1They that condemn sin in others, and are guilty of the same themselves, cannot escape God's judgment; 6which will be according to every man's deserts, without distinction of Jew or Gentile. 14The Gentiles are not left without a rule of conduct. 17The Jew, who boasteth of greater light, is doubly criminal in sinning against it; 25nor will circumcision profit him, except he keep the law.
1THEREFORE athou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for bwherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.
a ch. 1.18,20,32. 2Sa. 12.5-7. Mat. 7.1-5; 23.3. Lu. 6.37; 14.3. Jn. 7.49. 1Co. 4.5. Ja. 3.1; 4.11. b Jn. 8.7.
2But we are sure that cthe judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things.
c ch. 3.4,5; 9.14. Ps. 96.13; 11.6,7. Eze. 18.25,29. Lu. 12.47. 2Th. 1.6-9. v.11,12. Ge. 18.25.
3dAnd thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?
d Mat. 7.2. Ja. 2.13; 4.11. Pr. 11.21; 16.5. Lu. 19.22.
4eOr despisest thou the riches of his goodness and fforbearance and glongsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
e ch. 9.22,23. Ec. 8.11. De. 32.15. Is. 1.2. Ho. 13.6. Eze. 12.22. Jonah 4.2. Mat. 24.48,49. 2Pe. 3.3-9,15. Is. 30.18; 63.7-10. Eze. 16.63; 36.31. Mat. 5.44. Ep. 1.7,18; 2.4,7; 3.16. f ch. 3.25. g 1Ti. 1.16.
5But hafter thy hardness and impenitent heart itreasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;
h Ex. 33.3; 34.9. Is. 48.4. Zec. 7.11,12. 1Ti. 4.2. ch. 1.28. Eze. 3.7. Ac. 7.51. i Ja. 5.3. De. 32.34,35. Am. 2.16. Ec. 12.14. ch. 9.22.
6jWho will render to every man according to his deeds:
j Ps. 62.12. Job 34.11. Je. 17.10; 32.19. Pr. 24.12. Mat. 16.27; 25.34-46. ch. 14.12. 1Co. 3.8. 2Co. 5.10. Re. 22.12; 2.23; 20.12,13.
7kTo them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, leternal life:
k Mat. 24.13. Ga. 6.8,9. Re. 2.7,10,11,17,28; 3.5,12,21. Jude 20,21. Mat. 5.3-10; 13.43; 25.34-40,46. 1Pe. 1.7,13. 2Co. 5.1; 4.17. 2Ti. 4.7,8. l ch. 5.21; 6.23.
8mBut unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
m Job 24.13. Ho. 4.4. 1Ti. 6.3,4. 2Ti. 3.8. 1Co. 11.16. ch. 1.18. Ga. 3.1; 5.7. 2Th. 1.8,9; 2.12. Le. 26.14-39. De. 28.15-68. Is. 3.11. Eze. 18.4. Ps. 9.17.
9Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, nof the Jew first, and also of the 1Gentile;
1Gr. Greek.
n Am. 3.2. Lu. 12.47,48. 1Pe. 4.17. ch. 1.16. Ac. 3.26; 13.46. v.10.
10oBut glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the 2Gentile:
2Gr. Greek.
o v.7. Is. 1.19; 3.10. Pr. 1-4. Ps. 34.7-14; 37; 113; 138. 1Pe. 1.7; 3.10-13.
11For pthere is no respect of persons with God.
p Le. 19.15. De. 10.17; 1.17; 16.19. 2Ch. 19.7. Job 34.10,19. Pr. 24.23. Ac. 10.34. Ga. 2.6; 6.7,8. Ep. 6.9. Col. 3.25. 1Pe. 1.17. Is. 3.10,11. Ps. 11.6,7.
12qFor 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;
q Lu. 12.47,48. Jn. 5.45. v.14. ch. 3.2.
13(For rnot the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law sshall be justified.
r Mat. 7.21,24. Ja. 1.22-25. 1Jn. 3.7. Jn. 13.17. Ga. 3.10,12. v.25. s Lu. 18.14.
14For when the Gentiles, twhich have not the law, udo by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:
t Ps. 147.19,20. ch. 3.1,2. Ac. 17.30. Ep. 2.12. u 2Co. 5.1. 1Co. 11.14. Phi. 4.8. ch. 1.19,20.
15Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, 3their conscience also bearing witness, and vtheir thoughts 4the mean while accusing or else wexcusing one another;)
3Or, the conscience witnessing with them.
4Or, between themselves.
v ch. 1.19. w Ge. 20.5.
16In the day when xGod shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to ymy gospel.
x Ps. 50.6,21; 96.13; 98.9; 7.8; 90.8. Ec. 3.17; 12.14. 1Co. 4.5. Mat. 6.4,6; 25.31. Lu. 8.17. Jn. 5.22,27,28; 12.48. Ac. 10.42; 17.31. 2Ti. 4.1,8. 1Pe. 4.5. 2Co. 5.10. ch. 14.12. Re. 20.11,12. y 2Ti. 2.8. 1Ti. 1.11. Tit. 1.3. Ga. 1.11. ch. 15.16,19; 16.25. 1Co. 9.17. 1Th. 2.2,4.
17Behold, zthou art called a Jew, and arestest in the law, and bmakest thy boast of God,
z v.28. Ps. 76.1,2; 114.2; 135.4; 148.14. ch. 3.1,2; 9.4,5. Phi. 3.5. a Je. 7.4. Zep. 3.11. Is. 48.2. Mi. 3.11. Mat. 3.9. Jn. 8.33,39,41. ch. 9.4. b v.23.
18cAnd knowest his will, and 5approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;
5Or, triest the things that differ.
c Ps. 147.19,20. Phi. 1.10. 2Ti. 3.15. De. 6.7. Is. 38.19. ch. 3.2.
19dAnd art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness,
d Is. 42.19. Mat. 5.14; 15.14; 23.16. 1Co. 8.1. Ga. 6.3.
20An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast ethe form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.
e ch. 6.17. 2Ti. 1.13; 3.5. Tit. 1.16.
21fThou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?
f Ps. 50.16-21. Mat. 23.3-32. Lu. 11.39-48; 4.23. 1Co. 9.27.
22gThou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?
g Je. 3.1. Mal. 1.6,8,12,14; 3.8. Mat. 12.33; 16.4; 21.12. Mar. 7.18; 8.38; 11.15. Mat. 5.28.
23hThou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God?
h v.17. ch. 9.4; 3.2. Mat. 23.3,14,23; 19.20. Lu. 18.11. v.24. ch. 7.9.
24iFor the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written.
i 2Sa. 12.14. Is. 52.5. Eze. 36.20,23.
25jFor circumcision *verily profiteth, if thou keep the law: but if thou be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision.
*verily-indeed, truly.
j ch. 3.1,2; 9.4,5. Le. 26.41. Je. 4.4; 6.10,14; 9.25,26. Ac. 7.51. 1Co. 7.19. Ga. 5.3,6; 6.15.
26Therefore kif the uncircumcision keep the righteousness of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision?
k Mat. 8.10,11; 15.28. Ac. 10.34,35. v.28,29.
27And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfil the law, ljudge thee, who by the mletter and circumcision dost transgress the law?
l Mat. 12.41,42. Eze. 16.51,52. v.14,15. m ch. 7.6,8. 2Co. 3.6. Tit. 1.16. 2Ti. 3.5.
28nFor he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:
n Jn. 8.39. Re. 2.9. Mat. 3.9. ch. 9.6-8; 14.17. 1Co. 4.20; 8.8. Ga. 5.6; 6.15. 1Ti. 4.8. v.17.
29oBut he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, pin the spirit, and not in the letter; qwhose praise is not of men, but of God.
o Phi. 3.2,3. ch. 14.17. Ps. 45.13. Lu. 17.21. 1Co. 4.20. 2Co. 4.16. Ga. 4.19. Ep. 3.16. Col. 1.27. 1Pe. 3.4. De. 10.16; 30.6. Je. 4.4. Col. 2.11,12. p ch. 7.6. 2Co. 3.6,7. Phi. 3.3. q 1Co. 4.5. 2Co. 10.18. 1Th. 2.4. 1Pe. 3.4.