Rom 2 | NASB2020 | STEP | Therefore you have no excuse , you foolish person , everyone of you who passes judgment ; for in that matter in which you judge someone else , you condemn yourself ; for you who judge practice the same things .

Romans 2

The Impartiality of God

1 Therefore you have ^ano excuse, ^{▼▼Lit O}you foolish person, ^ceveryone of you who passes judgment; for ^{▼▼Or when you judge}in that matter in which ^eyou judge someone else, you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things. 2 And we know that the judgment of God ^{▼▼Lit is according to truth against}rightly falls upon those who practice such things. 3 But do you suppose this, ^{▼▼Lit O
,} ^hyou foolish person who passes judgment on those who practice such things, and yet does them as well, that you will escape the judgment of God? 4 Or do you think lightly of ⁱthe riches of His ^jkindness and ^{▼▼I.e., from inflicting punishment
,} ^lrestraint and ^mpatience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance? 5 But ^{▼▼Or in accordance with}because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart ^oyou are storing up wrath for yourself ^pon the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, 6 ^qwho will repay each person according to his deeds: 7 to those who by ^rperseverance in doing good seek ^sglory, honor, and ^timmortality, He will give ^ueternal life; 8 but to those who are ^vself-serving and ^wdo not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, He will give wrath and indignation. 9 There will be ^xtribulation and distress ^{▼▼Lit upon}for every soul of mankind who does evil, ^{▼▼Lit of the}for the Jew ^aafirst and also ^{▼▼Lit of the}for the Greek, 10 but ^acglory, honor, and peace to everyone who does what is good, to the Jew ^adfirst and also to the Greek. 11 For ^aethere is no partiality with God.

12 For all who have sinned ^{▼▼Or without law
,} ^agwithout the Law will also perish ^{▼▼Or without law}without the Law, and all who have sinned ^{▼▼Or under law}under the Law will be judged ^{▼▼Or by law}by the Law; 13 for it is ^aknot the hearers ^{▼▼Or of law}of the Law who are ^{▼▼Or just}righteous before God, but the doers ^{▼▼Or of law}of the Law who will be justified. 14 For when Gentiles who do not have ^{▼▼Or law}the Law ^{▼▼Lit by nature
,} ^aqinstinctively perform the requirements of the Law, these, though not having ^{▼▼Or law}the Law, are a law to themselves, 15 in that they show ^asthe work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience testifying and their thoughts alternately accusing or else defending them, 16 on the day when, ^ataccording to my gospel, ^auGod will judge the secrets of mankind through Christ Jesus.

The Jews under the Law

17 But if you call yourself a ^{▼▼Or Judean}Jew and ^awrely ^{▼▼Or upon law}upon the Law and boast in God, 18 and know His will and ^{▼▼Or approve
,} ^azdistinguish the things that matter, being instructed from the Law, 19 and are confident that you yourself are a guide to people who are blind, a light to those in darkness, 20 a ^{▼▼Or instructor}corrector of the foolish, a teacher of ^{▼▼Lit infants}the immature, possessing in the Law ^bcthe embodiment of knowledge and of the truth-- 21 you, therefore, ^bdwho teach someone else, do you not teach yourself? You who ^{▼▼Or proclaim}preach that one is not to steal, do you steal? 22 You who say that one is not to commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who loathe idols, do you ^bfrob temples? 23 You who ^bgboast ^{▼▼Or in law}in the Law, through your breaking the Law, do you dishonor God? 24 For “ ^bithe name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles ^bjbecause of you,” just as it is written.

25 For indeed circumcision is of value if you ^bkpractice ^{▼▼Or law}the Law; but if you are a violator ^{▼▼Or of law}of the Law, ^bnyour circumcision has turned into uncircumcision. 26 ^boSo if ^bpthe ^{▼▼Lit uncircumcision}uncircumcised man ^brkeeps the requirements of the Law, will his uncircumcision not be regarded as circumcision? 27 And ^bshe who is physically uncircumcised, if he keeps the Law, will he not ^btjudge you who ^{▼▼Lit through the letter}though having the letter of the Law and circumcision are a violator ^{▼▼Or of law}of the Law? 28 For ^bwhe is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh. 29 But ^bxhe is a Jew who is one inwardly; and ^bycircumcision is of the heart, by the ^bzSpirit, not by the letter; ^caand his praise is not from people, but from God.