Romans 2
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Romans 2

1ThereforeG1352 thou artG1488 inexcusableG379, OG5599 manG444, whoeverG3956 thou art that judgestG2919: forG1063 inG1722 thatG3739 thou judgestG2919 anotherG2087, thou condemnestG2632 thyselfG4572; forG1063 thou that judgestG2919 doestG4238 the same thingsG846. 2ButG1161 we are sureG1492 thatG3754 the judgmentG2917 of GodG2316 isG2076 accordingG2596 to truthG225 againstG1909 them who commitG4238 such thingsG5108. 3AndG1161 thinkest thouG3049 thisG5124, OG5599 manG444, that judgestG2919 them who doG4238 such thingsG5108, andG2532 doestG4160 the sameG846, thatG3754 thouG4771 shalt escapeG1628 the judgmentG2917 of GodG2316? 4OrG2228 despisest thouG2706 the richesG4149 of hisG846 goodnessG5544 andG2532 forbearanceG463 andG2532 longsufferingG3115; not knowingG50 thatG3754 the goodnessG5543 of GodG2316 leadethG71 theeG4571 toG1519 repentanceG3341? 5ButG1161 afterG2596 thyG4675 hardnessG4643 andG2532 impenitentG279 heartG2588 treasurest upG2343 to thyselfG4572 wrathG3709 inG1722 the dayG2250 of wrathG3709 andG2532 revelationG602 of the righteous judgmentG1341 of GodG2316; 6WhoG3739 will renderG591 to every manG1538 accordingG2596 to hisG846 deedsG2041: 7To them who byG3303G2596 patient continuanceG5281 in wellG18 doingG2041 seekG2212 for gloryG1391 andG2532 honourG5092 andG2532 immortalityG861, eternalG166 lifeG2222: 8ButG1161 to them that are contentiousG1537G2052, andG2532 do not obeyG544G3303 the truthG225, butG1161 obeyG3982 unrighteousnessG93, indignationG2372 andG2532 wrathG3709, 9TribulationG2347 andG2532 anguishG4730, uponG1909 everyG3956 soulG5590 of manG444 that doethG2716 evilG2556, of the JewG2453 firstG4412, andG5037 alsoG2532 of the GentileG1672;1 10ButG1161G2532 gloryG1391, honourG5092, andG2532 peaceG1515, to every manG3956 that workethG2038 goodG18, to the JewG2453 firstG4412, andG5037 alsoG2532 to the GentileG1672:2 11ForG1063 there isG2076 noG3756 respect of personsG4382 withG3844 GodG2316. 12ForG1063 as many asG3745 have sinnedG264 without lawG460 shallG622 alsoG2532 perishG622 without lawG460: andG2532 as many asG3745 have sinnedG264 inG1722 the lawG3551 shall be judgedG2919 byG1223 the lawG3551; 13(ForG1063 notG3756 the hearersG202 of the lawG3551 are justG1342 beforeG3844 GodG2316, butG235 the doersG4163 of the lawG3551 shall be justifiedG1344. 14ForG1063 whenG3752 the GentilesG1484, whoG3588 haveG2192 notG3361 the lawG3551, doG4160 by natureG5449 the thingsG3588 contained in the lawG3551, theseG3778, havingG2192 notG3361 the lawG3551, areG1526 a lawG3551 to themselvesG1438: 15WhoG3748 showG1731 the workG2041 of the lawG3551 writtenG1123 inG1722 theirG846 heartsG2588, theirG846 conscienceG4893 also bearing witnessG4828, andG2532 their thoughtsG3053 the mean while accusingG2723 orG2228 elseG2532 excusingG626 one anotherG3342G240;)34 16InG1722 the dayG2250 whenG3753 GodG2316 shall judgeG2919 the secretsG2927 of menG444 byG1223 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 accordingG2596 to myG3450 gospelG2098.

17But ifG2396, thouG4771 art calledG2028 a JewG2453, andG2532 restestG1879 in the lawG3551, andG2532 makest thy boastG2744 ofG1722 GodG2316, 18AndG2532 knowestG1097 his willG2307, andG2532 approvestG1381 the things that are more excellentG1308, being instructedG2727 out ofG1537 the lawG3551;5 19AndG5037 art confidentG3982 that thou thyselfG4572 artG1511 a guideG3595 of the blindG5185, a lightG5457 of them who are inG1722 darknessG4655, 20An instructorG3810 of the foolishG878, a teacherG1320 of babesG3516, who hastG2192 the formG3446 of knowledgeG1108 andG2532 of the truthG225 inG1722 the lawG3551. 21Thou thereforeG3767 whoG3588 teachestG1321 anotherG2087, teachest thouG1321 notG3756 thyselfG4572? thou that preachestG2784 a man shouldG2813 notG3361 stealG2813, dost thou stealG2813? 22Thou that sayestG3004 a man shouldG3431 notG3361 commit adulteryG3431, dost thou commit adulteryG3431? thou that abhorrestG948 idolsG1497, dost thou commit sacrilegeG2416? 23ThouG3739 that makest thy boastG2744 ofG1722 the lawG3551, throughG1223 breakingG3847 the lawG3551 dishonourest thouG818 GodG2316? 24ForG1063 the nameG3686 of GodG2316 is blasphemedG987 amongG1722 the GentilesG1484 throughG1223 youG5209, asG2531 it is writtenG1125. 25ForG1063 circumcisionG4061 verilyG3303 profitethG5623, ifG1437 thou keepestG4238 the lawG3551: butG1161 ifG1437 thou artG5600 a breakerG3848 of the lawG3551, thyG4675 circumcisionG4061 is madeG1096 uncircumcisionG203. 26ThereforeG3767 ifG1437 the uncircumcisionG203 keepethG5442 the righteousnessG1345 of the lawG3551, shallG3049 notG3780 hisG846 uncircumcisionG203 be countedG3049 forG1519 circumcisionG4061? 27AndG2532 shall notG2919 uncircumcisionG203 which is byG1537 natureG5449, if it keepethG5055 the lawG3551, judgeG2919 theeG4571, who byG1223 the letterG1121 andG2532 circumcisionG4061 dost transgressG3848 the lawG3551? 28ForG1063 he isG2076 notG3756 a JewG2453, who is one outwardlyG1722G5318; neitherG3761 is that circumcisionG4061, which is outwardG1722G5318 inG1722 the fleshG4561: 29ButG235 he is a JewG2453, who is one inwardlyG1722G2927; andG2532 circumcisionG4061 is that of the heartG2588, inG1722 the spiritG4151, and notG3756 in the letterG1121; whoseG3739 praiseG1868 is notG3756 fromG1537 menG444, butG235 fromG1537 GodG2316.

Notes

  1. 1. Romans 2:9 Gentile: Gr. Greek ↩
  2. 2. Romans 2:10 Gentile: Gr. Greek ↩
  3. 3. Romans 2:15 their conscience...: or, the conscience witnessing with them ↩
  4. 4. Romans 2:15 the mean...: or, between themselves ↩
  5. 5. Romans 2:18 approvest...: or, triest the things that differ ↩

Commentaries on Romans 2

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