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,

Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whoever thou art that judgest: for in that thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.

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

But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them who commit such things.

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?

And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them who do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?

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 despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to 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,

But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up to thyself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;

6 who will render to each according to his works;

Who will render to every man according to his deeds:

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

To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life: (aiōnios g166)

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

But to them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation 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 soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;

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

But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:

11 For there is no favor by appearance with God,

For there is no respect of persons 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 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] righteous before God, but the doers of the Law will be declared righteous.

( For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall 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,

For when the Gentiles, who have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the 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 thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another; )

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 shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.

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

But if, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God,

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

And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, 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,

And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them who are 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 babes, who hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.

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

Thou therefore who teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou 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?

Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?

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

Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God?

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

For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written.

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

For circumcision verily profiteth, if thou keepest the law: but if thou art a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision.

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

Therefore if the uncircumcision keepeth the righteousness of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision?

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

And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it keepeth the law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision dost transgress the law?

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

For he is not a Jew, who is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is 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 that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not from men, but from God.