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Romans 2 (WEBP)

[1] Therefore you are without excuse, O man, whoever you are who judge. For in that which you judge another, you condemn yourself. For you who judge practice the same things.
[2] We know that the judgment of God is according to truth against those who practice such things.
[3] Do you think this, O man who judges those who practice such things, and do the same, that you will escape the judgment of God?
[4] Or do you despise the riches of his goodness, forbearance, and patience, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?
[5] But according to your hardness and unrepentant heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath, revelation, and of the righteous judgment of God,
[6] who “will pay back to everyone according to their works:”
[7] to those who by perseverance in well-doing seek for glory, honor, and incorruptibility, eternal life;
[8] but to those who are self-seeking and don’t obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, will be wrath, indignation,
[9] oppression, and anguish on every soul of man who does evil, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
[10] But glory, honor, and peace go to every man who does good, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
[11] For there is no partiality with God.
[12] For as many as have sinned without the law will also perish without the law. As many as have sinned under the law will be judged by the law.
[13] For it isn’t the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law will be justified
[14] (for when Gentiles who don’t have the law do by nature the things of the law, these, not having the law, are a law to themselves,
[15] in that they show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience testifying with them, and their thoughts among themselves accusing or else excusing them)
[16] in the day when God will judge the secrets of men, according to my Good News, by Jesus Christ.
[17] Indeed you bear the name of a Jew, rest on the law, glory in God,
[18] know his will, and approve the things that are excellent, being instructed out of the law,
[19] and are confident that you yourself are a guide of the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,
[20] a corrector of the foolish, a teacher of babies, having in the law the form of knowledge and of the truth.
[21] You therefore who teach another, don’t you teach yourself? You who preach that a man shouldn’t steal, do you steal?
[22] You who say a man shouldn’t commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples?
[23] You who glory in the law, do you dishonor God by disobeying the law?
[24] For “the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you,” just as it is written.
[25] For circumcision indeed profits, if you are a doer of the law, but if you are a transgressor of the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.
[26] If therefore the uncircumcised keep the ordinances of the law, won’t his uncircumcision be accounted as circumcision?
[27] Won’t those who are physically uncircumcised, but fulfill the law, judge you, who with the letter and circumcision are a transgressor of the law?
[28] For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, neither is that circumcision which is outward in the flesh;
[29] but he is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, not in the letter; whose praise is not from men, but from God.

Romans 2:6 Psalm 62:12; Proverbs 24:12
Romans 2:24 Isaiah 52:5; Ezekiel 36:22

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Romans 2 (KJVS)

[1] Therefore 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 .
[2] But we are sure () that the judgment of God is () according to truth against them which commit () such things .
[3] And thinkest thou () this , O man , that judgest () them which do () such things , and doest () the same , that thou shalt escape () the judgment of God ?
[4] Or despisest thou () the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering ; not knowing () that the goodness of God leadeth () thee to repentance ?
[5] But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up () unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God ;
[6] Who will render () to every man according to his deeds :
[7] To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek () for glory and honour and immortality , eternal life :
[8] But unto them that are contentious , and do not obey () the truth , but obey () unrighteousness , indignation and wrath ,
[9] Tribulation and anguish , upon every soul of man that doeth () evil , of the Jew first , and also of the Gentile ;
[10] But glory , honour , and peace , to every man that worketh () good , to the Jew first , and also to the Gentile :
[11] For there is () no respect of persons with God .
[12] For 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 ;
[13] (For not the hearers of the law [are] just before God , but the doers of the law shall be justified ().
[14] For 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 :
[15] Which 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 ;)
[16] In the day when God shall judge () () the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel .
[17] Behold , thou art called () a Jew , and restest () in the law , and makest thy boast () of God ,
[18] And knowest () [his] will , and approvest () the things that are more excellent (), being instructed () out of the law ;
[19] And art confident () that thou thyself art () a guide of the blind , a light of them which are in darkness ,
[20] An instructor of the foolish , a teacher of babes , which hast () the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law .
[21] Thou therefore which teachest () another , teachest thou () not thyself ? thou that preachest () a man should not steal (), dost thou steal ()?
[22] Thou that sayest () a man should not commit adultery (), dost thou commit adultery ()? thou that abhorrest () idols , dost thou commit sacrilege ()?
[23] Thou that makest thy boast () of the law , through breaking the law dishonourest thou () God ?
[24] For the name of God is blasphemed () among the Gentiles through you , as it is written ().
[25] For circumcision verily profiteth (), if thou keep () the law : but if thou be () a breaker of the law , thy circumcision is made () uncircumcision .
[26] Therefore if the uncircumcision keep () the righteousness of the law , shall not his uncircumcision be counted () for circumcision ?
[27] And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature , if it fulfil () the law , judge () thee , who by the letter and circumcision dost transgress the law ?
[28] For he is () not a Jew , which is one outwardly ; neither [is that] circumcision , which is outward in the flesh :
[29] But 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 .

Young’s Literal Translation

Romans 2 (YLT)

[1] Therefore, 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,
[2] and we have known that the judgment of God is according to truth, upon those practising such things.
[3] And 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?
[4] or 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!
[5] but, 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,
[6] who shall render to each according to his works;
[7] to those, indeed, who in continuance of a good work, do seek glory, and honour, and incorruptibility-life age-during;
[8] and to those contentious, and disobedient, indeed, to the truth, and obeying the unrighteousness-indignation and wrath,
[9] tribulation and distress, upon every soul of man that is working the evil, both of Jew first, and of Greek;
[10] and glory, and honour, and peace, to every one who is working the good, both to Jew first, and to Greek.
[11] For there is no acceptance of faces with God,
[12] for 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 righteous before God, but the doers of the law shall be declared righteous:-
[14] For, 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;
[15] who 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,
[16] in the day when God shall judge the secrets of men, according to my good news, through Jesus Christ.
[17] Lo, thou art named a Jew, and dost rest upon the law, and dost boast in God,
[18] and dost know the will, and dost approve the distinctions, being instructed out of the law,
[19] and hast confidence that thou thyself art a leader of blind ones, a light of those in darkness,
[20] an instructor of foolish ones, a teacher of babes, having the form of the knowledge and of the truth in the law.
[21] Thou, then, who art teaching another, thyself dost thou not teach?
[22] thou 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?
[23] thou who in the law dost boast, through the transgression of the law God dost thou dishonour?
[24] for the name of God because of you is evil spoken of among the nations, according as it hath been written.
[25] For circumcision, indeed, doth profit, if law thou mayest practise, but if a transgressor of law thou mayest be, thy circumcision hath become uncircumcision.
[26] If, therefore the uncircumcision the righteousness of the law may keep, shall not his uncircumcision for circumcision be reckoned?
[27] and the uncircumcision, by nature, fulfilling the law, shall judge thee who, through letter and circumcision, art a transgressor of law.
[28] For he is not a Jew who is so outwardly, neither is circumcision that which is outward in flesh;
[29] but a Jew is he who is so inwardly, and circumcision is of the heart, in spirit, not in letter, of which the praise is not of men, but of God.