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The Impartiality of God

1 Therefore° you have° ano° excuse°, Ibeveryone°° of you who passes° judgment°, for in that which° cyou judge° another°, you condemn° yourself°; for you who judge° practice° the same° things°. 2 And we know° that the judgment° of God° Irightly°° falls° upon those° who practice° such° things°. 3 But do you suppose° this°, aO° man°, Iwhen you pass° judgment° on those° who practice° such° things° and do° the same° [yourself], that you will escape° the judgment° of God°? 4 Or° do you think° lightly° of athe riches° of His bkindness° and ctolerance° and dpatience°, not knowing° that the kindness° of God° leads° you to repentance°? 5 But Ibecause° of your stubbornness° and unrepentant° heart° ayou are storing° up wrath° for yourself° bin the day° of wrath° and revelation° of the righteous° judgment° of God°, 6 awho° WILL RENDER° TO EACH° PERSON° ACCORDING° TO HIS DEEDS°: 7 to those° who by aperseverance° in doing° good° seek° for bglory° and honor° and cimmortality°, deternal° life°; 8 but to those° who are aselfishly° ambitious° and bdo not obey° the truth°, but obey° unrighteousness°, wrath° and indignation°. 9 [There will be] atribulation° and distress° Ifor every° soul° of man° who does° evil°, of the Jew° bfirst° and also° of the Greek°, 10 but aglory° and honor° and peace° to everyone° who does° good°, to the Jew° bfirst° and also° to the Greek°. 11 For athere is no° partiality° with God°.

[1] ILit O man, everyone who aRo 1:20 bLk 12:14; Ro 2:3; 9:20 c2S 12:5-7; Mt 7:1; Lk 6:37; Ro 14:22
[2] ILit is according to truth against
[3] ILit who passes judgment aLk 12:14; Ro 2:1; 9:20
[4] aRo 9:23; 11:33; 2Co 8:2; Ep 1:7, 18; 2:7; Php 4:19; Col 1:27; 2:2; Tit 3:6 bRo 11:22 cRo 3:25 dEx 34:6; Ro 9:22; 1Ti 1:16; 1P 3:20; 2P 3:9, 15
[5] IOr in accordance with aDt 32:34f; Pv 1:18 bPs 110:5; 2Co 5:10; 2Th 1:5; Jde 6
[6] aPs 62:12; Pv 24:12; Mt 16:27
[7] aLk 8:15; He 10:36 bRo 2:10; He 2:7; 1P 1:7 c1Co 15:42, 50, 53f; Ep 6:24; 2Ti 1:10 dMt 25:46
[8] a2Co 12:20; Ga 5:20; Php 1:17; 2:3; Jm 3:14, 16 b2Th 2:12
[9] ILit upon aRo 8:35 bAc 3:26; Ro 1:16; 1P 4:17
[10] aRo 2:7; He 2:7; 1P 1:7 bRo 2:9
[11] aDt 10:17; Ac 10:34

12 ¶ For all° who° have sinned° Iawithout° the Law° will also° perish° Iwithout° the Law°, and all° who° have sinned° IIunder° the Law° will be judged° IIIby the Law°; 13 for [it is] anot the hearers° Iof the Law° [who] are IIjust° before° God°, but the doers° Iof the Law° will be justified°. 14 For when° Gentiles° who do not have° Ithe Law° do° IIainstinctively° the things of the Law°, these°, not having° Ithe Law°, are a law° to themselves°, 15 in that they show° athe work° of the Law° written° in their hearts°, their conscience° bearing° witness° and their thoughts° alternately° accusing° or° else° defending° them, 16 on the day° when°, aaccording° to my gospel°, bGod° will judge° the secrets° of men° through° Christ° Jesus°.

[12] IOr without law IIOr under law IIIOr by law aAc 2:23; 1Co 9:21
[13] IOr of law IIOr righteous aMt 7:21, 24ff; Jn 13:17; Jm 1:22f, 25
[14] IOr law IILit by nature aAc 10:35; Ro 1:19; 2:15
[15] aRo 2:14, 27
[16] aRo 16:25; 1Co 15:1; Ga 1:11; 1Ti 1:11; 2Ti 2:8 bAc 10:42; 17:31; Ro 3:6; 14:10

The Jew Is Condemned by the Law

17 ¶ But if° you bear° the name° “Jew°” and arely° Iupon the Law° and boast° in God°, 18 and know° [His] will° and Iaapprove° the things that are essential°, being instructed° out of the Law°, 19 and are confident° that you yourself° are a guide° to the blind°, a light° to those° who are in darkness°, 20 a Icorrector° of the foolish°, a teacher° of IIthe immature°, having° in the Law° athe embodiment° of knowledge° and of the truth°, 21 you, therefore°, awho teach° another°, do you not teach° yourself°? You who Ipreach° that one shall not steal°, do you steal°? 22 You who say° that one should not commit° adultery°, do you commit° adultery°? You who abhor° idols°, do you arob° temples°? 23 You who° aboast° Iin the Law°, through° your breaking° the Law°, do you dishonor° God°? 24 For “aTHE NAME° OF GOD° IS BLASPHEMED° AMONG° THE GENTILES° bBECAUSE° OF YOU,” just° as it is written°.

[17] IOr upon law aMi 3:11; Jn 5:45; Ro 2:23; 9:4
[18] IOr distinguish between the things which differ aPhp 1:10
[20] IOr instructor IILit infants aRo 3:31; 2Ti 1:13
[21] IOr proclaim aMt 23:3ff
[22] aAc 19:37
[23] IOr in law aMi 3:11; Jn 5:45; Ro 2:17; 9:4
[24] aIs 52:5; Ezk 36:20ff b2P 2:2

25 ¶ For indeed° circumcision° is of value° if° you apractice° Ithe Law°; but if° you are a transgressor° IIof the Law°, byour circumcision° has become° uncircumcision°. 26 aSo° if° bthe Iuncircumcised° man° ckeeps° the requirements° of the Law°, will not his uncircumcision° be regarded° as circumcision°? 27 And ahe who is physically° uncircumcised°, if he keeps° the Law°, will he not bjudge° you who° Ithough° having the letter° [of the Law] and circumcision° are a transgressor° IIof the Law°? 28 For ahe is not a Jew° who° is one outwardly°°, nor° is circumcision° that which is outward° in the flesh°. 29 But ahe is a Jew° who° is one inwardly°; and bcircumcision° is that which is of the heart°, by the cSpirit°, not by the letter°; dand his praise° is not from men°, but from God°.

[25] IOr law IIOr of law aRo 2:13f, 27 bJr 4:4; 9:25f
[26] ILit uncircumcision a1Co 7:19 bRo 3:30; Ep 2:11 cRo 2:25, 27; 8:4
[27] ILit through the letter IIOr of law aRo 3:30; Ep 2:11 bMt 12:41
[28] aJn 8:39; Ro 2:17; 9:6; Ga 6:15
[29] aPhp 3:3; Col 2:11 bDt 30:6 cRo 2:27; 7:6; 2Co 3:6 dJn 5:44; 12:43; 1Co 4:5; 2Co 10:18


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They that sin, though they condemn it in others, cannot excuse themselves,

1 ¶ Thereforeº thou artºª inexcusable,º Oº man,º whosoeverº thou art that judgest:ºª forº whereinºº thou judgestºª another,º thou condemnestºª thyself;º forº thou that judgestºª doestºª the² same things.º 2 Butº we are sureºª thatº the² judgmentº of Godº isºª accordingº to truthº againstº them which commitºª such things.º 3 Andº thinkest² thou¹ª this,º Oº man,º that judgestºª them which doºª such things,º andº doestºª the same,º thatº thouº shalt escapeºª the² judgmentº of God?º 4 Orº despisest² thou¹ª the² richesº of his¹² goodnessº andº forbearanceº andº longsuffering;º not knowingºª thatº the² goodnessº of Godº leadethºª theeº toº repentance?º 5 Butº afterº thyº hardnessº andº impenitentº heartº treasurest upºª unto thyselfº wrathº againstº the dayº of wrathº andº revelationº of the righteous judgmentº of God;º

[1] 2S 12:5; Ps 50:16; Mt 7:1; 23:29; Lk 6:37; 19:22; Jn 8:7; Ro 1:18; 2:3, 21, 26; 9:20; 1Co 7:16; Jm 2:20; 4:11.
[2] Gn 18:25; Jb 34:17, 23; Ps 9:4, 7; 11:5; 36:5; 96:13; 98:9; 145:17; Is 45:19, 21; Jr 12:1; Ezk 18:25, 29; Dn 4:37; Zp 3:5; Ac 17:31; Ro 2:5; 3:4; 9:14; 2Th 1:5; Rv 15:3; 16:5; 19:2.
[3] 2S 10:3; Jb 35:2; Ps 50:21; 56:7; Pv 11:21; 16:5; Ezk 17:15, 18; Dn 10:19; Mt 23:33; 26:53; Lk 12:14; 22:58, 60; Ro 1:32; 2:1; 1Th 5:3; He 2:3; 12:25.
[4] Ex 34:6; Nu 14:18; Jb 33:27; Ps 10:11; 78:38; 86:5, 15; 104:24; 130:3; Ec 8:11; Is 30:18; 63:7; Jr 3:12, 22; 7:10; Ezk 12:22; 16:63; Ho 3:5; Jna 4:2; Mt 24:48; Lk 15:17; 19:5; Ro 3:25; 6:1, 15; 9:22, 23; 10:12; 11:33; Ep 1:7, 18; 2:4, 7; 3:8, 16; Php 4:19; Col 1:27; 2:2; 1Ti 1:16; 6:17; Tit 3:4; 1P 3:20; 2P 3:3, 9, 15; Rv 3:20.
[5] Ex 8:15; 14:17; Dt 2:30; 32:34; Jsh 11:20; 1S 6:6; 2Ch 30:8; 36:13; Jb 21:30; Ps 95:8; Pv 11:4; 29:1; Ec 12:14; Is 48:4; Ezk 3:7; Dn 5:20; Am 3:10; Zc 7:11; Ro 1:18; 2:2; 9:22; 11:25; He 3:13, 15; 4:7; Jm 5:3; 2P 2:9; 3:7; Rv 6:17.

and much less escape the judgments of God,

6 Whoº will renderºª to every manº accordingº to hisº deeds:º 7 To them who² byº¹ patient continuanceº in wellº doingº seek¹ª for² gloryº andº honourº andº immortality,º eternalº life:º 8 Butº unto them that are contentious,ºº andº do not obeyººª the² truth,º butº obeyºª unrighteousness,º indignationº andº wrath,º

[6] Jb 34:11; Ps 62:12; Pv 24:2; Is 3:10; Jr 17:10; 32:19; Ezk 18:30; Mt 16:27; 25:34; Ro 14:22; 1Co 3:8; 4:5; 2Co 5:10; Ga 6:7; Rv 2:23; 20:12; 22:12.
[7] Jb 17:9; Ps 27:14; 37:3, 34; Lm 3:25; Mt 24:12; Lk 8:15; Jn 5:44; 6:66; Ro 6:23; 8:18, 24; 9:23; 1Co 15:53, 58; 2Co 4:16; Ga 6:9; Col 1:27; 2Ti 1:10; 4:7; He 6:12, 15; 10:35; Jm 5:7; 1P 1:7; 4:13; 1Jn 2:25; Rv 2:10.
[8] Jb 24:13; Ps 90:11; Pv 13:10; Is 50:10; Na 1:6; Jn 3:18; Ro 1:18; 6:17; 9:22; 10:16; 15:18; 1Co 11:16; 2Th 1:8; 2:10; 1Ti 6:3; Tit 3:9; He 3:12; 5:9; 10:27; 11:8; 1P 3:1; 4:17; Rv 14:10; 16:19.

whether they be Jews or Gentiles.

9 Tribulationº andº anguish,º uponº everyº soulº of manº that doethºª evil,º of the² Jewº first,º and¹² also¹ of the Gentile;º 10 Butº¹ glory,º honour,º andº peace,º to every manº that workethºª good,º to the² Jewº first,º and¹² also¹ to the Gentile:º 11 Forº there isºª noº respect of personsº withº God.º 12 Forº as many asº have sinnedºª without lawº shall¹ª alsoº perishºª without law:º andº as many asº have sinnedºª inº the lawº shall be judgedºª byº the law;º 13 (Forº notº the² hearersº of the² lawº [are] justº beforeº God,º butº the² doersº of the² lawº shall be justified.ºª

[9] Pv 1:27; Ezk 18:4; Am 3:2; Mt 11:20; 16:26; Lk 2:30; 12:47; 24:47; Ac 3:26; 11:18; 13:26, 46; 18:5; 20:21; 26:20; 28:17, 28; Ro 1:16; 2:10; 3:29; 4:9; 9:24; 10:12; 15:8; Ga 2:15; 3:28; Ep 2:11; Col 3:11; 2Th 1:6; 1P 4:17.
[10] Nu 6:26; 1S 2:30; Jb 22:21; Ps 15:2; 29:11; 37:37; 112:6; Pv 3:16; 4:7; 8:18; 11:18; Is 26:12; 32:17; 48:18, 22; 55:12; 57:19; Jr 33:6; Mt 10:13; Lk 1:79; 9:48; 12:37; 19:42; 22:14; Jn 12:26; 14:27; 16:33; Ac 10:35; Ro 2:7; 5:1; 8:6; 9:21, 23; 14:17; 15:13; Ga 5:6, 22; Php 4:7; Jm 2:22; 3:13; 1P 1:7; 5:4.
[11] Dt 10:17; 16:19; 2Ch 19:7; Jb 34:19; Pv 24:23; Mt 22:16; Lk 20:21; Ac 10:34; Ga 2:6; 6:7; Ep 6:9; Col 3:25; 1P 1:17.
[12] Dt 27:26; Ezk 16:49; Mt 11:22, 24; Lk 10:12; 12:47; Jn 19:11; Ac 17:30; Ro 1:18, 32; 2:14, 16; 3:19; 4:15; 7:7; 8:3; 2Co 3:7; Ga 2:16; 3:10, 22; Jm 2:10; Rv 20:12.
[13] Dt 4:1; 5:1; 6:3; 30:12; Ps 143:2; Ezk 20:11; 33:30; Mt 7:21; Lk 8:21; 10:25; 18:14; Ac 13:39; Ro 2:25; 3:20, 23, 30; 4:2; 10:5; Ga 2:16; 3:11; 5:4; Jm 1:22; 2:21; 1Jn 2:29; 3:7.

The Gentiles cannot escape,

14 Forº whenº the Gentiles,º which¹ haveºª notº the law,º doºª by natureº the thingsº contained in the² law,º these,º havingºª notº the law,º areºª a lawº unto themselves:º 15 Whichº shewºª the² workº of the² lawº writtenº inº their¹² hearts,º their¹² conscienceº also bearing witness,ºª andº [their] thoughtsº the mean while accusingºª orº elseº excusingºª one another;)º¹ 16 Inº the dayº whenº Godº shall judgeºªª the² secretsº of menº byº Jesusº Christº accordingº to myº gospel.º

[14] Dt 4:7; Ps 147:19; Ac 14:16; 17:30; Ro 1:19, 32; 2:12, 27; 3:1; 1Co 11:14; Ep 2:12; Php 4:8.
[15] Gn 3:8; 20:5; 42:21; 1K 2:44; Jb 27:6; Ec 7:22; Jn 8:9; Ac 23:1; 24:16; Ro 1:18; 9:1; 2Co 1:12; 5:11; 1Ti 4:2; Tit 1:15; 1Jn 3:19.
[16] Gn 18:25; Ps 9:7; 50:6; 96:13; 98:9; Ec 3:17; 11:9; 12:14; Mt 16:27; 25:31; Lk 8:17; Jn 5:22; 12:48; Ac 10:42; 17:31; Ro 2:5; 3:6; 14:10; 16:25; 1Co 4:5; 2Co 5:10; 1Ti 1:11; 2Ti 2:8; 4:1, 8; He 9:27; 1P 4:5; 2P 2:9; Rv 20:11.

nor yet the Jews,

17 Behold,º thouº art calledºª a Jew,º andº restest¹ª in² the² law,º andº makest thy boastºª ofº God,º 18 Andº knowestºª [his] will,º andº approvestºª the things that are more excellent,ºª being instructedºª out ofº the² law;º 19 Andº art confidentºª that thou thyselfº artºª a guideº of the blind,º a lightº of them² which are inº darkness,º 20 An instructorº of the foolish,º a teacherº of babes,º which hastºª the² formº of knowledgeº andº of the² truthº inº the² law.º 21 Thou therefore¹ which¹ teachestºª² another,º teachest² thou¹ª notº thyself?º thou that preachestºª a man should¹ª notº steal,ºª dost thou steal?ºª 22 Thou that sayestºª a man should¹ª notº commit adultery,ºª dost thou commit adultery?ºª thou that abhorrestºª idols,º dost thou commit sacrilege?ºª 23 Thou¹ that² makest thy boastºª ofº the law,º throughº breakingº the² lawº dishonourest² thou¹ª God?º 24 Forº the² nameº of Godº is blasphemedºª amongº the² Gentilesº throughº you,º asº it is written.ºª

[17] Ps 135:4; Is 45:25; 48:1, 2; Jr 7:4; Mi 3:11; Zp 3:11; Mt 3:9; 8:11; Lk 10:28; Jn 5:45; 7:19; 8:33, 41; 9:28; Ro 2:23, 28; 9:4, 32; 2Co 11:22; Ga 2:15; Ep 2:11; Php 3:3; Rv 2:9; 3:1, 9.
[18] Dt 4:8; Ne 9:13; Ps 19:8; 119:98, 104, 130; 147:19; Pv 6:23; Lk 12:47; Jn 13:17; Ro 15:4; 1Co 8:1; Php 1:10; 1Th 5:21; 2Ti 3:15; He 5:14; Jm 4:17.
[19] Pv 26:12; Is 5:21; 49:6, 9; 56:10; Mt 4:16; 5:14; 6:23; 15:14; 23:16; Mk 10:15; Lk 1:79; Jn 7:46; 9:34, 40; Ac 26:18; 1Co 3:18; 4:10; 8:1; Php 2:15; Rv 3:17.
[20] Mt 11:25; Ro 6:17; 1Co 3:1; 2Ti 1:13; 3:5; Tit 1:16; He 5:13; 1P 2:2.
[21] Ps 50:16; Is 56:11; Ezk 22:12, 27; Am 8:4; Mi 3:11; Mt 21:13; 23:3, 14; Lk 4:23; 11:46; 12:47; 19:22; 1Co 9:27; Ga 6:13; Tit 2:1.
[22] Jr 5:7; 7:9; 9:2; Ezk 22:11; Mal 1:8, 14; 3:8; Mt 12:39; 16:4; Mk 11:17; Jm 4:4.
[23] Jr 8:8; Mt 19:17; Lk 10:26; 18:11; Jn 5:45; 9:28; Ro 2:17; 3:2; 9:4; Jm 1:22; 4:16.
[24] 2S 12:14; Is 52:5; Lm 2:15; Ezk 36:20; Mt 18:7; 1Ti 5:14; 6:1; Tit 2:5, 8.

whom their circumcision shall not profit, if they keep not the Law.

25 Forº circumcisionº verilyº profiteth,ºª ifº thou keepºª the law:º butº ifº thou beºª a breakerº of the law,º thyº circumcisionº is madeºª uncircumcision.º 26 Thereforeº ifº the² uncircumcisionº keepºª the² righteousnessº of the² law,º shall¹ª notº his¹² uncircumcisionº be countedºª forº circumcision?º 27 Andº shall not¹ª uncircumcisionº which is byº nature,º if it fulfilºª the² law,º judgeºª thee,º who byº the letterº andº circumcisionº dost transgressº the law?º 28 Forº he isºª notº a Jew,º which is one outwardly;ºº neitherº [is that] circumcision,º which is outwardºº inº the flesh:º 29 Butº he [is] a Jew,º which is one inwardly;ºº andº circumcisionº [is that] of the heart,º inº the spirit,º [and] notº in the letter;º whoseº praiseº [is] notº ofº men,º butº ofº God.º

[25] Dt 30:6; Jr 4:4; 9:25; Ac 7:51; Ro 2:23, 28; 3:1; 4:11; Ga 5:3; 6:15; Ep 2:11.
[26] Is 56:6; Mt 8:11; 15:28; Ac 10:2, 34; 11:3; 1Co 7:18; Php 3:3; Col 2:11.
[27] Ezk 16:48; Mt 3:15; 5:17; 12:41; Ac 13:22; Ro 2:20, 29; 7:6; 8:4; 13:10; 2Co 3:6; Ga 5:14; He 11:3.
[28] Ps 73:1; Is 1:9; 48:1; Jr 9:26; Ho 1:6; Mt 3:9; Jn 1:47; 8:37; Ro 4:10; 9:6; Ga 6:15; 1P 3:21; Rv 2:9.
[29] Dt 10:16; 30:6; 1S 16:7; 1Ch 29:17; Ps 45:13; Jr 4:4, 14; Mt 23:25; Lk 11:39; 17:21; Jn 3:5; 4:23; 5:44; 12:43; Ro 2:27; 7:6; 14:17; 1Co 4:5; 2Co 3:6; 10:18; Php 3:3; Col 2:11; 1Th 2:4; 1P 3:4.


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