Romans 2

1 Therefore you are without excuse, you person, you who judge, for what you judge in another you condemn in yourself. For you who judge practice the same things.

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,

2 But we know that God's judgment is according to truth when it falls on those who practice such things.

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

3 But consider this, you person, you who judge those who practice such things although you do the same things. Will you escape from the judgment of God?

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?

4 Or do you think so little of the riches of his goodness, his delayed punishment, and his patience? Do you not know that his goodness is meant to lead you to repentance?

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?

5 But it is to the extent of your hardness and unrepentant heart that you are storing up for yourself wrath on the day of wrath, that is, the day of the revelation of God's righteous judgment.

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,

6 He will pay back to every person according to his actions:

who will render to each according to his works;

7 to those who according to consistent, good actions have sought praise, honor, and incorruptibility, he will give eternal life. (aiōnios g166)

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

8 But to those who are self-seeking, who disobey the truth but obey unrighteousness, wrath and fierce anger will come.

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

9 God will bring tribulation and distress on every human soul that has practiced evil, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

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

10 But praise, honor, and peace will come to everyone who practices good, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

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

11 For there is no favoritism with God.

For there is no favor by appearance with God,

12 For as many as have sinned without the law will also perish without the law, and as many as have sinned with respect to the law will be judged by the law.

for as many as sinned without law, will also perish without law, and as many as sinned in law, through law will be judged,

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

for not the hearers of the Law [are] righteous before God, but the doers of the Law will be declared righteous.

14 For when Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature the things of the law, they are a law to themselves, although they do not have the law.

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,

15 By this they show that the actions required by the law are written in their hearts. Their conscience also bears witness to them, and their own thoughts either accuse or defend them to themselves

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,

16 and also to God. That will happen on the day when God will judge the secrets of all people, according to my gospel, through Jesus Christ.

in the day when God will judge the secrets of men, according to my good news, through Jesus Christ.

17 But if you call yourself a Jew and rest upon the law and boast in God,

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

18 and know his will and approve of what is excellent because you have been instructed from the law;

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

19 and if you are convinced that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,

and have confidence that you yourself are a leader of blind ones, a light of those in darkness,

20 a corrector of the foolish, a teacher of little children, and that you have in the law the form of knowledge and of the truth, then how does this affect the way you live your life?

a corrector of foolish ones, a teacher of babies, having the form of the knowledge and of the truth in the Law.

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

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

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

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?

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

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

24 For “the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you,” just as it has been written.

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

25 For circumcision indeed benefits you if you obey the law, but if you break the law, your circumcision becomes uncircumcision.

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

26 If, then, the uncircumcised person keeps the requirements of the law, will not his uncircumcision be considered as circumcision?

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

27 And will not the one who is naturally uncircumcised condemn you if he keeps the law? This is because you have the written law and circumcision, yet you break the law!

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

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

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

29 But he is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is that of the heart, in the Spirit, not in the letter. The praise of such a person comes not from people but from God.

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.