Romans
CHAPTER 2
1 Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art
that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for
thou that judgest doest the same things. 2 But we are sure that
the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such
things. 3 And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which
do 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 unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the
righteous judgment of God; 6 Who will render to every man according
to his deeds: 7 To them who by patient continuance in well doing
seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life: 8 But
unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey
unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, 9 Tribulation and anguish,
upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the
Gentilea;
10 But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good,
to the Jew first, and also to the Gentileb: 11 For
there is no respect of persons with God. 12 For as many as have
sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in
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 the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things
contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves: 15
Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their consciencec
also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else
excusing one another;) 16 In the day when God shall judge the
secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.
17 Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and
makest thy boast of God, 18 And knowest his will, and
approvestd
the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law; 19
And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them
which are in darkness, 20 An instructor of the foolish, a teacher
of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law. 21
Thou therefore which 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 commit sacrilege? 23 Thou that makest
thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God? 24
For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is
written. 25 For circumcision verily profiteth, if thou keep the
law: but if thou be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made
uncircumcision. 26 Therefore if the uncircumcision keep the
righteousness of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for
circumcision? 27 And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature,
if it fulfil the law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision dost
transgress the law? 28 For he is not a Jew, which is one
outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:
29 But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is
that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise
is not of men, but of God.
The
Holy Bible : King James Version. 1995. Oak Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems,
Inc.
a
Gentile: Gr. Greek
b
Gentile: Gr. Greek
c
their conscience...: or, the conscience witnessing with them
d
approvest...: or, triest the things that differ
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