Romans 2

1 For which reason, you are without excuse, O man, whoever you are, that judge; for in that in which you judge another, you condemn yourself; for you who judge, practice the same things.

Therefore, thou art inexcusable, O man — every one who is judging — for in that in which thou dost judge the other, thyself thou dost condemn, for the same things thou dost practise who art judging,

2 But we know that the judgment of God against those who practice such things, is according to truth.

and we have known that the judgment of God is according to truth, upon those practising such things.

3 But do you, O man, who judge those that practice such things, and yet do the same, conclude that you will escape the judgment of God?

And dost thou think this, O man, who art judging those who such things are practising, and art doing them, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?

4 Or, do you despise the riches of his goodness, and his forbearance, and his long suffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?

or the riches of His goodness, and forbearance, and long-suffering, dost thou despise? — not knowing that the goodness of God doth lead thee to reformation!

5 But, according to your hard and impenitent heart, you treasure up to yourself wrath for a day of wrath, and of the revelation of the righteous judgment of God,

but, according to thy hardness and impenitent heart, thou dost treasure up to thyself wrath, in a day of wrath and of the revelation of the righteous judgment of God,

6 who will render to every man according to his works;

who shall render to each according to his works;

7 to those who, by patient continuance in good works, seek for glory and honor and incorruptibility, eternal life: (aiōnios g166)

to those, indeed, who in continuance of a good work, do seek glory, and honour, and incorruptibility — life age-during; (aiōnios g166)

8 but to those who are contentious, and obey not the truth, but obey unrighteousness, anger and wrath,

and to those contentious, and disobedient, indeed, to the truth, and obeying the unrighteousness — indignation and wrath,

9 affliction and distress, upon every soul of man that practices what is evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Greek:

tribulation and distress, upon every soul of man that is working the evil, both of Jew first, and of Greek;

10 but glory and honor and peace to every one that practices what is good, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek:

and glory, and honour, and peace, to every one who is working the good, both to Jew first, and to Greek.

11 for there is no respect of persons with God.

For there is no acceptance of faces with God,

12 For as many as have sinned without law, shall also perish without law; and as many as have sinned under law, shall be judged by law,

for as many as without law did sin, without law also shall perish, and as many as did sin in law, through law shall be judged,

13 in the day when God shall judge the secret works of men by Jesus Christ, according to my gospel.

for not the hearers of the law [are] righteous before God, but the doers of the law shall be declared righteous: —

14 For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.

For, when nations that have not a law, by nature may do the things of the law, these not having a law — to themselves are a law;

15 For when the Gentiles, who have not a law, do, by nature, the things of the law, these who have not a law, are a law to themselves,

who do shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also witnessing with them, and between one another the thoughts accusing or else defending,

16 who show that the work which the law requires, is written in their hearts, their conscience bearing testimony, and their reasonings with each other accusing, or making excuse.

in the day when God shall judge the secrets of men, according to my good news, through Jesus Christ.

17 But if you are named Jew, and rest in the law, and make your boast in God.

Lo, thou art named a Jew, and dost rest upon the law, and dost boast in God,

18 and know his will, and approve what is excellent, being instructed by the law:

and dost know the will, and dost approve the distinctions, being instructed out of the law,

19 if you are also confident that you yourself are a guide for the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,

and hast confidence that thou thyself art a leader of blind ones, a light of those in darkness,

20 an instructor of the simple, a teacher of the unlearned, because you have the form of true knowledge in the law;

an instructor of foolish ones, a teacher of babes, having the form of the knowledge and of the truth in the law.

21 you, then, who teach another, do you not teach yourself? You who preach that a man should not steal, do you steal?

Thou, then, who art teaching another, thyself dost thou not teach?

22 You who say that a man should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who detest idols, do you rob temples?

thou who art preaching not to steal, dost thou steal? thou who art saying not to commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou who art abhorring the idols, dost thou rob temples?

23 You who make your boast in the law, do you, by transgressing the law, dishonor God?

thou who in the law dost boast, through the transgression of the law God dost thou dishonour?

24 For the name of God is reviled among the Gentiles, on account of you, as it is written.

for the name of God because of you is evil spoken of among the nations, according as it hath been written.

25 Now, circumcision is indeed profitable, if you keep the law: but, if you transgress the law, your circumcision becomes uncircumcision.

For circumcision, indeed, doth profit, if law thou mayest practise, but if a transgressor of law thou mayest be, thy circumcision hath become uncircumcision.

26 If, then, he who is uncircumcised keeps the righteousness of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision?

If, therefore the uncircumcision the righteousness of the law may keep, shall not his uncircumcision for circumcision be reckoned?

27 And shall not he whose want of circumcision is owing to his birth, if he keeps the law, condemn you, who, by the literal circumcision, transgress the law?

and the uncircumcision, by nature, fulfilling the law, shall judge thee who, through letter and circumcision, [art] a transgressor of law.

28 For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is that circumcision which is outward in the flesh:

For he is not a Jew who is [so] outwardly, neither [is] circumcision that which is outward in 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.

but a Jew [is] he who is [so] inwardly, and circumcision [is] of the heart, in spirit, not in letter, of which the praise is not of men, but of God.