Romans 2 — LSV
2Verse 1Therefore, 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,Verse 2and we have known that the judgment of God is according to truth, on those practicing such things.Verse 3And 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?Verse 4Or the riches of His goodness, and forbearance, and long-suffering, do you despise, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to conversion?Verse 5But 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,Verse 6who will render to each according to his works;Verse 7to those, indeed, who in continuance of a good work, seek glory, and honor, and incorruptibility—continuous life;Verse 8and to those contentious, and disobedient, indeed, to the truth, and obeying the unrighteousness—indignation and wrath,Verse 9tribulation and distress, on every soul of man that is working the evil, both of Jew first, and of Greek;Verse 10and glory, and honor, and peace, to everyone who is working the good, both to Jew first, and to Greek.Verse 11For there is no favor by appearance with God,Verse 12for as many as sinned without law, will also perish without law, and as many as sinned in law, through law will be judged,Verse 13for not the hearers of the Law [are] righteous before God, but the doers of the Law will be declared righteous.Verse 14For 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,Verse 15who 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,Verse 16in the day when God will judge the secrets of men, according to my good news, through Jesus Christ.Verse 17Behold, you are named a Jew, and rest on the Law, and boast in God,Verse 18and know the will, and approve the distinctions, being instructed out of the Law,Verse 19and have confidence that you yourself are a leader of blind ones, a light of those in darkness,Verse 20a corrector of foolish ones, a teacher of babies, having the form of the knowledge and of the truth in the Law.Verse 21You, then, who are teaching another, do you not teach yourself?Verse 22You 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?Verse 23You who boast in the Law, through the transgression of the Law do you dishonor God?Verse 24For evil is spoken of the Name of God among the nations because of you, according as it has been written.Verse 25For circumcision, indeed, profits, if you may practice law, but if you may be a transgressor of law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.Verse 26If, therefore, the uncircumcision may keep the righteousness of the Law, will not his uncircumcision be reckoned for circumcision?Verse 27And the uncircumcision, by nature, fulfilling the Law, will judge you who, through letter and circumcision, [are] a transgressor of law.Verse 28For he is not a Jew who is [so] outwardly, neither [is] circumcision that which is outward in flesh;Verse 29but 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.