Romans 2

¹Wherefore 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.

²But we know that the judgment of God is according to truth against those who practise such things.

³And 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?

⁴Or dost thou despise the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God is leading thee to repentance?

⁵But 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,

⁶who will render to every one according to his works;

⁷everlasting life to those who by patient continuance in well-doing seek for glory, and honor, and incorruption;

⁸but to those who are contentious, and disobedient to the truth; but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and indignation.

⁹Tribulation and distress will be upon every soul of man whose works are evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Greek;

¹⁰but glory, honor, and peace, to every one whoso works are good, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

¹¹For there is no respect of persons with God.

¹²For 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,

¹³for it is not the hearers of a law who are righteous before God, but the doers of a law will be accounted righteous; —

¹⁴for 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;

¹⁵since 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; —

¹⁶in the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ, according to the gospel which I have preached.

¹⁷But if thou art called a Jew, and restest on the Law, and makest thy boast of God,

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

¹⁹and art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,

²⁰an instructor of those who lack wisdom, a teacher of babes, having the form of knowledge and of the truth in the Law,—

²¹dost thou then who teachest another, not teach thyself? Thou who proclaimest that others should not steal, dost thou steal?

²²Dost thou who forbiddest to commit adultery, thyself commit adultery? Thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou rob temples?

²³Dost thou who boastest of the Law, dishonor God by breaking the Law?

²⁴For, as it is written, "the name of God is on your account blasphemed among the gentiles."

²⁵For 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.

²⁶If then he who is uncircumcised keep the precepts of the Law, shall not he though uncircumcised be regarded as circumcised?

²⁷Yea, 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.

²⁸For he is not a Jew, who is one outwardly, nor is that circumcision, which is outward, in the flesh;

²⁹but 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.

Romans 2

¹Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.

²But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things.

³And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?

⁴Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?

⁵But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;

⁶Who will render to every man according to his deeds:

⁷To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:

⁸But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,

⁹Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;

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

¹¹For there is no respect of persons with God.

¹²For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law;

¹³(For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.

¹⁴For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:

¹⁵Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)

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

¹⁷Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God,

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

¹⁹And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness,

²⁰An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.

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

²²Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?

²³Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God?

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

²⁵For circumcision verily profiteth, if thou keep the law: but if thou be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision.

²⁶Therefore if the uncircumcision keep the righteousness of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision?

²⁷And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfil the law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision dost transgress the law?

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

²⁹But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.