Romans 2

1 Wherefore thou art without excuse, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest dost practise the same things.

Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, every one who judgest, for in that in which thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.

2 And we know that the judgment of God is according to truth against them that practise such things.

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

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

And thinkest thou this, O man, who judgest those that do such things, and practisest them [thyself], 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?

or despisest thou the riches of his goodness, and forbearance, and long-suffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads thee to repentance?

5 but after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up for thyself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;

but, according to 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 every man according to his works:

who shall render to each according to his works:

7 to them that by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honour and incorruption, eternal life: (aiōnios g166)

to them who, in patient continuance of good works, seek for glory and honour and incorruptibility, life eternal. (aiōnios g166)

8 but unto them that are factious, and obey not the truth, but obey unrighteousness, [shall be] wrath and indignation,

But to those that are contentious, and are disobedient to the truth, but obey unrighteousness, [there shall be] wrath and indignation,

9 tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that worketh evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Greek;

tribulation and distress, on every soul of man that works evil, both of Jew first, and of Greek;

10 but glory and honour and peace to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek:

but glory and honour and peace to every one that works good, both to Jew first and to Greek:

11 for there is no respect of persons with God.

for there is no acceptance of persons 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 have sinned without law shall perish also without law; and as many as have sinned under law shall be judged by law,

13 for not the hearers of a law are just before God, but the doers of a law shall be justified:

(for not the hearers of the law [are] just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.

14 for when Gentiles which have no law do by nature the things of the law, these, having no law, are a law unto themselves;

For when [those of the] nations, which have no law, practise by nature the things of the law, these, having no law, are a law to themselves;

15 in that they shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness therewith, and their thoughts one with another accusing or else excusing [them];

who shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts accusing or else excusing themselves between themselves; )

16 in the day when God shall judge the secrets of men, according to my gospel, by Jesus Christ.

in [the] day when God shall judge the secrets of men, according to my glad tidings, by Jesus Christ.

17 But if thou bearest the name of a Jew, and restest upon the law, and gloriest in God,

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

18 and knowest his will, and approvest the things that are excellent, being instructed out of the law,

and knowest the will, and discerningly approvest 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 that are in darkness,

and hast confidence that thou thyself art a leader of the blind, a light of those who [are] in darkness,

20 a corrector of the foolish, a teacher of babes, having in the law the form of knowledge and of the truth;

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

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

thou then that teachest another, dost thou not teach thyself? thou that preachest not to steal, dost thou steal?

22 thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou rob temples?

thou that sayest [man should] not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?

23 thou who gloriest in the law, through thy transgression of the law dishonourest thou God?

thou who boastest in law, dost thou by transgression of the law dishonour God?

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

For the name of God is blasphemed on your account among the nations, according as it is written.

25 For circumcision indeed profiteth, if thou be a doer of the law: but if thou be a transgressor of the law, thy circumcision is become uncircumcision.

For circumcision indeed profits if thou keep [the] law; but if thou be a law-transgressor, thy circumcision is become uncircumcision.

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

If therefore the uncircumcision keep the requirements of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be reckoned for circumcision,

27 and shall not the uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfill the law, judge thee, who with the letter and circumcision art a transgressor of the law?

and uncircumcision by nature, fulfilling the law, judge thee, who, with letter and circumcision, [art] a law-transgressor?

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

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

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