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Romans 2

Darby Bible Translation

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Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, every one who judgest, for in that in which thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.

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But we know that the judgment of God is according to truth upon those who do such things.

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And thinkest thou this, O man, who judgest those that do such things, and practisest them thyself, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?

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or despisest thou the riches of his goodness, and forbearance, and long-suffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads thee to repentance?

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but, according to thy hardness and impenitent heart, treasurest up to thyself wrath, in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God,

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who shall render to each according to his works:

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to them who, in patient continuance of good works, seek for glory and honour and incorruptibility, life eternal.

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But to those that are contentious, and are disobedient to the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there shall be wrath and indignation,

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tribulation and distress, on every soul of man that works evil, both of Jew first, and of Greek;

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but glory and honour and peace to every one that works good, both to Jew first and to Greek:

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for there is no acceptance of persons with God.

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For as many as have sinned without law shall perish also without law; and as many as have sinned under law shall be judged by law,

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(for not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.

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For when those of the nations, which have no law, practise by nature the things of the law, these, having no law, are a law to themselves;

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who shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts accusing or else excusing themselves between themselves;)

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in the day when God shall judge the secrets of men, according to my glad tidings, by Jesus Christ.

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But if thou art named a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast in God,

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

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and hast confidence that thou thyself art a leader of the blind, a light of those who are in darkness,

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

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thou then that teachest another, dost thou not teach thyself? thou that preachest not to steal, dost thou steal?

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

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thou who boastest in law, dost thou by transgression of the law dishonour God?

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For the name of God is blasphemed on your account among the nations, according as it is written.

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For circumcision indeed profits if thou keep the law; but if thou be a law-transgressor, thy circumcision is become uncircumcision.

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If therefore the uncircumcision keep the requirements of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be reckoned for circumcision,

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and uncircumcision by nature, fulfilling the law, judge thee, who, with letter and circumcision, art a law-transgressor?

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

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but he is a Jew who is so inwardly; and circumcision, of the heart, in spirit, not in letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.

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