Romans 2

1 Wherefore thou art without excuse, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judges another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest dost practise the same things.2 And we know that the judgment of God is according to truth against them that practise such things.3 And reckonest thou this, O man, who judgest them that practise such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?5 but after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up for thyself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;6 who will render to every man according to his works:7 to them that by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and incorruption, eternal life:8 but unto them that are factious, and obey not the truth, but obey unrighteousness, shall be wrath and indignation,9 tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that worketh evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Greek;10 but glory and honor and peace to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek:11 for there is no respect of persons with God.12 For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without the law: and as many as have sinned under the law shall be judged by the law;13 for not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified:14 (for when Gentiles that have not the law do by nature the things of the law, these, not having the law, are the law unto themselves;15 in that they show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness therewith, and their thoughts one with another accusing or else excusing them);16 in the day when God shall judge the secrets of men, according to my gospel, by Jesus Christ.17 But if thou bearest the name of a Jew, and restest upon the law, and gloriest in God,18 and knowest his will, and approvest the things that are excellent, being instructed out of the law,19 and art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them that are in darkness,20 a corrector of the foolish, a teacher of babes, having in the law the form of knowledge and of the truth;21 thou therefore that teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?22 thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou rob temples?23 thou who gloriest in the law, through thy transgression of the law dishonorest thou God?24 For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you, even as it is written.25 For circumcision indeed profiteth, if thou be a doer of the law: but if thou be a transgressor of the law, thy circumcision is become uncircumcision.26 If therefore the uncircumcision keep the ordinances of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be reckoned for circumcision?27 and shall not the uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfil the law, judge thee, who with the letter and circumcision art a transgressor of the law?28 For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision which is outward in the flesh:29 but he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.

Romans 2

The Condemnation of the Moralist

1 s Thereforet you are without excuse,t whoever you are,t when you judge someone else.t For on whatever groundst you judge another, you condemn yourself, because you who judge practice the same things.2 Now we know that God’s judgment is in accordance with trutht against those who practice such things.3 And do you think,t whoever you are, when you judget those who practice such things and yet do them yourself,t that you will escape God’s judgment?4 Or do you have contempt for the wealth of his kindness, forbearance, and patience, and yet do not knowt that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?5 But because of your stubbornnesst and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath for yourselves in the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment is revealed!t6 Hetwill rewardteach one according to his works:s7 eternal life to those who by perseverance in good works seek glory and honor and immortality,8 butt wrath and anger to those who live in selfish ambitiont and do not obey the truth but followt unrighteousness.9 There will bet affliction and distress on everyonet who does evil, on the Jew first and also the Greek,s10 butt glory and honor and peace for everyone who does good, for the Jew first and also the Greek.11 For there is no partiality with God.12 For all who have sinned apart from the laws will also perish apart from the law, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the law.13 For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous before God, but those who do the law will be declared righteous.t14 For whenever the Gentiles,s who do not have the law, do by naturet the things required by the law,t these who do not have the law are a law to themselves.15 Theyt show that the work of the law is writtent in their hearts, as their conscience bears witness and their conflicting thoughts accuse or else defendt them,t

16 on the day when God will judget the secrets of human hearts,t according to my gospels through Christ Jesus.

The Condemnation of the Jew

17 But if you call yourself a Jew and rely on the laws and boast of your relationship to Godt18 and know his willt and approve the superior things because you receive instruction from the law,t19 and if you are convincedt that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,20 an educator of the senseless, a teacher of little children, because you have in the law the essential features of knowledge and of the truth –21 thereforet you who teach someone else, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal?22 You who tell others not to commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhort idols, do you rob temples?23 You who boast in the law dishonor God by transgressing the law!

24 For just as it is written, “the name of God is being blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.”s
25 For circumcisions has its value if you practice the law, butt if you break the law,t your circumcision has become uncircumcision.26 Therefore if the uncircumcised man obeyst the righteous requirements of the law, will not his uncircumcision be regarded as circumcision?27 And will not the physically uncircumcised mant who keeps the law judge you who, despitet the written codet and circumcision, transgress the law?28 For a person is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision something that is outward in the flesh,

29 but someone is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is of the hearts by the Spiritt and not by the written code.t This person’st praise is not from people but from God.