēmaG2307,andκαὶkaiG2532approvestδοκιμάζειςdokimazeisG1381the things that are moreexcellentδιαφέρονταdiapherontaG1308, beinginstructedκατηχούμενοςkatēchoumenosG2727outofἐκekG1537thelawνόμου·nomouG3551;

19AndτεteG5037artconfidentπέποιθάςpepoithasG3982that thouthyselfG4572artεἶναιeinaiG1511aguideὁδηγὸνhodēgonG3595of theblindτυφλῶν,tuphlōnG5185, alightφῶςphōsG5457of them who areinἐνenG1722darknessσκότει,skoteiG4655,

20AninstructorπαιδευτὴνpaideutēnG3810of thefoolishἀφρόνων,aphronōnG878, ateacherδιδάσκαλονdidaskalonG1320ofbabesνηπίων,nēpiōnG3516, whohastἔχονταechontaG2192theformμόρφωσινmorphōsinG3446ofknowledgeγνώσεωςgnōseōsG1108andκαὶkaiG2532of thetruthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225inἐνenG1722thelawνόμῳ·nomōG3551.

21ThouthereforeοὖνounG3767whoG3588teachestδιδάσκωνdidaskōnG1321anotherἕτερονheteronG2087, teachestthouδιδάσκεις;didaskeisG1321notοὐouG3756thyselfG4572? thou thatpreachestκηρύσσωνkērussōnG2784a manshouldG2813notμὴmēG3361stealκλέπτεινklepteinG2813, dost thoustealκλέπτεις;klepteisG2813?

22Thou thatsayestλέγωνlegōnG3004a manshouldG3431notμὴmēG3361commitadulteryμοιχεύεινmoicheueinG3431, dost thou commitadulteryμοιχεύεις;moicheueisG3431? thou thatabhorrestβδελυσσόμενοςbdelussomenosG948idolsεἴδωλαeidōlaG1497, dost thou commitsacrilegeἱεροσυλεῖς;hi'erosuleisG2416?

23ThouὃςhosG3739that makest thyboastκαυχᾶσαι,kauchasaiG2744ofἐνenG1722thelawνόμῳnomōG3551,throughδιὰdiaG1223breakingπαραβάσεωςparabaseōsG3847thelawνόμουnomouG3551dishonourestthouἀτιμάζεις;atimazeisG818GodθεὸνtheonG2316?

24ForγὰρgarG1063thenameὄνομαonomaG3686ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316isblasphemedβλασφημεῖταιblasphēmeitaiG987amongἐνenG1722theGentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484throughδι᾽di᾽G1223youG5209,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531it iswrittenγέγραπται.¶gegraptaiG1125.

25ForγὰρgarG1063circumcisionΠεριτομὴPeritomēG4061verilyμὲνmenG3303profitethὠφελεῖōpheleiG5623,ifἐὰνeanG1437thoukeepestπράσσῃς·prassēsG4238thelawνόμονnomonG3551:butδὲdeG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437thouartG5600abreakerπαραβάτηςparabatēsG3848of thelawνόμουnomouG3551,thyG4675circumcisionπεριτομήperitomēG4061ismadeγέγονεν.gegonenG1096uncircumcisionἀκροβυστίαakrobustiaG203.

26ThereforeοὖνounG3767ifἐὰνeanG1437theuncircumcisionἀκροβυστίαakrobustiaG203keepethφυλάσσῃ,phulassēG5442therighteousnessδικαιώματαdikaiōmataG1345of thelawνόμουnomouG3551,shallG3049notG3780hisαὐτοῦautouG846uncircumcisionἀκροβυστίαakrobustiaG203becountedG3049forεἰςeisG1519circumcisionπεριτομὴνperitomēnG4061?

27AndκαὶkaiG2532shallnotG2919uncircumcisionἀκροβυστίαakrobustiaG203which isbyἐκekG1537natureφύσεωςphuseōsG5449, if itkeepethτελοῦσαtelousaG5055thelawνόμονnomonG3551,judgeκρινεῖkrineiG2919theeG4571, whobyδιὰdiaG1223theletterγράμματοςgrammatosG1121andκαὶkaiG2532circumcisionπεριτομῆςperitomēsG4061dosttransgressπαραβάτηνparabatēnG3848thelawνόμου.nomouG3551?

28ForγὰρgarG1063heisG2076notοὐouG3756aJewἸουδαῖόςIoudaiosG2453, who is oneoutwardlyἐν φανερῷen phanerōG1722 G5318;neitherοὐδὲoudeG3761is thatcircumcisionπεριτομή,peritomēG4061, which isoutwardἐν φανερῷen phanerōG1722 G5318inἐνenG1722thefleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561:

29Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235he is aJewἸουδαῖος,IoudaiosG2453, who is oneinwardlyἐν κρυπτῷen kruptōG1722 G2927;andκαὶkaiG2532circumcisionπεριτομὴperitomēG4061is that of theheartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,inἐνenG1722thespiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151, andnotοὐouG3756in theletterγράμματι,grammatiG1121;whoseοὗhouG3739praiseἔπαινοςepainosG1868isnotοὐκoukG3756fromἐξexG1537menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235fromἐκekG1537Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

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