Romans 2

1Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.

1Therefore, thou art inexcusable, O man--every one who is judging--for in that in which thou dost judge the other, thyself thou dost condemn, for the same things thou dost practise who art judging,

2But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things.

2and we have known that the judgment of God is according to truth, upon those practising such things.

3And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?

3And dost thou think this, O man, who art judging those who such things are practising, and art doing them, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?

4Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?

4or the riches of His goodness, and forbearance, and long-suffering, dost thou despise? --not knowing that the goodness of God doth lead thee to reformation!

5But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;

5but, according to thy hardness and impenitent heart, thou dost treasure up to thyself wrath, in a day of wrath and of the revelation of the righteous judgment of God,

6Who will render to every man according to his deeds:

6who shall render to each according to his works;

7To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:

7to those, indeed, who in continuance of a good work, do seek glory, and honour, and incorruptibility--life age-during;

8But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,

8and to those contentious, and disobedient, indeed, to the truth, and obeying the unrighteousness--indignation and wrath,

9Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;

9tribulation and distress, upon every soul of man that is working the evil, both of Jew first, and of Greek;

10But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:

10and glory, and honour, and peace, to every one who is working the good, both to Jew first, and to Greek.

11For there is no respect of persons with God.

11For there is no acceptance of faces with God,

12For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law;

12for as many as without law did sin, without law also shall perish, and as many as did sin in law, 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.

13for not the hearers of the law <FI>are<Fi> righteous before God, but the doers of the law shall be declared righteous: --

14For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:

14For, when nations that have not a law, by nature may do the things of the law, these not having a law--to themselves are a law;

15Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)

15who do shew 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,

16In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.

16in the day when God shall judge the secrets of men, according to my good news, through Jesus Christ.

17Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God,

17Lo, thou art named a Jew, and dost rest upon the law, and dost boast in God,

18And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;

18and dost know the will, and dost approve the distinctions, being instructed out of the law,

19And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness,

19and hast confidence that thou thyself art a leader of blind ones, a light of those in darkness,

20An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.

20an instructor of foolish ones, a teacher of babes, having the form of the knowledge and of the truth in the law.

21Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?

21Thou, then, who art teaching another, thyself dost thou not teach?

22Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?

22thou who art preaching not to steal, dost thou steal? thou who art saying not to commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou who art abhorring the idols, dost thou rob temples?

23Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God?

23thou who in the law dost boast, through the transgression of the law God dost thou dishonour?

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

24for the name of God because of you is evil spoken of among the nations, according as it hath been written.

25For circumcision verily profiteth, if thou keep the law: but if thou be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision.

25For circumcision, indeed, doth profit, if law thou mayest practise, but if a transgressor of law thou mayest be, thy circumcision hath become uncircumcision.

26Therefore if the uncircumcision keep the righteousness of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision?

26If, therefore the uncircumcision the righteousness of the law may keep, shall not his uncircumcision for circumcision be reckoned?

27And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfil the law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision dost transgress the law?

27and the uncircumcision, by nature, fulfilling the law, shall judge thee who, through letter and circumcision, <FI>art<Fi> a transgressor of law.

28For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:

28For he is not a Jew who is <FI>so<Fi> outwardly, neither <FI>is<Fi> circumcision that which is outward in flesh;

29But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.

29but a Jew <FI>is<Fi> he who is <FI>so<Fi> inwardly, and circumcision <FI>is<Fi> of the heart, in spirit, not in letter, of which the praise is not of men, but of God.