Romans 2

1 Therefore you are without excuse, everyone of you who passes judgment. For in that which you judge another, you condemn yourself. For you who judge practice the same things.

Wherefore thou art without excuse, O man that judgest, whoever thou art. For wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.

2 Now we know that the judgment of God is in accordance with truth against those who practice such things.

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

3 And do you think this, you who judge those who practice such things, and do the same, that you will escape the judgment of God?

And dost thou suppose, O man, who art judging those who do such things, and art thyself doing the same, that thou wilt escape the judgment of God?

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

Or dost thou despise the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God is leading thee to repentance?

5 But according to your hardness and unrepentant heart you are storing up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;

But according to thy hardness and impenitent heart, thou art treasuring up for thyself wrath against the day of wrath and of the manifestation of the righteous judgment of God,

6 who "will pay back to everyone according to their works:"

who will render to every one according to his works;

7 to those who by perseverance in good works seek glory and honor and immortality -- everlasting life. (aiōnios g166)

everlasting life to those who by patient continuance in well-doing seek for glory, and honor, and incorruption; (aiōnios g166)

8 But to those who are self-seeking, and do not obey the truth, but obey wickedness -- wrath and anger,

but to those who are contentious, and disobedient to the truth; but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and indignation.

9 affliction and distress, on every human being who does evil, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

Tribulation and distress will be upon every soul of man whose works are evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Greek;

10 But glory, honor, and peace for everyone who does good, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

but glory, honor, and peace, to every one whoso works are good, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

11 For there is no partiality with God.

For there is no respect of persons with God.

12 For as many as have sinned without the law will also perish without the law. As many as have sinned under the law will be judged by the law.

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

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

for it is not the hearers of a law who are righteous before God, but the doers of a law will be accounted righteous; —

14 For when the non-Jews who do not have the law do by nature the things of the law, these, not having the law, are a law to themselves,

for when the gentiles, who have no law, do by nature what is required by the Law, these, having no law, are a law to themselves;

15 since they show the work of the law written on their hearts, their conscience bearing witness, and their thoughts either accusing or defending them,

since they show that what the Law requireth is written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness, and their thoughts in turn accusing or defending them; —

16 in the day when God will judge the secrets of people, according to my Good News, by Christ Jesus.

in the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ, according to the gospel which I have preached.

17 But if you call yourself a Jew, and rely on the law, and boast in God,

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

18 and know his will, and approve the things that are excellent, 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 are confident that you yourself are a guide of the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,

and art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,

20 a corrector of the foolish, a teacher of children, having in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth.

an instructor of those who lack wisdom, a teacher of babes, having the form of knowledge and of the truth in the Law, —

21 You therefore who teach another, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal?

dost thou then who teachest another, not teach thyself? Thou who proclaimest that others should not steal, dost thou steal?

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

Dost thou who forbiddest to commit adultery, thyself commit adultery? Thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou rob temples?

23 You who boast in the law, do you, by disobeying the law, dishonor God?

Dost thou who boastest of the Law, dishonor God by breaking the Law?

24 For because of you the name of God is blasphemed among the nations, just as it is written.

For, as it is written, “the name of God is on your account blasphemed among the gentiles.”

25 For circumcision indeed profits, if you are a doer of the law, but if you are a transgressor of the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.

For circumcision is indeed a benefit to thee, if thou keep the Law; but if thou art a breaker of the Law, thy circumcision hath become uncircumcision.

26 If therefore the uncircumcised keep the requirements of the law, won't his uncircumcision be counted as circumcision?

If then he who is uncircumcised keep the precepts of the Law, shall not he though uncircumcised be regarded as circumcised?

27 Won't the uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfills the law, judge you, who with the letter and circumcision are a transgressor of the law?

Yea, those who are by nature uncircumcised, if they perform the law, will judge thee, who having a written Law and circumcision, art a breaker of the Law.

28 For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, neither is that circumcision which is outward in the flesh;

For he is not a Jew, who is one outwardly, nor 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, by the Spirit, not in the letter; whose praise is not from people, but from God.

but he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is of the heart, spiritual, not literal, whose praise is not of men, but of God.