Thematic Bible

Romans 2:1

You who judge have no excuse. For when you judge another you condemn yourself. After all you do the same things.

Romans 2:2

We are sure that the judgment of God, according to truth, is against those who commit such things.

Romans 2:3

What do you reason O man? When you judge these things, and you also do them, do you think that you will escape the judgment of God?

Romans 2:4

Do you despise the riches of his goodness, forbearance, and long-suffering? Do you not know that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?

Romans 2:5

Thanks to your stubborn and unrepentant heart, you store up wrath for yourself, in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God.

Romans 2:6

He will render to each according to his works.

Romans 2:7

[He offers] everlasting life for those who search for incorruptible glory and honor by enduring in good works.

Romans 2:8

Those who are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, will receive wrath and indignation.

Romans 2:9

[There will be] tribulation and distress on every person who works evil, for the Jew first and for the Greek.

Romans 2:10

[There will be] glory, honor and peace to every one who does good works, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.

Romans 2:11

God is not partial! (God does not play favorites!)

Romans 2:12

For all who have sinned without law will perish without law. All who have sinned under law will be judged under law.

Romans 2:13

The hearers of the law are not righteous before God, but the doers of the law will be righteous.

Romans 2:14

When those of the nations, who have no law, practice by nature the things of the law they are a law to themselves even though they do not have any law.

Romans 2:15

They show the work of the law written in their hearts. Their conscience also bears witness, and their thoughts accuse or excuse them.

Romans 2:16

This is in the day when God will judge the secrets of men, according to my good news, by Jesus Christ.

Romans 2:17

If you are a Jew in name and are resting on the law and taking glory in God,

Romans 2:18

you know his will. You approve the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law.

Romans 2:19

And you have confidence that you are a leader of the blind, a light to those in darkness.

Romans 2:20

You are an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, having the form of knowledge and of truth in the law.

Romans 2:21

You then who teach another, do you teach yourself? You who preach not to steal, do you steal?

Romans 2:22

You who say man should not commit adultery do you commit adultery? You who abhors idols do you rob temples?

Romans 2:23

You who boast in the law do you by transgression of the law dishonor God?

Romans 2:24

The name of God is blasphemed on your account among the nations, just as it is written. (Ezekiel 36:20, 21)

Romans 2:25

Circumcision is a benefit if you obey the law. But if you are a transgressor of the law your circumcision becomes uncircumcision.

Romans 2:26

If therefore someone not circumcised obeys the requirements of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be considered circumcision?

Romans 2:27

The uncircumcised person is by nature, fulfilling the law. He will judge you because you transgress the law with your written code and circumcision.

Romans 2:28

He is not a Jew who is one on the outside. Neither is circumcision that which is on the outside in the flesh.

Romans 2:29

But he is a Jew who is so on the inside with circumcision of the heart, in spirit, not in letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.