Romans 2

1 Therefore, you are inexcusable, O man—everyone who is judging—for in that in which you judge the other, yourself you condemn, for the same things you practice who are judging,

Now then, you there, whoever you are who judges someone else for things you practice yourself—you condemn yourself and are inexcusable.

2 and we have known that the judgment of God is according to truth, on those practicing such things.

Further, we know that God's judgment against those who practice such things is according to truth.

3 And do you think this, O man, who are judging those who such things are practicing, and are doing them, that you will escape the judgment of God?

So then, you there, you who judge those who practice such things while doing the same, do you really imagine that you will escape God's judgment?

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

Or do you scorn the riches of His kindness, tolerance and longsuffering, not recognizing that the goodness of God is leading you toward repentance?

5 But according to your hardness and impenitent heart, you treasure up wrath to yourself in [the] day of wrath and of the revelation of the righteous judgment of God,

Rather, due to your hardness and unrepentant heart, you are treasuring up wrath for yourself in the day of God's wrath and revelation and righteous judgment,

6 who will render to each according to his works;

who will repay each one according to his works:

7 to those, indeed, who in continuance of a good work, seek glory, and honor, and incorruptibility—continuous life; (aiōnios g166)

to those who seek for glory, honor and incorruption, by persevering in doing good—eternal life; (aiōnios g166)

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

but to those who, due to self-seeking, are actually disobeying the truth (while obeying the unrighteousness)—fury and wrath,

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

tribulation and anguish, upon every human soul who works at the evil, whether Jew (first) or Greek;

10 and glory, and honor, and peace, to everyone who is working the good, both to Jew first, and to Greek.

but glory, honor and peace to everyone who works the good, whether Jew (first) or Greek.

11 For there is no favor by appearance with God,

Now there is no favoritism with God.

12 for as many as sinned without law, will also perish without law, and as many as sinned in law, through law will be judged,

For as many as have sinned without law will also perish without law; while as many as have sinned with law will be judged by law.

13 for not the hearers of the Law [are] righteous before God, but the doers of the Law will be declared righteous.

For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law will be justified

14 For when nations that have no law, by nature may do the things of the Law, these not having a law—to themselves are a law,

(indeed, whenever the ethnic nations that do not have law do by nature the things of the law, these, although not having law, are a law to themselves;

15 who show 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,

who show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their reasonings among themselves accusing or even excusing)

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

in the day when God, according to my Gospel, will judge people's secrets by Jesus Christ.

17 Behold, you are named a Jew, and rest on the Law, and boast in God,

Look, you declare yourself a Jew, and rest on the Law, and boast in God,

18 and know the will, and approve the distinctions, being instructed out of the Law,

and know the Will, and approve the superior things, being instructed out of the Law.

19 and have confidence that you yourself are a leader of blind ones, a light of those in darkness,

Further, you are confident that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those in darkness,

20 a corrector of foolish ones, a teacher of babies, having the form of the knowledge and of the truth in the Law.

an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of the immature, having in the Law the embodiment of knowledge and truth.

21 You, then, who are teaching another, do you not teach yourself?

You then, who teach another, do you not teach yourself? You who preach not to steal, do you steal?

22 You who are preaching not to steal, do you steal? You who are saying not to commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who are abhorring the idols, do you rob temples?

You who say not to commit adultery, do you adulterate? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples?

23 You who boast in the Law, through the transgression of the Law do you dishonor God?

You who boast in the Law, do you dishonor God through the transgression of the Law?

24 For evil is spoken of the Name of God among the nations because of you, according as it has been written.

For, just as it is written: “The name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.”

25 For circumcision, indeed, profits, if you may practice law, but if you may be a transgressor of law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.

Now circumcision does have value if you keep the Law, but if you are a transgressor of the Law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.

26 If, therefore, the uncircumcision may keep the righteousness of the Law, will not his uncircumcision be reckoned for circumcision?

So if the uncircumcised keeps the righteous requirements of the Law, will not his uncircumcision be counted as circumcision?

27 And the uncircumcision, by nature, fulfilling the Law, will judge you who, through letter and circumcision, [are] a transgressor of law.

And will not the physically uncircumcised who fulfills the law judge you, complete with written code and circumcision, who are a transgressor of the Law?

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

Because a person is not a [true] Jew who is only one outwardly, nor is [true] circumcision something outward in the flesh;

29 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.

but he is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is of the heart—in spirit, not letter—whose praise is not from men but from God.