“1 Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that
judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for
thou that judgest doest the same things. 2 But we are sure that the
judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such
things. 3 And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such
things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?
4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and
longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to
repentance? 5 But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up
unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the
righteous judgment of God; 6 Who will render to every man according to
his deeds: 7 To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for
glory and honour and immortality, eternal life: 8 But unto them that are
contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness,
indignation and wrath, 9 Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man
that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile; 10 But
glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew
first, and also to the Gentile: 11 For there is no respect of persons
with God. 12 For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish
without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by
the law; 13 (For not the hearers of the law [are] just before God, but
the doers of the law shall be justified. 14 For when the Gentiles, which
have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these,
having not the law, are a law unto themselves: 15 Which shew the work of
the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness,
and [their] thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one
another;) 16 In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus
Christ according to my gospel.”
“17 Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest
thy boast of God, 18 And knowest [his] will, and approvest the things
that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law; 19 And art
confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them
which are in darkness, 20 An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of
babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law. 21
Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou
that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal? 22 Thou that
sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou
that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege? 23 Thou that makest
thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God? 24
For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it
is written. 25 For circumcision verily profiteth, if thou keep the law:
but if thou be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made
uncircumcision. 26 Therefore if the uncircumcision keep the
righteousness of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for
circumcision? 27 And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it
fulfil the law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision dost
transgress the law? 28 For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly;
neither [is that] circumcision, which is outward in the flesh: 29 But he
[is] a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision [is that] of the
heart, in the spirit, [and] not in the letter; whose praise [is] not of
men, but of God.” (Romans 2:1-29 AV)
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