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.

Wherefore, inexcusable, thou art, O man, whoever judgest; for, wherein thou judgest some one else, thyself, thou dost condemn, —for, the very things, thou dost practise, who art judging:

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

We know, however, that, the sentence of God, is according to truth against them who, such things as these, do practise.

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 reckonest thou this, O man—who dost judge them who such things do practise, and yet art doing the same, that, thou, shalt escape the sentence 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, the riches of his kindness, and forbearance, and long-suffering, dost thou despise, —not knowing that, the kindness of God, unto repentance, is leading thee?

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 [thine] impenitent heart, art treasuring up for thyself anger, in a day of anger and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, —

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

Who will render unto each one according to his works: —

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

Unto them, on the one hand, who, by way of endurance in good work, are seeking, glory, honour and incorruption, life age-abiding, (aiōnios g166)

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

Unto them, on the other hand, who are of contention, and are not yielding unto the truth, but are yielding unto unrighteousness, anger and wrath,

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

tribulation and anguish—against every soul of man who worketh out what is base, 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—unto every one who worketh what is good, both unto Jew first and unto Greek:

11 for there is no respect of persons with God.

For there is no respect 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 without law sinned, without law, also shall perish, and, as many as within law sinned, through law, shall be judged;

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 law, are righteous with God, but, the doers of law, shall be declared righteous;

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, whensoever the nations which have not law, by nature, the things of the law, may be doing, the same, not having law, unto themselves, are a law, —

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, indeed, shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience therewith bearing witness, and, between one another, their reasonings accusing—or, even excusing, them: —

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

In the day on which God judgeth the secrets of men according to my glad-message through Christ Jesus.

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

If, however, thou, art taking the name of Jew, and resting thyself upon law, and boasting in God,

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

And art taking note of his will, and testing the things that differ—when receiving oral instruction 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,

Art persuaded, moreover, that, thou thyself, art—a guide of the blind, a light of them that 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;

A trainer of the simple, a teacher of babes, having the forming of knowledge and 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, therefore, that art teaching someone else, thyself, art thou not teaching? Thou that proclaimest—Do not steal! Art thou, stealing?

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

That sayest—Do not commit adultery! Art thou, committing adultery? That abhorrest sacrilege, Art thou, robbing temples?

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

That in law dost boast, Through the transgression of the law, art thou dishonouring 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, because of you, is defamed among the nations, —even 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, profiteth—if, law, thou be practising; but, if thou be a transgressor of law, thy circumcision, hath become, uncircumcision

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

If then, the uncircumcision, be guarding the righteous requirement of the law, shall not, his uncircumcision, as circumcision be reckoned?—

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 the uncircumcision by nature, completing the law, shall judge, thee, who, notwithstanding letter and circumcision, art a transgressor of law!

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

For, not he who is one in appearance, is a Jew, nor is, that which is such in appearance in flesh, circumcision;

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 who is one in secret, is a Jew, —and, [that is], circumcision, which is of the heart, in spirit, not in letter, —whose, praise, is not of men, but of God.