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Bible Summary: In judging you condemn yourself. The doers of the law will be justified. Do you boast in the law but break it? A Jew is one inwardly.

This should be the most extensive examination of Romans 2 available, where you will be able to examine in depth every word of the original text.

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         Introduction         Titles and/or Brief Descriptions of Romans 2 (by Various Commentators)

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         Introduction         Fundamental Questions About Romans 2

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         Introduction         The Prequel to Romans 2

         Introduction         The Principals of Romans 2

         Introduction         The Places of Romans 2

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         Summary            A Set of Summary Doctrines and Commentary

         Summary            Why Romans 2 is in the Word of God

         Summary            What We Learn from Romans 2

         Summary            Jesus Christ in Romans 2

         Summary            A Brief Review of Romans 2

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         Addendum          The Doctrine of Judging (by R. B. Thieme, Jr.)

         Addendum          The Mosaic Law (by R. B. Thieme, Jr.)

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         Addendum          A Complete Translation of Romans 2

         Addendum          Doctrinal Teachers Who Have Taught Romans 2

         Addendum          Word Cloud from the Kukis Paraphrase of Romans 2

         Addendum          Word Cloud from Exegesis of Romans 2

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An Introduction to Romans 2

I ntroduction: Romans 2 continues where Romans 1 left off. Paul spoke of a large number of people who are clearly outside the will of God; people that the members of the church at Rome are familiar with. However, Paul begins Romans 2 by warning the believers to avoid judging. This will cause us to look at what Paul said in chapter 1 (which was not judging) and use that to help explain what judging is.

One must bear in mind that, epistles are written to saved people and they are not evangelical messages (the book of Hebrews being a possible exception to that). So, when Paul begins to speak about Jews and gentiles and the Law, we must bear in mind that there are Jews and gentiles in the Roman church, but that Paul is not trying to evangelize them, but he is trying to get their minds straight with regards to them being Jews and gentiles, and the fact that the Jews have the Law all of their lives, but the gentiles did not. How does that affect them as believers in this new age.

Also, I throw around terms like the Church Age and the Age of Israel; but Paul does not speak to the Romans in those terms. It appears that Paul is beginning to understand the difference in the dispensations, but that he is not yet at that point when he writes to the Roman church.

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Here is how others have translated this verse:

Ancient texts:                       I will use the Westcott-Hort Greek text as the basis for my English translation. I use that test primarily because e-sword has a nice module by Rob Wolfram which has the interlinear English text, Strong’s #’s, and the Greek morphology. The e-sword tab is IWH+P. I do not use their English text for my translation. Also, throughout, I take in consideration alternate readings.

As a young Christian, I was quite interested in the alternative readings. After many decades of study, I have found that, as with the Hebrew text, disputed readings rarely have any affect on the interpretation of a text (apart from perhaps a half-dozen fairly well-known alternate readings, like the end of the book of Mark).

I will compare the Greek text to English translations of the Latin and Syriac (= Aramaic) texts, using the Douay-Rheims translation and George Lamsa’s translation from the Syriac. I often update these texts with non-substantive changes (e.g., you for thou, etc.).

In general, the Latin text is an outstanding translation from the Hebrew text into Latin and very trustworthy (I say this as a non-Catholic). Unfortunately, I do not read Latin—apart from some very obvious words—so I am dependent upon the English translation of the Latin (principally, the Douay-Rheims translation).

The Septuagint and the Dead Sea Scrolls are irrelevant, as they preceded the writing of the New Testament by over 200 years.

Underlined words indicate differences in the text.

Ancient texts:

Westcott-Hort Text (Greek) 

Complete Apostles’ Bible      Therefore you are inexcusable, O man, everyone who judges, for in whatever you judge another you condemn yourself, for you who judge are practicing the same things.

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

Douay-Rheims 1899 (Amer.) Wherefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest. For wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself. For thou dost the same things which thou judgest.

For we know that the judgment of God is, according to truth, against them that do such things.

Holy Aramaic Scriptures        .

Murdock Peshito Syriac         There is therefore no excuse for thee, O man, that judgest thy neighbor; for by judging thy neighbor, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest, dost practise the same things.

And we know that the judgment of God is in accordance with truth, in regard to those who practise these things.

Original Aramaic NT              Therefore, you have no defense, Oh man, who judges his neighbor, for that in which you judge your neighbor, of that you are guilty yourself, for you also who are judging are engaged in those things.

And we* know that the judgment of God is in truth against those who are engaged in these things.

Lamsa Peshitta (Syriac)         .

Significant differences: 

English Translations:          I have included translations which I disagree with and footnotes that I do not necessarily agree with. If I believe that the author is too far from the truth, I may even address that at the footnote. However, nearly all of the correct commentary will be found following the Greek text box and the translation of each phrase.

Limited Vocabulary Translations:

Bible in Basic English             So you have no reason, whoever you are, for judging: for in judging another you are judging yourself, for you do the same things. 

And we are conscious that God is a true judge against those who do such things.

Bible in Worldwide English     Do you judge another people? You your-selves have done wrong things. So when you judge others, you judge yourselves, because you do the same things. You judge them and yet you do the same things.

We know that God judges people who do such things. And he judges them by what is true.

Easy English                          .

Easy-to-Read Version–2008  So do you think that you can judge those other people? You are wrong. You too are guilty of sin. You judge them, but you do the same things they do. So when you judge them, you are really condemning yourself. God judges all who do such things, and we know his judgment is right.

God’s Word™                         No matter who you are, if you judge anyone, you have no excuse. When you judge another person, you condemn yourself, since you, the judge, do the same things. We know that God's judgment is right when he condemns people for doing these things.

Good News Bible (TEV)         Do you, my friend, pass judgment on others? You have no excuse at all, whoever you are. For when you judge others and then do the same things which they do, you condemn yourself. We know that God is right when he judges the people who do such things as these.

J. B. Phillips                           .

The Message                         .

NIRV                                      .

New Life Version                    .

Radiant New Testament        .

New Simplified Bible              .

Thought-for-thought translations; dynamic translations; paraphrases:

Casual English Bible              .

Contemporary English V.       Some of you accuse others of doing wrong. But there is no excuse for what you do. When you judge others, you condemn yourselves, because you are guilty of doing the very same things. We know that God is right to judge everyone who behaves in this way.

Goodspeed New Testament  .

The Living Bible                     .

New Berkeley Version           .

New Living Translation           .

The Passion Translation        No matter who you are, before you judge the wickedness of others, you had better remember this: you are also without excuse, for you too are guilty of the same kind of things! When you judge others, and then do the same things they do, you condemn yourself.  We know that God’s judgment falls upon those who practice these things. God is always right, because he has all the facts.

Plain English Version             .

UnfoldingWord Simplified T.  You may say that God must punish people for doing what he hates. But when you say that, you are really saying that God should punish you because you also have lived the same kind of life. You did the same things they have done. We know very well that God will judge and punish fairly people who do such evil deeds.

Williams’ New Testament      Therefore, you have no excuse, whoever you are, who pose as a judge of others, for when you pass judgment on another, you condemn yourself, for you who pose as a judge are practicing the very same sins yourself. Now we know that God's judgment justly falls on those who practice such sins as these.

Partially literal and partially paraphrased translations:

American English Bible          .

Beck’s American Translation .

Breakthrough Version            For this reason, you are without excuse, O human being (everyone who judges). You see, what you judge the other person in is what you yourself are guilty of; for you (the person who judges) repeatedly do the same things. We realize that the judgment of God is in line with truth over the people who repeatedly do these types of things.

Common English Bible           .

Len Gane Paraphrase           Because of this O man, you have no excuse whoever you are who judges, because whenever you pass judgment on another, you condemn yourself, because you do the same things that you pass judgment on. Now we know that God's judgment on those who do such things is according to the truth.

A. Campbell's Living Oracles Wherefore, you are inexcusable, O man! whosoever you are, who condemn: for in condemning another, you pass sentence upon yourself; because you, who condemn, practice the same things. Besides, we know that the sentence of God is according to truth, upon them who commit such things.

New Advent (Knox) Bible       .

NT for Everyone                     .

20^th Century New Testament Therefore you have nothing to say in your own defense, whoever you are who set yourself up as a judge. In judging others you condemn yourself, for you who set yourself up as a judge do the very same things. And we know that God's judgment falls unerringly upon those who do them.

Mostly literal renderings (with some occasional paraphrasing):

An Understandable Version   .

Berean Study Bible                .

Christian Standard Bible        .

Conservapedia Translation    .

Revised Ferrar-Fenton Bible  . Place a footnote here

Free Bible Version                 So if you judge others you don’t have any excuse, whoever you are! For in whatever way you condemn others, you’re judging yourself, because you’re doing the same things.

We know that God’s judgment on those who do such things is based on truth.

International Standard V        God will Judge Everyone

Therefore, you have no excuse—every one of you who judges. For when you pass judgment on another person, you condemn yourself, since you, the judge, practice the very same things. Now we know that God’s judgment against those who act like this is based on [Lit. is according to the] truth.

Lexham Bible                         The Righteous and Impartial Judgment of God

Therefore you are without excuse, O man, every one of you who passes judgment. For in that which you pass judgment on someone else, you condemn yourself, for you who are passing judgment are doing the same things. Now we know that the judgment of God is according to truth against those who do such things.

Montgomery NT                     .

NIV, ©2011                             .

Riverside New Testament      .

Leicester A. Sawyer’s NT      .

The Spoken English NT         .

UnfoldingWord Literal Text    .

Urim-Thummim Version         .

Weymouth New Testament    You are therefore without excuse, O man, whoever you are who sit in judgement upon others. For when you pass judgement on your fellow man, you condemn yourself; for you who sit in judgement upon others are guilty of the same misdeeds; and we know that God's judgement against those who commit such sins is in accordance with the truth.

Wikipedia Bible Project          So whoever you are—you have no excuses! In whatever way you judge others, you condemn yourself, for you the judge do exactly the same things. And we know that when God judges those who do these things his judgment is absolutely right.

Worsley’s New Testament    .

Catholic Bibles (those having the imprimatur):

Christian Community (1988)     .

The Heritage Bible                 .

New American Bible (2011)   .

New Catholic Bible                 .

New Jerusalem Bible             .

NRSV (Anglicized Cath. Ed.) .

Revised English Bible–1989   .

Jewish/Hebrew Names Bibles:

Complete Jewish Bible           .

Hebraic Roots Bible               Therefore, O man, you are without excuse, everyone who judges, for in that in which you judge the other, you condemn yourself; for you, those judging, practice the same things.

But we know that the judgment of YAHWEH is according to truth on those that practice such things.

Holy New Covenant Trans.    Now if you feel like setting yourself up as a judge of those who sin, let me assure you — whoever you are — that you are in no position to do so. For, at whatever point you condemn others, you automatically condemn yourself since you, the judge, commit the same sins. We know God is right when He condemns people who practice such things.

The Scriptures 2009              Therefore, O man, you are without excuse, everyone who judges, for in which you judge another you condemn yourself, since you who judge practise the same wrongs.  And we know that the judgment of Elohim is according to truth against those who practise such wrongs.

Tree of Life Version                .

Weird English, Olde English, Anachronistic English Translations:

Accurate New Testament       ...so Unexcused [You] are Oh Man Every The [Man] Judging {someone} in what for [You] judge the another [man] yourself [You] condemn the for them [You] practice The [Man] Judging {someone} [We] have seen but for The Judgment [of] the god is in truth to the [men] the these practicing...

Alpha & Omega Bible            THEREFORE YOU HAVE NO EXCUSE, EVERYONE OF YOU WHO PASSES JUDGMENT, FOR IN THAT WHICH YOU JUDGE ANOTHER, YOU CONDEMN YOURSELF; FOR YOU WHO JUDGE PRACTICE THE SAME THINGS.

AND WE KNOW THAT THE JUDGMENT OF THEOS (The Alpha & Omega) RIGHTLY FALLS UPON THOSE WHO PRACTICE SUCH THINGS.

Awful Scroll Bible                   Through-which, you is without-considering-away, O man, everyone judging. For by-within what you judge another, you accordingly-judge yourself, for you judging commit the same!

Furthermore, we have perceived, certainly-of-which the Judgment of God is according to that Un-concealed, upon them committing certainly-of-these things.

Concordant Literal Version    Wherefore, defenseless are you, O man! everyone who is judging, for in what you are judging another, you are condemning yourself, for you who are judging are committing the same things."

Now we are aware that the judgment of God is according to truth against those who are committing such things.

exeGeses companion Bible   THE JUST JUDGMENT

So you are inexcusable, O humanity

- all who judge:

for wherein you judge another,

you condemn yourself;

for you who judge transact the same.

And we perceive

that the judgment of Elohim is according to truth

against them who transact such.

God’s Truth (Tyndale)           .

Orthodox Jewish Bible           For this reason, you are without terutz (excuse) for yourself (before an angry G-d), you, sir, each one of you who passes judgment. For in that you pass judgment on the other, you condemn yourself; for you practice the very things on which you pass judgment.

And we have da’as that the judgment of Hashem HaShofet (Ro 1:32) against those who practice such things is in accordance with HaEmes Hashem (Ro 1:25).

Rotherham’s Emphasized B. .

Expanded/Embellished Bibles:

The Amplified Bible                .

An Understandable Version   So, whoever you are, you people do not have any excuse for judging people [Note: At this point Paul begins addressing the Jews. See verse 17]. For in a matter where you judge someone else [to be wrong] you [actually] condemn yourselves, because you are practicing the same things [you condemn them for doing]. Now we [Jews] know that God’s judgment against people who practice such things [i.e., the Gentiles] is according to truth. [Note: Some use “You say,” at the beginning of the sentence, making it an assertion of the Jews which Paul sets about to answer].

Benjamin Brodie’s trans.       Therefore, you are without excuse, O man, every one of you when you are judging, because whenever you pass judgment upon another of a different kind [one of the obvious sinners from the previous verses], you are actually condemning yourself, for you who are judging practice the same things from time-to-time.

But we have come to know beyond any shadow of a doubt that the judicial verdict from God according to the Truth [Bible doctrine] is against those who practice similar things [self-righteous arrogant people].

The Expanded Bible              .

Jonathan Mitchell NT             Wherefore (or: Because of which) you continue to be without a defense or an excuse, O human – everyone continually judging (pronouncing a judgment; separating, evaluating and making decisions; determining) – for within that which you continue judging the other person (or: the different one), you are correspondingly evaluating (or: commensurately deciding about; condemning) yourself, since you who are continually judging are constantly performing (committing; practicing) the very same things!

Now we have seen and thus know (or: are aware) that result of God’s judgment (decision rendered; separation; determination) is down from, in line with and accords to Truth and reality, [coming] upon those habitually performing or committing such things.

P. Kretzmann Commentary    .

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Translation for Translators     .

The Voice                               .

Bible Translations with Many Footnotes:

Lexham Bible                         .

NET Bible®                             .

New American Bible (2011)   .

The Passion Translation        .

Rotherham’s Emphasized B. Wherefore ||inexcusable|| thou art, O man

|whoeverʹ judges|;

For <wherein thou judgest some one else>

||thyself|| thou dost condemn,—

For ||the very things|| thouʹ dost practise |who art judging|:

We knowˎ howeverˎe that ||the sentence of God|| is according to truthˎ against them who |such things as these| do practise.

The Spoken English NT         As a result, you don’t have any excuse, all of you^a who judge. Because in judging the other person, you condemn yourself. After all, you, the person judging, do the same things.

And we all know that God’s judgment is fair^b in relation to those who do these sorts of things.

a.Lit. “every human being.”

b.Lit. “according to the truth.”

Wilbur Pickering’s New T.     Judgment
Now then, you there, whoever you are who judges someone else for things you practice yourself—you condemn yourself and are inexcusable.

Further, we know that God’s judgment against those who practice such things¹ is according to truth.

(1) The ‘such things’ refers back to the content of 1:29-31.

WEB — Messianic Edition       .

Literal, almost word-for-word, renderings:

A Faithful Version                  .

Analytical-Literal Translation  For this reason, you are without excuse [or, defense], O person, every [one] judging, for in what you judge [or, pass sentence on] the other, you condemn yourself, for the same [things] you, the one judging, are practicing!

But we know that the judgment of God is according to truth upon the ones practicing such [things].

Berean Literal Bible                .

Bill Puryear translation           Therefore you are without excuse, O man, everyone of you when you judge [criticize, find fault]; for in that which you judge your neighbor, you condemn yourself; for you who make it a practice of judging are practicing the same things. But we have come to know that the judicial verdict from God is according to the truth against those who practice similar things.

C. Thomson updated NT        Some having recognised God’s law, That they who do such things deserve death, not only do the same things themselves, but have even a complacency in them who commit them; therefore you are inexcusable, O man, whoever you are, who judges another: for in the act of judging another you condemn yourself. For you the one judging will the same things. Now we know that the judgment of God is according to truth against them who commit such things. Romans 1:32 is included for context.

Context Group Version          .

English Standard Version      .

Far Above All Translation       .

Green’s Literal Translation    .

Holy Bible Improved Edition   .

James Allen translation          .

Legacy Standard Bible           .

Literal New Testament           .

Literal Standard Version        Therefore, you are inexcusable, O man—everyone who is judging—for in that in which you judge the other, yourself you condemn, for the same things you practice who are judging, and we have known that the judgment of God is according to truth, on those practicing such things.

Modern English Version         .

Modern Literal Version 2020  Hence O man, you are without defense, everyone who judges; for* in what you are judging the other, you are condemning yourself; for* you who judge are practicing the same things.

Now we know that the judgment of God is according-to truth upon the ones who practice such things.

New American Standard B.    .

New European Version          .

New King James Version       .

New Matthew Bible                .

NT (Variant Readings)           .

Niobi Study Bible                   .

R. B. Thieme, Jr. translation  Therefore, you are without excuse, O man, everyone of you when you judge: for in which sphere you keep judging the other category, you condemn yourself; for you who keep judging practice the same things.

For we have come to know that the judicial verdict from the God is according to the truth (= doctrine) against them who practice similar things.

R. B. Thieme, Jr. trans2         Therefore for this reason, the Justice of God judging heathenism, you keep on being inexcusable, without excuse, without defense before the Supreme Court of Heaven, oh man, everyone of you, double standard Self Righteous people, who keep on gossiping, maligning and judging another; for in which sphere you pass judgment upon another, the immoral or heathenistic person, you condemn yourself, because you who keep judging are practicing the same things. But we, mature believers, have learned or come to know the absolute fact that the perfect judgment action or judicial verdict from The Justice of God is according to the truth of doctrine, and rightly falls upon or is against those who practice such similar things.

Revised Geneva Translation  .

Updated Bible Version 2.17   Therefore you are without excuse, O man, whoever you are that judge: for in what you judge another, you condemn yourself; for you who judge participate in the same things. And we know that the judgment of God is according to truth against those who participate in such things.

A Voice in the Wilderness      .

Webster’s Translation           .

World English Bible                .

Worrell New Testament         .

The gist of this passage:     Paul adds to this condemnation that, those reading this epistle do not get to judge those who have committed such sins.

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Translation: Consequently, you keep on being, O man, without defense, anyone who keeps on judging,...

There are several kinds of judgment. When you decide, based upon rumor or your intuition, that Charley Brown is committing a particular sin or group of sins, that is (1) none of your business and (2) illicit judging. Or, if there are a particular set of sins that you really look down upon, and you are pretty certain that Charley Brown commits those kinds of sins, and you treat him harshly as a result. That is an illicit form of judging.

On the other hand, a friend or a family member can say, don’t judge me for this; and then they do something which is wrong, for which they told you not to judge them. It is legitimate to recognize a sin and act accordingly. There are some sins which are against the law, and there would be times that you might report such a person. Or, that person is outwardly doing things which you do not want your children to see (say, that person might be using drugs or might be living the so-called gay lifestyle; or perhaps they start living as the opposite gender), and you avoid them when with your family. You do not want your children thinking that drugs are cool; or that the LGBTQ movement is a good thing, or that you get to somehow pick your own gender. This does not mean that these are the worst sins ever; these are just overt enough that you want to shield your children from them.

If someone asks you to write a recommendation for them; or if you are asked to evaluate someone who is your employee, it is not judging to give an honest evaluation.

If you are judging someone according to illicit judging, you have no defense for doing this.

For further information, see The Doctrine of Judging (by R. B. Thieme, Jr.) in the Addendum.

Romans 2:1a Consequently, you keep on being, O man, without defense, anyone who keeps on judging,...

So, where exactly did this come from? There are no chapter divisions in the Bible. So we went directly from a lists of sins and behaviors which were common to those who have rejected the truth of the gospel to excoriating the readers for judging. Therefore, we need to understand how what Paul was saying was not judging.

First of all, laying out a list of sins and bad behaviors is not judging. It is not judging to say that gossip is a sin (for instance). We know that this is legitimate because Paul does it at the end of Romans 1. Therefore, what Paul did was not judging.

Translation: ...for by which [judgment], you keep on judging the one (of a different kind), you keep on judging yourself;...

Here, Paul speaks of judging one of another kind. This could refer to Jews judging gentiles; and this could refer to believers in the Roman church judging unbelieving Romans outside their church. Paul continues to use the 2^nd person masculine singular, so this applies to certain individuals in the church at Rome (either Jewish believers or gentile believers). We do not know who.

I understand that this often happens in church, when a pastor-teacher comes to a passage and starts talking about this sin or that; or a series of sins; and there is someone (many, many people) listening in the congregation who conclude that the pastor is following them around to find examples of things to talk about. As R. B. Thieme, Jr. often said to his congregation, Play poker. That is, just listen, keep a straight face, keep taking notes, and do not give away that Bob is now talking all about your own personal weaknesses.

When you select a sin and apply this to someone, based upon gossip or your intuition or possibly actually catching someone in the act, that is judging. When a person judges someone else, they are, in essence, judging themselves.

A very common sin found in churches, and a very destructive sin, is gossiping.

Translation: ...for you see, the One keeps on judging the things [that] you keep on practicing.

The One judging is the masculine singular definite article and the present active participle of krinô (κρίνω) [pronounced KREE-no]. I understand that to be God judging the reader for such sins that they also practice. God will be spoken of as the Judge in the next verse.

In glancing at other translations, I may be alone in this interpretation, but I believe the 3^rd person, masculine singular corresponds to God. The 1^st person singular refer to Paul; plural to Paul and those with him. The 2^nd person singular applies to specific people in the Roman congregation who are not specifically named (they will recognize themselves). The 3^rd person masculine singular is also found in v. 2, which clearly refers to God. For that reason, I stand by my interpretation.

Romans 2:1 Consequently, you keep on being, O man, without defense, anyone who keeps on judging, for by which [judgment], you keep on judging the one (of a different kind), you keep on judging yourself; for you see, the One keeps on judging the things [that] you keep on practicing. (Kukis mostly literal translation)

Translation: Now you have known the judgment of God keeps on being in accordance with truth against the things they keep on practicing. (Kukis mostly literal translation)

The believers in Rome know about the judgment of God (or the justice of God), which is always in accordance with the truth (or Bible doctrine), which is against the things which certain people in the Roman church keep on practicing.

By expressing these things in this way, Paul is not calling out any individuals in the Roman church. He is not saying, “And I am talking about you, Charley Brown!” Therefore, this is legitimate (and not judging).

Romans 2:2 Now you have known the judgment of God keeps on being in accordance with truth against the things they keep on practicing. (Kukis mostly literal translation)

Romans 2:1–2 Consequently, you keep on being, O man, without defense, anyone who keeps on judging, for by which [judgment], you keep on judging the one (of a different kind), you keep on judging yourself; for you see, the One keeps on judging the things [that] you keep on practicing. Now you have known the judgment of God keeps on being in accordance with truth against the things they keep on practicing. (Kukis mostly literal translation)

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Here is how others have translated this passage:

Ancient texts:

Westcott-Hort Text (Greek)    Now do you keep on concluding this (thing), O man, the one who keeps on judging them [regarding] the things they keep on practicing, and the one doing the same—that you will escape the judgment of the God? Or the riches of the goodness of Him and of the toleration [holding back judgment] and of the patience you keep on despising, being ignorant that the graciousness of the God toward a change of mind to you He keeps on bringing?

Complete Apostles Bible        But do you think this, O man, you who judge those practicing such things yet doing them, that you will escape the judgment of God?

Or do you despise the riches of His kindness, and forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?

Douay-Rheims 1899 (Amer.) And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them who do such things and dost the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?

Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and patience and longsuffering? Knowest thou not that the benignity of God leadeth thee to penance?

Holy Aramaic Scriptures        .

Murdock Peshito Syriac         And what thinkest thou, O man, that judgest those who practise these things, while practising them thyself, that thou wilt escape the judgment of God?

Or wilt thou abuse the riches of his benevolence, and his long suffering, and the opportunity which he giveth thee? And dost thou not know, that the benevolence of God should bring thee to repentance?

Original Aramaic NT              But why are you thinking, Oh son of man, who are judging those who are occupied in these things, that you will escape from the judgment of God, when you also are engaged in them?

Or do you presume upon the wealth of his sweetness and upon his patience and upon the place that he gave to you, and do not know that the sweetness of God brings conversion to you? *

Lamsa Peshitta (Syriac)         .

Significant differences: 

Limited Vocabulary Translations:

Bible in Basic English             But you who are judging another for doing what you do yourself, are you hoping that God's decision will not take effect against you? 

Or is it nothing to you that God had pity on you, waiting and putting up with you for so long, not seeing that in his pity God's desire is to give you a change of heart?

Bible in Worldwide English     Man, you judge people who do such things and yet you do them yourself. Do you think that God will not judge you?

Or do you not respect him for being kind, very patient, and for waiting a long time? Do you not know that God is kind, and he wants to lead you away from doing wrong things?

Easy English                          .

Easy-to-Read Version–2008  And since you do the same things as those people you judge, surely you understand that God will punish you too. How could you think you would be able to escape his judgment? God has been kind to you. He has been very patient, waiting for you to change. But you think nothing of his kindness. Maybe you don't understand that God is kind to you so that you will decide to change your lives.

God’s Word™                         When you judge people for doing these things but then do them yourself, do you think you will escape God's judgment? Do you have contempt for God, who is very kind to you, puts up with you, and deals patiently with you? Don't you realize that it is God's kindness that is trying to lead you to him and change the way you think and act?

Good News Bible (TEV)         But you, my friend, do those very things for which you pass judgment on others! Do you think you will escape God's judgment? Or perhaps you despise his great kindness, tolerance, and patience. Surely you know that God is kind, because he is trying to lead you to repent.

J. B. Phillips                           .

The Message                         .

NIRV                                      .

New Life Version                    .

Radiant New Testament        .

New Simplified Bible              .

Thought-for-thought translations; dynamic translations; paraphrases:

Casual English Version          .

Contemporary English V.       Do you really think God won't punish you, when you behave exactly like the people you accuse?

You surely don't think much of God's wonderful goodness or of his patience and willingness to put up with you. Don't you know that the reason God is good to you is because he wants you to turn to him?

Goodspeed New Testament  .

The Living Bible                     .

New Berkeley Version           .

New Living Translation           .

The Passion Translation        And no matter who you think you are, when you judge others who do these things and then do the same things yourself, what makes you think that you will escape God’s judgment? 

Do the riches of his extraordinary kindness make you take him for granted and despise him? Haven’t you experienced how kind and understanding he has been to you? Don’t mistake his tolerance for acceptance. Do you realize that all the wealth of his extravagant kindness is meant to melt your heart and lead you into repentance?

Plain English Version             .

UnfoldingWord Simplified T.  So you who say that God should punish others for doing evil deeds, although you do evil deeds yourself, you should certainly not think that you yourself will be able to escape from God when he begins to punish you!  

And you should not say, "God is acting very tolerantly and patiently toward me, so I do not need to turn away from my sin." You should understand that God is patiently waiting for you to repent from your sins.

Williams’ New Testament      And you, who pose as a judge of those who practice such sins and yet continue doing the same yourself, do you for once suppose that you are going to escape the judgment of God?

Do you think so little of the riches of God's kindness, forbearance, and patience, not conscious that His kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?

Partially literal and partially paraphrased translations:

American English Bible          .

Beck’s American Translation .

Breakthrough Version            Do you consider this, O human being (the one who judges the people repeatedly doing these types of things and who does the same things), that you will escape out of the judgment of God?

Or do you ignore the wealth of His kindness, tolerance, and lengthy patience, unaware that the kindness of God leads you to a change of ways?

Common English Bible           .

Len Gane Paraphrase           And do you think, O man, who passes judgment on those who do such things yet does the same, that you will escape God's judgment?

Or do you despise the riches of his kindness, forbearance, and long suffering, not understanding that God's goodness leads you to repentance?

A. Campbell's Living Oracles And do you think this, O man, who condemn those who practice such things, and yet do the same, that you shall escape the sentence of God?

Or do you despise the riches of his goodness and forbearance and long-suffering; not acknowledging that the goodness of God invites you to a reformation?

New Advent (Knox) Bible       .

NT for Everyone                     .

20^th Century New Testament You who judge those that do such things and yet are yourself guilty of them-do you suppose that you of all men will escape God's judgment?

Or do you think lightly of his abundant kindness, patience, and forbearance, not realizing that his kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?

Mostly literal renderings (with some occasional paraphrasing):

An Understandable Version   .

Berean Study Bible                .

Christian Standard Bible        .

Conservapedia Translation    .

Revised Ferrar-Fenton Bible  .

Free Bible Version                 When you judge them do you really think that you however can avoid God’s judgment? Or is it that you’re treating his wonderful kindness, tolerance, and patience with contempt, not realizing that God in his kindness is trying to lead you to repent?

International Standard V        So when you, a mere man, pass judgment on those who practice these things and then do them yourself, do you think you will escape God’s judgment? Or are you unaware of his rich kindness, forbearance, and patience, that it is God’s kindness that is leading you to repent?

Lexham Bible                         .

Montgomery NT                     Very well; and do you suppose, you who judge those that practise such vices, and are doing the very same, that you will elude the judgment of God? Or do you despise the riches of his kindness and forbearance and long patience? Do you not know that the kindness of God is leading you to repentance?

NIV, ©2011                             .

Riverside New Testament      Do you think, O man, you who judge those who practice such things while you do the same, that you will escape the judgment of God? Or do you despise the wealth of his kindness and forbearance and long-suffering, not knowing that the kindness of God is calling you to a change of heart?

Leicester A. Sawyer’s NT      But do you think this, O man, who judge those doing such things and do the same, that you shall escape the judgment of God? or do you despise the riches of his goodness and forbearance and long suffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to a change of mind?

The Spoken English NT         .

UnfoldingWord Literal Text    But consider this, you person who judges those who practice such things although you do the same things. Will you escape from the judgment of God?  

Or do you think so little of the riches of his kindness, and his delayed punishment, and his patience? Do you not know that the kindness of God is meant to lead you to repentance?

Urim-Thummim Version         And think you this O man, that judge them that do such things, and do the same, that you will escape the Judgment of Elohim? Or despise the riches of his integrity and toleration and patience; not knowing that the virtue of Elohim leads you to a change of mind?

Weymouth New Testament    And you who pronounce judgement upon those who do such things although your own conduct is the same as theirs--do you imagine that you yourself will escape unpunished when God judges?

Or is it that you think slightingly of His infinite goodness, forbearance and patience, unaware that the goodness of God is gently drawing you to repentance?

Wikipedia Bible Project          Do you really think—you the one who is judging those who do such things—that you will escape being judged by God?

Or are you treating his great kindness, tolerance, and patience with contempt, not realizing it is God’s kindness that leads you to repentance?

Worsley’s New Testament    .

Catholic Bibles (those having the imprimatur):

Christian Community (1988)  .

The Heritage Bible                 .

New American Bible (2011)   .

New Catholic Bible                 .

New Jerusalem Bible             .

NRSV (Anglicized Cath. Ed.) .

Revised English Bible–1989   .

Jewish/Hebrew Names Bibles:

Complete Jewish Bible           .

Hebraic Roots Bible               And, O man, the one judging those practicing such things, and doing them, do you think that you will escape the judgment of YAHWEH?

Or do you abuse the riches of His kindness and forbearance, and the opportunity He has given you, not knowing that the kindness of YAHWEH leads you to repentance?

Holy New Covenant Trans.    So when you, a mere man, pass judgment on people who practice such things — yet you are doing the same things — will you escape God’s condemnation?

Do you look down on the wealth of God’s kindness, tolerance, and patience? Surely you know that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to a change of heart.

The Scriptures 2009              And do you think, O man, you who judge those practising such wrongs, and doing the same, that you shall escape the judgment of Elohim? 

Or do you despise the riches of His kindness, and tolerance, and patience,^a not knowing that the kindness of Elohim leads you to repentance?

^a 2Peter 3:9. 

Tree of Life Version                But you, O man—judging those practicing such things yet doing the same—do you suppose that you will escape the judgment of God?

Or do you belittle the riches of His kindness and tolerance and patience—not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?

Weird English, Olde English, Anachronistic English Translations:

Accurate New Testament       ...[You] account but this Oh Man The [Man] Judging the [men] the these practicing and Making them for You will escape the judgment [of] the god or the wealth [of] the kindness [of] him and the restraint and the patience [You] despise (Not) Understanding for The [Thing] Beneficial [of] the god to rethinking you leads...

Alpha & Omega Bible            BUT DO YOU SUPPOSE THIS, O MAN, WHEN YOU PASS JUDGMENT ON THOSE WHO PRACTICE SUCH THINGS AND DO THE SAME YOURSELF, THAT YOU WILL ESCAPE THE JUDGMENT OF THEOS (The Alpha & Omega)?

OR DO YOU THINK LIGHTLY OF THE RICHES OF HIS KINDNESS AND TOLERANCE AND PATIENCE, NOT KNOWING THAT THE KINDNESS OF THEOS (The Alpha & Omega) LEADS YOU TO REPENTANCE?

Awful Scroll Bible                   But reckon you the same-as-this, O man, he judging those committing certainly-of-these things, yet doing them, that will you escape-out-from the Judgment of God?

Or are yous against-the-sympathy of the fullness of His Serviceableness, and Holding-up and Long-passion, not knowing, certainly-of-what, the Serviceableness of God leads you to after-thinking?

Concordant Literal Version    Yet are you reckoning on this, O man, who art judging those committing such things, and art doing the same, that you will be escaping the judgment of God?

Or are you despising the riches of His kindness and forbearance and patience, being ignorant that the kindness of God is leading you to repentance?

exeGeses companion Bible   And reckon this, O humanity,

who judges them who transact such

and do the same,

that you escape the judgment of Elohim?

Or disesteem you the riches of his kindness

and tolerance and patience;

not knowing that the kindness of Elohim

leads you to repentance?

God’s Truth (Tyndale)           .

Orthodox Jewish Bible           You, sir, you who pass judgment on those who practice such things and yet do the same yourself, do you suppose then that you will escape the Mishpat Hashem?

Or do you think lightly of the wealth of his nedivut (generosity) and of his chesed and of his being ERECH APAYIM ("slow of anger, forbearing" SHEMOT 34:6) and of his zitzfleisch (patience), disregarding the fact that the Chesed Hashem (the kindness of G-d) is to lead you to teshuva (repentance)?

Rotherham’s Emphasized B. And reckonest thou thisˎ O man—

<Who dost judge them who |such things| do practiseˎ and yet art doing the same>

That ||thou|| shalt escape the sentence of God?

Or <the riches of his kindnessˎ and forbearanceˎ and long-suffering> dost thou despise,—

Not knowing that ||the kindness of God|| |unto repentance| is leading thee?

Expanded/Embellished Bibles:

The Amplified Bible                .

An Understandable Version   But consider this, you people who judge others for practicing the same things you [yourselves] practice; do you think you will escape God’s judgment [for this]?

Or, do you despise the abundance of God’s kindness and tolerance and patience [toward you], not realizing that His kindness is intended to cause you to repent? [i.e., to change your hearts and lives].

Brodie’s Expanded Trans.     And do you presume this, O man, who condemns those who are practicing similar things [different category of sin] when you also commit the same category of things, that you will escape the judicial verdict from God?

Or do you continue to treat with contempt the wealth of His kindness and forbearance and longsuffering, being ignorant of the fact that the benevolence of God is trying to lead you to repentance [change your mind about living a life of sin]?

The Expanded Bible              .

Jonathan Mitchell NT             Yet you continue logically thinking (reckoning; counting on) this, O human – the one continuously judging those who are normally performing or committing such things, and yet are also a person habitually doing the same things – that you will proceed in making an escape out of the result of God’s judgment (the effect of a decision from God)?

Or, are you continually having a "down-oriented" frame of mind (or: despising; thinking down or with disrespect; or: = a negative disposition) concerning the riches (or: wealth) of His kind and gentle usefulness (benevolence with a sweet disposition; kindness), [His] delaying forbearance (the tolerant holding-back) and [His] patient longsuffering, constantly being ignorant that God’s kind and gentle usefulness (benevolence with a sweet disposition) is continuously leading you into a change of mind and purpose (a paradigm shift; or: = repentance with a change of heart and thinking, accompanied by a turn, or return, to God)?

P. Kretzmann Commentary    .

Syndein/Thieme                     .

Translation for Translators     .

The Voice                               .

Bible Translations with Many Footnotes:

Lexham Bible                         .

NET Bible®                             .

New American Bible (2011)   .

The Passion Translation        .

Rotherham’s Emphasized B. .

The Spoken English NT         But consider this, you who judge people that do something, yet do the same yourself. Are you yourself going to escape the judgment of God?

Are you despising God’s great kindness, restraint and patience? Don’t you know that God’s acts of kindness are supposed to lead you to a change of heart?^c

c.Traditionally: “repentance.” This word connotes a complete change of attitude that issues in a change of behavior. It is not to be confused with feelings of remorse or shame. See “Bible Words” under “repentance.”

Wilbur Pickering’s New T.     So then, you who judge those who practice such things while doing the same, do you really imagine that you will escape God’s judgment?²

Or do you scorn the riches of His kindness, tolerance and longsuffering, not recognizing that the goodness of God is leading you toward repentance?³

WEB — Messianic Edition       .

Literal, almost word-for-word, renderings:

A Faithful Version                  Now do you think yourself, O man, whoever is judging those who commit such things, and you are practicing them yourself, that you shall escape the judgment of God? 

Or do you despise the riches of His kindness and forbearance and longsuffering, not knowing that the graciousness of God leads you to repentance?

Analytical-Literal Translation  But do you think this, O person (the one judging the ones practicing such things yet doing them), that you will escape the judgment of God?

Or do you despise [or, think lightly of] the riches of His goodness and tolerance and patience, failing to understand [or, disregarding] that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?

Berean Literal Bible                .

Bill Puryear translation           Moreover do you presume this, O mankind, when you pass judgment upon those who practice such things and yet you keep on doing the same things, that you will escape the judicial verdict from God?

Or do you treat with contempt the riches of His kindness and clemency and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness leads you to a change of mind?

C. Thomson updated NT        .

Charles Thomson NT             And dost thou imagine, O man, who judgest them who commit such things and dost the same thyself, that thou shall escape the judgment of God?

Or dost thou contemn the riches of his gentleness and forbearance and long suffering, not considering that the gentleness of God is leading thee to a reformation?

Context Group Version          And count this, O man, who judge those that do such things, and do the same, that you shall escape the judgment of God?

Or do you ignore the riches of his goodness and tolerance and patience, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to a reoriented life?

English Standard Version      .

Far Above All Translation       Do you think this, O man who judges those who do such things, although you do them yourself: that you will escape God's judgment? Or do you look down on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and longsuffering, being ignorant of the fact that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?

Green’s Literal Translation    .

Holy Bible Improved Edition   .

James Allen translation          .

Legacy Standard Bible           .

Literal New Testament           .

Literal Standard Version        .

Modern English Version         .

Modern Literal Version 2020  Now O man, who is judging the ones who practice such things and you are doing* the same things. Are you reasoning this that you will be fleeing away from the judgment of God?

Or do you despise the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, being ignorant that the kindness of God is leading you to repentance?

New American Standard        .

New European Version          .

New King James Version       .

New Matthew Bible                .

NT (Variant Readings)           .

Niobi Study Bible                   .

R. B. Thieme, Jr. translation  And do you presume this, O man, who judges those who practice similar things, and are guilty of the same things, that you will escape the judicial verdict from the God?

Or do you disparage the riches of His gracious generosity and clemency and patience; not knowing that the graciousness of the God brings you to conversion?

R. B. Thieme, Jr. trans2         Do you presume, or conclude, or infer, Oh! YOU SELF RIGHTEOUS man, that when you judge those who practice similar things of heathenism sin and are guilty of and commit the same sins yourself, that you will avoid or escape the judicial verdict from the God? Or do you disparage, despise, scorn, treat with contempt, care nothing for the all riches and blessings from the Justice of God in your maladjustment to the Justice of God, of his kindness or gracious generosity, his forbearance, clemency or compassionate mercy and desperate patience in the use of every possible mechanism to avoid your judgment? Do you being ignorant, not knowing that The God's gracious kindness in not destroying you, is intended or meant to potentially bring you to a change of mind or conversion through Positive Volition at gospel hearing?

Revised Geneva Translation  .

Updated Bible Version 2.17   And reckon this, O man, who judge those who participate in such things, and do the same, that you will escape the judgment of God? Or do you despise the riches of his goodness and forbearance and long-suffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?

A Voice in the Wilderness      .

Webster’s Translation           .

World English Bible                .

Worrell New Testament         .

The gist of this passage: 

3-4

Translation: Now do you keep on supposing this, O man, [that] the one who keeps on judging them [regarding] the things they keep on practicing...

This is a moderately long and complex sentence.

The person reading this—the person who is doing the personal judging here—he is the one who keeps on judging others (particularly those that Paul referenced at the end of Romans 1). What Paul wrote at the end of Romans 1 was not judging. He was laying out some fairly common sins and acts of sin which were taking place in Rome among those who have rejected the gospel message. However, the Roman believers were making personal judgments and, apparently, calling out individuals or referencing individuals, or remarking negatively about certain groups outside of the church.

Paul is addressing certain of those in the Roman church—they recognize themselves in the words of Paul—but Paul is not calling them out individually. Paul is not writing, “Listen, I am talking about you, Charley Brown!”

When the pastor-teacher speaks of sin and goes into any sort of detail, believers in his congregation need to play poker. They may be as guilty as sin of the things the pastor is talking about, but they do not need to let on how deep this is cutting into them.

The one who keeps on judging them is spoken of back in v. 1. Since these are the same word, they must apply to the same person; and here, it clearly applies to the ones who are judging those outside the church. I need to go back to vv. 1–2 and fix the translation to reflect that.

Translation: ...—and [you are] the one doing the same—...

Here is the problem with judging—those who are making judgments of others are doing the exact same things.

Translation: ...that you will escape the judgment of the God?

The believer is judged by God in time. This is divine discipline. When we sin, we face possible discipline; and the longer that we stay out of fellowship, the worse the discipline will be. Do you think that you will escape this? Paul asks.

Romans 2:3 Now do you keep on supposing this, O man, [that] the one who keeps on judging them [regarding] the things they keep on practicing—and [you are] the one doing the same—that you will escape the judgment of the God? (Kukis mostly literal translation)

Translation: Or do you keep on despising the riches of His kindness, and the toleration [which holds back judgment] and the patience [of Him],...

God has an abundance of kindness, toleration and patience. Sometimes, God holds back on His judgment, making some believers wrongly conclude that they are bulletproof. They are not.

Translation: ...being ignorant that the graciousness of the God keeps on bringing a change of mind to you? (Kukis mostly literal translation)

The purpose of these three characteristics of God—which are all summed up by a single word (graciousness)—is to bring about a change of mind in the believer. He thought that doing X, Y and Z was okay, but it was not. God is allowing the believer time to get his act together. Sometimes God waits until the believer hears the relevant teaching and reads the relevant Scriptures.

Romans 2:4 Or do you keep on despising the riches of His kindness, and the toleration [which holds back judgment] and the patience [of Him], being ignorant that the graciousness of the God keeps on bringing a change of mind to you? (Kukis mostly literal translation)

Romans 2:3–4 Now do you keep on supposing this, O man, [that] the one who keeps on judging them [regarding] the things they keep on practicing—and [you are] the one doing the same—that you will escape the judgment of the God? Or do you keep on despising the riches of His kindness, and the toleration [which holds back judgment] and the patience [of Him], being ignorant that the graciousness of the God keeps on bringing a change of mind to you? (Kukis mostly literal translation)

Romans 2:3–4 Now, have you come to the erroneous conclusion that you will escape the discipline of God, if you keep on doing the same things which you are judgmental of in others? Do you despise God—the riches of His kindness, His gracious toleration and His patience when He appears to hold back your discipline? Don’t you realize that God’s graciousness is there to bring about your change of mind? (Kukis paraphrase)

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Many translations begin a thought with v. 5 and conclude that thought in v. 11. This may end up being anywhere from one to five sentences, depending upon the translation. I see no nice place to stop in between vv. 5–11. No matter where I choose, most of the translations are going to blow right through that verse and onto the next one. In fact, even v. 11 is not the universal place to come to a full stop.

In the passage which follows, Paul describes the end results of the works done here on earth.

Here is how others have translated this passage:

Ancient texts:

Westcott-Hort Text (Greek)    Now according to the callousness of you and an impenitent heart, you keep on storing up for yourself anger in days of anger and an appearance of righteousness of God, Who will give each according to the works of him, to [those], indeed, according to steadfastness of work of good, glory and value and incorruptibility, seeking after life eternal, now to [those] out of selfish ambition and disobedience to the truth, now persuading to the injustice, anger and rage, trouble and distress, upon every soul of man, of the one performing the evil, and a Jew first also a Hellenist; now glory and value and peace to each one in the working the good; and of a Jew first also a Hellenist. For no one keeps on being a respecter of persons with the God.

Complete Apostles Bible        But according to your hardness and impenitent heart you are storing up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation, and of the righteous judgment of God,

who will recompense to each one according to his works:

to those who by the endurance of good works are seeking glory and honor and incorruption--eternal life.

But to those who are contentious, and who disobey the truth, but obey unrighteousness--indignation and wrath,

~ tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that works evil, of the Jew first and also of the Greek;

but glory, honor, and peace to everyone that works good, both to the Jew first and to the Greek.

For there is no partiality with God.

Douay-Rheims 1899 (Amer.) But according to thy hardness and impenitent heart, thou treasurest up to thyself wrath, against the day of wrath and revelation of the just judgment of God:

Who will render to every man according to his works.

To them indeed who, according to patience in good work, seek glory and honour and incorruption, eternal life:

But to them that are contentious and who obey not the truth but give credit to iniquity, wrath and indignation.

Tribulation and anguish upon every soul of man that worketh evil: of the Jew first, and also of the Greek.

But glory and honour and peace to every one that worketh good: to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

For there is no respect of persons with God.

Holy Aramaic Scriptures        .

Original Aramaic NT              But because of the callousness of your heart which does not repent, you lay up for yourself the treasure of wrath for the day of wrath and the revelation of the just judgment of God,

He who pays every person according to his works:

To those who in the patience of good works are seeking glory, honor and indestructibility, he gives eternal life,

But those who resist and do not obey the truth, but obey evil, he will pay anger and fury,

Suffering and trouble, to every person who cultivates wickedness, to the Jews first and to the Aramæans*,

But glory, honor and peace to everyone who cultivates good, to the Jews first, and to the Aramæans.

For there is no partiality with God.

Lamsa Peshitta (Syriac)         .

Significant differences: 

Limited Vocabulary Translations:

Bible in Basic English             But by your hard and unchanged heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of the revelation of God's judging in righteousness; 

Who will give to every man his right reward: 

To those who go on with good works in the hope of glory and honour and salvation from death, he will give eternal life: 

But to those who, from a love of competition, are not guided by what is true, will come the heat of his wrath, 

Trouble and sorrow on all whose works are evil, to the Jew first and then to the Greek; 

But glory and honour and peace to all whose works are good, to the Jew first and then to the Greek: 

For one man is not different from another before God.

Bible in Worldwide English     But your hearts are hard. You will not stop. That is why God will be angry with you. He will be angry on the day when people will see that he judges in the right way.

He will pay every man for what he has done.

He will give life for ever to people who keep on doing good. These people want to have glory and honour from God, and to live for ever.

But God will be very angry with the people who think of themselves first before others. They do not obey what is right. They do wrong things.

Every one who does what is wrong will have much trouble and a hard time. This will happen to the Jews first, then to those who are not Jews.

And every one who does what is good, will be made great. He will have honour and peace. This will happen to the Jews first and then to those who are not Jews.

God does not love some people more than others.