Romans 2

1 Wherefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest. For wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself. For thou dost the same things which thou judgest.

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 For we know that the judgment of God is, according to truth, against them that do 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 thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them who do such things, and dost 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 patience, and longsuffering? Knowest thou not, that the benignity of God leadeth thee to penance?

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 according to thy hardness and impenitent heart, thou treasurest up to thyself wrath, against the day of wrath, and revelation of the just 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 indeed, who according to patience in good work, seek 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 to them that are contentious, and who obey not the truth, but give credit to iniquity, 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 one 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 whosoever have sinned without the law, shall perish without the law; and whosoever have sinned in the law, shall be judged by the 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 the law are just before God, but the doers of the 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 the Gentiles, who have not the law, do by nature those things that are of the law; these having not the law are a law to 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 Who shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness to them, and their thoughts between themselves accusing, or also defending one another,

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 by Jesus Christ, according to my gospel.

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

17 But if thou art called a Jew and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of 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 more profitable things, being instructed by the law,

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

19 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 An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of infants, having the form of knowledge and of truth in the law.

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 not thyself: thou that preachest that men should not steal, stealest:

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, men should not commit adultery, committest adultery: thou that abhorrest idols, committest sacrilege:

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

23 Thou that makest thy boast of the law, by transgression of the law dishonourest God.

That in law dost boast, Through the transgression of the law, art thou dishonouring God?

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

For the name of God, because of you, is defamed among the nations, —even as it is written.

25 Circumcision profiteth indeed, if thou keep the law; but if thou be a transgressor of the law, thy circumcision is made 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, then, the uncircumcised keep the justices of the law, shall not this uncircumcision be counted 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 that which by nature is uncircumcision, if it fulfill the law, judge thee, who by 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 it is not he is a Jew, who is so outwardly; nor is that circumcision which is outwardly 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, that is one inwardly; and the 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.