Romans 2

1 Therefore inexcusable you are, O man everyone you who [are] judging; In that which for you judge the other, yourself you are condemning; for the same things you do who are judging.

So you have no reason, whoever you are, for judging: for in judging another you are judging yourself, for you do the same things.

2 We know however that the judgment of God is according to truth upon those such things practicing;

And we are conscious that God is a true judge against those who do such things.

3 Suppose you now this, O man you who [are] judging those such things practicing and doing them [yourself], that you yourself will escape the judgment of God?

But you who are judging another for doing what you do yourself, are you hoping that God's decision will not take effect against you?

4 Or the riches of the kindness of Him and the forbearance and the patience despise you not knowing that the kindness of God to repentance you leads?

Or is it nothing to you that God had pity on you, waiting and putting up with you for so long, not seeing that in his pity God's desire is to give you a change of heart?

5 Because of however the hardness of you and unrepentant heart you are treasuring up to yourself wrath in [the] day of wrath and revelation (and *O*) of justice of God,

But by your hard and unchanged heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of the revelation of God's judging in righteousness;

6 who will give to each according to the works of him,

Who will give to every man his right reward:

7 to those who indeed with endurance in work good glory and honor and immortality are seeking life eternal; (aiōnios g166)

To those who go on with good works in the hope of glory and honour and salvation from death, he will give eternal life: (aiōnios g166)

8 to those however of self-interest and disobeying (indeed *k*) the truth, being persuaded about however unrighteousness, wrath and anger

But to those who, from a love of competition, are not guided by what is true, will come the heat of his wrath,

9 tribulation and distress upon every soul of man which is working the evil, of Jew both first and also of Greek;

Trouble and sorrow on all whose works are evil, to the Jew first and then to the Greek;

10 glory however and honor and peace to everyone who is doing good, to Jew both first and to Greek;

But glory and honour and peace to all whose works are good, to the Jew first and then to the Greek:

11 Not for there is partiality with God.

For one man is not different from another before God.

12 As many as for without [the] Law have sinned, without [the] Law also will perish; and as many as in [the] Law have sinned, through [the] Law will be judged;

All those who have done wrong without the law will get destruction without the law: and those who have done wrong under the law will have their punishment by the law;

13 not for the hearers (*k*) of [the] law [are] righteous with God, but the doers (*k*) of [the] law will be justified.

For it is not the hearers of the law who will be judged as having righteousness before God, but only the doers:

14 When for Gentiles not the law having by nature the [things] of the law (they may do, *N(k)O*) these [the] Law not having to themselves are a law,

For when the Gentiles without the law have a natural desire to do the things in the law, they are a law to themselves;

15 who show the work of the law written in the hearts when they are bearing witness to them their conscience and between one another the thoughts accusing or also presenting a defense

Because the work of the law is seen in their hearts, their sense of right and wrong giving witness to it, while their minds are at one time judging them and at another giving them approval;

16 on day (when *NK(o)*) (judges *N(k)O*) God the secrets of men according to the gospel of mine through Christ Jesus.

In the day when God will be a judge of the secrets of men, as it says in the good news of which I am a preacher, through Jesus Christ.

17 (If *N(K)O*) (however *no*) you yourself a Jew are called and you rely on (the *k*) law and you boast in God

But as for you who have the name of Jew, and are resting on the law, and take pride in God,

18 and know the will and approve the [things] being superior being instructed out of the law;

And have knowledge of his desires, and are a judge of the things which are different, having the learning of the law,

19 you are confident then [that] you yourself a guide being of [the] blind, a light to those in darkness,

In the belief that you are a guide to the blind, a light to those in the dark,

20 an instructor of [the] foolish, a teacher of infants, having the embodiment of knowledge and of the truth in the law;

A teacher of the foolish, having in the law the form of knowledge and of what is true;

21 You who [are] then teaching another yourself not do you teach? You who [are] preaching not to steal do you steal?

You who give teaching to others, do you give it to yourself? you who say that a man may not take what is not his, do you take what is not yours?

22 You who [are] saying not to commit adultery do you commit adultery? You who [are] abhorring idols do you rob temples?

You who say that a man may not be untrue to his wife, are you true to yours? you who are a hater of images, do you do wrong to the house of God?

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

You who take pride in the law, are you doing wrong to the honour of God by behaviour which is against the law?

24 For the name of God through you is blasphemed among the Gentiles even as it has been written.

For the name of God is shamed among the Gentiles because of you, as it is said in the holy Writings.

25 Circumcision indeed for profits if [the] law you shall do; if however a transgressor of law you shall be, the circumcision of you uncircumcision has become.

It is true that circumcision is of use if you keep the law, but if you go against the law it is as if you had it not.

26 If therefore the uncircumcision the requirements of the law shall keep, (surely *N(k)O*) the uncircumcision of him for circumcision will be reckoned?

If those who have not circumcision keep the rules of the law, will it not be credited to them as circumcision?

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

And they, by their keeping of the law without circumcision, will be judges of you, by whom the law is broken though you have the letter of the law and circumcision.

28 Not for the [one] on the outward a Jew is, neither the [one] outwardly the outward in flesh [is] circumcision,

The true Jew is not one who is only so publicly, and circumcision is not that which may be seen in the flesh:

29 but he who [is] on the inward a Jew [is one], and circumcision [is] of heart in spirit not in letter, of whom the praise [is] not of men but of God.

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