Romans 2
2 Therefore, thou art inexcusable, O man -- every one who is judging -- for in that in which thou dost judge the other, thyself thou dost condemn, for the same things thou dost practise who art judging,
^2 ^and we have known that the judgment of God is according to truth, upon those practising such things.
^3 ^And dost thou think this, O man, who art judging those who such things are practising, and art doing them, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?
^4 ^or the riches of His goodness, and forbearance, and long-suffering, dost thou despise? -- not knowing that the goodness of God doth lead thee to reformation!
^5 ^but, according to thy hardness and impenitent heart, thou dost treasure up to thyself wrath, in a day of wrath and of the revelation of the righteous judgment of God,
^6 ^who shall render to each according to his works;
^7 ^to those, indeed, who in continuance of a good work, do seek glory, and honour, and incorruptibility -- life age-during;
^8 ^and to those contentious, and disobedient, indeed, to the truth, and obeying the unrighteousness -- indignation and wrath,
^9 ^tribulation and distress, upon every soul of man that is working the evil, both of Jew first, and of Greek;
^10 ^and glory, and honour, and peace, to every one who is working the good, both to Jew first, and to Greek.
^11 ^For there is no acceptance of faces with God,
^12 ^for as many as without law did sin, without law also shall perish, and as many as did sin in law, through law shall be judged,
12For as many as sinned without Torah shall also perish without Torah, and as many as sinned in the Torah shall be judged by the Torah.
^13 ^for not the hearers of the law [are] righteous before God, but the doers of the law shall be declared righteous: --
13For not the hearers of the Torah are righteous in the sight of Elohim, but the doers of the TorahSee Mat. 7:21-27; James 2:14-24 shall be declared right.
^14 ^For, when nations that have not a law, by nature may do the things of the law, these not having a law -- to themselves are a law;
14For when nations, who do not have the Torah, by nature do what is in the Torah, although not having the Torah, they are a torah to themselves,
^15 ^who do shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also witnessing with them, and between one another the thoughts accusing or else defending,
15who show the work of the Torah written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and between themselves their thoughts accusing or even excusing,
^16 ^in the day when God shall judge the secrets of men, according to my good news, through Jesus Christ.
^17 ^Lo, thou art named a Jew, and dost rest upon the law, and dost boast in God,
17See, you are called a Yehuḏi, and rest on the Torah, and make your boast in Elohim,
^18 ^and dost know the will, and dost approve the distinctions, being instructed out of the law,
18and know the desire of Elohim, and approve what is superior, being instructed out of the Torah,
^19 ^and hast confidence that thou thyself art a leader of blind ones, a light of those in darkness,
^20 ^an instructor of foolish ones, a teacher of babes, having the form of the knowledge and of the truth in the law.
20an instructor of foolish ones, a teacher of babes, having the form of knowledge and of the truth in the Torah.
^21 ^Thou, then, who art teaching another, thyself dost thou not teach?
^22 ^thou who art preaching not to steal, dost thou steal? thou who art saying not to commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou who art abhorring the idols, dost thou rob temples?
^23 ^thou who in the law dost boast, through the transgression of the law God dost thou dishonour?
23You who make your boast in the Torah, through the transgression of the Torah do you disrespect Elohim?
^24 ^for the name of God because of you is evil spoken of among the nations, according as it hath been written.
^25 ^For circumcision, indeed, doth profit, if law thou mayest practise, but if a transgressor of law thou mayest be, thy circumcision hath become uncircumcision.
25For circumcision indeed profits if you practise the Torah, but if you are a transgressor of the Torah, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.
^26 ^If, therefore the uncircumcision the righteousness of the law may keep, shall not his uncircumcision for circumcision be reckoned?
26So, if an uncircumcised one watches over the righteousnesses of the Torah, shall not his uncircumcision be reckoned as circumcision?
^27 ^and the uncircumcision, by nature, fulfilling the law, shall judge thee who, through letter and circumcision, [art] a transgressor of law.
27And the uncircumcised by nature, who perfects the Torah, shall judge you who notwithstanding letter and circumcision are a transgressor of the Torah!
^28 ^For he is not a Jew who is [so] outwardly //manifest//, neither [is] circumcision that which is outward //manifest// in flesh;
^29 ^but a Jew [is] he who is [so] inwardly //secret//, and circumcision [is] of the heart, in spirit, not in letter, of which the praise is not of men, but of God.