The Impartiality of God

1 Therefore you have (A)no excuse, (a)(B)everyone of you who passes judgment, for in that which (C)you judge another, you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things. 2 And we know that the judgment of God (b)rightly falls upon those who practice such things. 3 But do you suppose this, (D)O man, (c)when you pass judgment on those who practice such things and do the same yourself, that you will escape the judgment of God? 4 Or do you think lightly of (E)the riches of His (F)kindness and (G)tolerance and (H)patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance? 5 But (d)because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart (I)you are storing up wrath for yourself (J)in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, 6 (K)who will render to each person according to his deeds: 7 to those who by (L)perseverance in doing good seek for (M)glory and honor and (N)immortality, (O)eternal life; 8 but to those who are (P)selfishly ambitious and (Q)do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, wrath and indignation. 9 There will be (R)tribulation and distress (e)for every soul of man who does evil, of the Jew (S)first and also of the Greek, 10 but (T)glory and honor and peace to everyone who does 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 (f)(W)without the Law will also perish (g)without the Law, and all who have sinned (h)under the Law will be judged (i)by the Law; 13 for it is (X)not the hearers (j)of the Law who are (k)just before God, but the doers (l)of the Law will be justified. 14 For when Gentiles who do not have (m)the Law do (n)(Y)instinctively the things of the Law, these, not having (o)the Law, are a law to themselves, 15 in that they show (Z)the work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness 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 men through Christ Jesus.

The Jew Is Condemned by the Law

17 But if you bear the name “Jew” and (AC)rely (p)upon the Law and boast in God, 18 and know His will and (q)(AD)approve the things that are essential, being instructed out of the Law, 19 and are confident that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness, 20 a (r)corrector of the foolish, a teacher of (s)the immature, having in the Law (AE)the embodiment of knowledge and of the truth, 21 you, therefore, (AF)who teach another, do you not teach yourself? You who (t)preach that one shall not steal, do you steal? 22 You who say that one should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you (AG)rob temples? 23 You who (AH)boast (u)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 (v)the Law; but if you are a transgressor (w)of the Law, (AL)your circumcision has become uncircumcision. 26 (AM)So if (AN)the (x)uncircumcised man (AO)keeps the requirements of the Law, will not his uncircumcision be regarded as circumcision? 27 And (AP)he who is physically uncircumcised, if he keeps the Law, will he not (AQ)judge you who (y)though having the letter of the Law and circumcision are a transgressor (z)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 that which is of the heart, by the (AU)Spirit, not by the letter; (AV)and his praise is not from men, but from God.

Footnotes:

a. Romans 2:1: ['Lit ', O man, everyone who]
b. Romans 2:2: ['Lit ', is according to truth against]
c. Romans 2:3: ['Lit ', who passes judgment]
d. Romans 2:5: ['Or ', in accordance with]
e. Romans 2:9: ['Lit ', upon]
f. Romans 2:12: ['Or ', without law]
g. Romans 2:12: ['Or ', without law]
h. Romans 2:12: ['Or ', under law]
i. Romans 2:12: ['Or ', by law]
j. Romans 2:13: ['Or ', of law]
k. Romans 2:13: ['Or ', righteous]
l. Romans 2:13: ['Or ', of law]
m. Romans 2:14: ['Or ', law]
n. Romans 2:14: ['Lit ', by nature]
o. Romans 2:14: ['Or ', law]
p. Romans 2:17: ['Or ', upon law]
q. Romans 2:18: ['Or ', distinguish between the things which differ]
r. Romans 2:20: ['Or ', instructor]
s. Romans 2:20: ['Lit ', infants]
t. Romans 2:21: ['Or ', proclaim]
u. Romans 2:23: ['Or ', in law]
v. Romans 2:25: ['Or ', law]
w. Romans 2:25: ['Or ', of law]
x. Romans 2:26: ['Lit ', uncircumcision]
y. Romans 2:27: ['Lit ', through the letter]
z. Romans 2:27: ['Or ', of law]

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