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Romans 2 - New American Standard Bible (NASB)

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The Impartiality of God

2 Therefore you have (A)no excuse, [a]you foolish person, (B)everyone of you who passes judgment; for [b]in that matter in which (C)you judge someone else, you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things. 2 And we know that the judgment of God [c]rightly falls upon those who practice such things. 3 But do you suppose this, [d](D)you foolish person who passes judgment on those who practice such things, and yet does them as well, that you will escape the judgment of God? 4 Or do you think lightly of (E)the riches of His (F)kindness and [e](G)restraint and (H)patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance? 5 But [f]because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart (I)you are storing up wrath for yourself (J)on the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, 6 (K)who will repay each person according to his deeds: 7 to those who by (L)perseverance in doing good seek (M)glory, honor, and (N)immortality, He will give (O)eternal life; 8 but to those who are (P)self-serving and (Q)do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, He will give wrath and indignation. 9 There will be (R)tribulation and distress [g]for every soul of mankind who does evil, [h]for the Jew (S)first and also [i]for the Greek, 10 but (T)glory, honor, and peace to everyone who does what is good, to the Jew (U)first and also to the Greek. 11 For (V)there is no partiality with God.

12 For all who have sinned [j](W)without the Law will also perish [k]without the Law, and all who have sinned [l]under the Law will be judged [m]by the Law; 13 for it is (X)not the hearers [n]of the Law who are [o]righteous before God, but the doers [p]of the Law who will be justified. 14 For when Gentiles who do not have [q]the Law [r](Y)instinctively perform the requirements of the Law, these, though not having [s]the Law, are a law to themselves, 15 in that they show (Z)the work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience testifying and their thoughts alternately accusing or else defending them, 16 on the day when, (AA)according to my gospel, (AB)God will judge the secrets of mankind through Christ Jesus.

The Jews under the Law

17 But if you call yourself a [t]Jew and (AC)rely [u]upon the Law and boast in God, 18 and know His will and [v](AD)distinguish the things that matter, being instructed from the Law, 19 and are confident that you yourself are a guide to people who are blind, a light to those in darkness, 20 a [w]corrector of the foolish, a teacher of [x]the immature, possessing in the Law (AE)the embodiment of knowledge and of the truth— 21 you, therefore, (AF)who teach someone else, do you not teach yourself? You who [y]preach that one is not to steal, do you steal? 22 You who say that one is not to commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who loathe idols, do you (AG)rob temples? 23 You who (AH)boast [z]in the Law, through your breaking the Law, do you dishonor God? 24 For “(AI)the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles (AJ)because of you,” just as it is written.

25 For indeed circumcision is of value if you (AK)practice [aa]the Law; but if you are a violator [ab]of the Law, (AL)your circumcision has turned into uncircumcision. 26 (AM)So if (AN)the [ac]uncircumcised man (AO)keeps the requirements of the Law, will his uncircumcision not be regarded as circumcision? 27 And (AP)he who is physically uncircumcised, if he keeps the Law, will he not (AQ)judge you who [ad]though having the letter of the Law and circumcision are a violator [ae]of the Law? 28 For (AR)he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh. 29 But (AS)he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and (AT)circumcision is of the heart, by the (AU)Spirit, not by the letter; (AV)and his praise is not from people, but from God.

Footnotes

  1. Romans 2:1 Lit O
  2. Romans 2:1 Or when you judge
  3. Romans 2:2 Lit is according to truth against
  4. Romans 2:3 Lit O
  5. Romans 2:4 I.e., from inflicting punishment
  6. Romans 2:5 Or in accordance with
  7. Romans 2:9 Lit upon
  8. Romans 2:9 Lit of the
  9. Romans 2:9 Lit of the
  10. Romans 2:12 Or without law
  11. Romans 2:12 Or without law
  12. Romans 2:12 Or under law
  13. Romans 2:12 Or by law
  14. Romans 2:13 Or of law
  15. Romans 2:13 Or just
  16. Romans 2:13 Or of law
  17. Romans 2:14 Or law
  18. Romans 2:14 Lit by nature
  19. Romans 2:14 Or law
  20. Romans 2:17 Or Judean
  21. Romans 2:17 Or upon law
  22. Romans 2:18 Or approve
  23. Romans 2:20 Or instructor
  24. Romans 2:20 Lit infants
  25. Romans 2:21 Or proclaim
  26. Romans 2:23 Or in law
  27. Romans 2:25 Or law
  28. Romans 2:25 Or of law
  29. Romans 2:26 Lit uncircumcision
  30. Romans 2:27 Lit through the letter
  31. Romans 2:27 Or of law

Cross references

  1. Romans 2:1 : Rom 1:20
  2. Romans 2:1 : Luke 12:14; Rom 2:3; 9:20
  3. Romans 2:1 : 2 Sam 12:5-7; Matt 7:1; Luke 6:37; Rom 14:22
  4. Romans 2:3 : Luke 12:14; Rom 2:1; 9:20
  5. Romans 2:4 : Rom 9:23; 11:33; 2 Cor 8:2; Eph 1:7, 18; 2:7; Phil 4:19; Col 1:27; 2:2; Titus 3:6
  6. Romans 2:4 : Rom 11:22
  7. Romans 2:4 : Rom 3:25
  8. Romans 2:4 : Ex 34:6; Rom 9:22; 1 Tim 1:16; 1 Pet 3:20; 2 Pet 3:9, 15
  9. Romans 2:5 : Deut 32:34f; Prov 1:18
  10. Romans 2:5 : Ps 110:5; Isa 13:13; 2 Cor 5:10; 2 Thess 1:5; Jude 6
  11. Romans 2:6 : Ps 62:12; Prov 24:12; Matt 16:27
  12. Romans 2:7 : Luke 8:15; Heb 10:36
  13. Romans 2:7 : Rom 2:10; Heb 2:7; 1 Pet 1:7
  14. Romans 2:7 : 1 Cor 15:42, 50, 53f; Eph 6:24; 2 Tim 1:10
  15. Romans 2:7 : Matt 25:46
  16. Romans 2:8 : 2 Cor 12:20; Gal 5:20; Phil 1:17; 2:3; James 3:14, 16
  17. Romans 2:8 : 2 Thess 2:12
  18. Romans 2:9 : Rom 8:35
  19. Romans 2:9 : Acts 3:26; Rom 1:16; 1 Pet 4:17
  20. Romans 2:10 : Rom 2:7; Heb 2:7; 1 Pet 1:7
  21. Romans 2:10 : Rom 2:9
  22. Romans 2:11 : Deut 10:17; Acts 10:34
  23. Romans 2:12 : Acts 2:23; 1 Cor 9:21
  24. Romans 2:13 : Matt 7:21, 24ff; John 13:17; James 1:22f, 25
  25. Romans 2:14 : Acts 10:35; Rom 1:19; 2:15
  26. Romans 2:15 : Rom 2:14, 27
  27. Romans 2:16 : Rom 16:25; 1 Cor 15:1; Gal 1:11; 1 Tim 1:11; 2 Tim 2:8
  28. Romans 2:16 : Acts 10:42; 17:31; Rom 3:6; 14:10
  29. Romans 2:17 : Mic 3:11; John 5:45; Rom 2:23; 9:4
  30. Romans 2:18 : Phil 1:10
  31. Romans 2:20 : Rom 3:31; 2 Tim 1:13
  32. Romans 2:21 : Matt 23:3ff
  33. Romans 2:22 : Acts 19:37
  34. Romans 2:23 : Mic 3:11; John 5:45; Rom 2:17; 9:4
  35. Romans 2:24 : Is 52:5; Ezek 36:20ff
  36. Romans 2:24 : 2 Pet 2:2
  37. Romans 2:25 : Rom 2:13f, 27
  38. Romans 2:25 : Jer 4:4; 9:25f
  39. Romans 2:26 : 1 Cor 7:19
  40. Romans 2:26 : Rom 3:30; Eph 2:11
  41. Romans 2:26 : Rom 2:25, 27; 8:4
  42. Romans 2:27 : Rom 3:30; Eph 2:11
  43. Romans 2:27 : Matt 12:41
  44. Romans 2:28 : John 8:39; Rom 2:17; 9:6; Gal 6:15
  45. Romans 2:29 : Phil 3:3; Col 2:11
  46. Romans 2:29 : Deut 10:16; 30:6; Jer 4:4
  47. Romans 2:29 : Rom 2:27; 7:6; 2 Cor 3:6
  48. Romans 2:29 : John 5:44; 12:43; 1 Cor 4:5; 2 Cor 10:18

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