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