Romans 2:7

Romans 2:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
• New International Version (NIV)To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give eternal life.
• English Standard Version (ESV)to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life;
• New King James Version (NKJV)eternal life to those who by patient continuance in doing good seek for glory, honor, and immortality;

Context of Romans 2:7

5But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up to thyself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God; 6Who will render to every man according to his deeds: To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life: 8But to them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, 9Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;

Romans 2:7 word by word

τοῖς μὲν καθ᾽ ὑπομονὴν ἔργου ἀγαθοῦ δόξαν καὶ τιμὴν καὶ ἀφθαρσίαν ζητοῦσιν ζωὴν αἰώνιον·Read the interlinear

• byμένmen · on the other handG3303
• byκατάkata · according toG2596
• continuanceὑπομονήhupomonē · perseveranceG5281
• wellἀγαθόςagathos · goodG18
• doingἔργονergon · workG2041
• seekζητέωzēteō · to seekG2212
• gloryδόξαdoxa · gloryG1391
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• honourτιμήtimē · honorG5092
• immortalityἀφθαρσίαaphtharsia · incorruptibilityG861
• eternalαἰώνιοςaiōnios · eternalG166
• lifeζωήzōē · lifeG2222

Cross-references for Romans 2:7

• Romans 8:24For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?
• Job 17:9The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.
• Psalms 27:14Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thy heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
• Psalms 37:3Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
• Lamentations 3:25The LORD is good to them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
• Matthew 24:12And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall become cold.
• Luke 8:15But that on the good ground are they, who in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.
• John 6:66From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.
• 1 Corinthians 15:58Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
• Galatians 6:9And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
• 2 Timothy 4:7I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:
• Hebrews 6:12That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
• Hebrews 10:35Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.
• James 5:7Be patient therefore, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receiveth the early and the latter rain.
• Revelation 2:10Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful to death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
• Romans 8:18For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

Commentaries on Romans 2:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7To them, etc. - In this manner will God, in the great day, dispense punishments and rewards: 1. He will give eternal life to them who, in all the trials and difficulties of the present state, have persevered in well doing - seeking for and expecting glory, honor, and immortality.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7To them - Whoever they may be. Patient continuance - Who by perseverance in well doing, or in a good work. It means that they who so continue, or persevere, in good works as to evince that they are disposed to obey the Law of God. It does not mean those who perform one single act, but those who so live as to show that this is their character to obey God. It is the uniform doctrine of the Bible that none will be saved but those who persevere in a life of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7To those … doing good … He will give eternal life: Paul explains elsewhere that no one can receive eternal life except as God's gift through faith (3:20, 28; 4:1–8). Here, Paul may be speaking about Christians whose good actions come from faith and will be considered in God’s judgment. Or he may be pointing to God’s perfect standard of holiness, which shows that only complete perfection could bring acceptance before God. As Paul’s argument continues, he…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-107-10. To them who, &c.--The substance of these verses is that the final judgment will turn upon character alone. by patient continuance in well-doing, &c.--Compare Lu 8:15: "That on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience"; denoting the enduring and progressive character of the new life.Read the comment

Topics related to Romans 2:7

• Decision
• Gentiles
• God Continued...
• Immortality
• Judgment
• Life
• Patience
• Perseverance
• Righteous
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Eternal life
• Accuse
• Boast
• Continuance
• Doer
• Excuse
• Fall of man
• Forbearance
• Glory
• Resurrection of the dead

Commentaries on Romans 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings