God’s Righteous Judgment
1 Therefore you areinexcusable, O man, whoever you are who judge,for in whatever you judge another you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things.
2 But we know that the judgment of God is according to truth against those who practice such things.
3 And do you think this, O man, you who judge those practicing such things, and doing the same, that you will escape the judgment of God?
4 Or do you despisethe riches of His goodness,forbearance, andlongsuffering,not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?
5 But in accordance with your hardness and your impenitent heartyou are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God,
6 who“will render to each one according to his deeds”:
7 eternal life to those who by patient continuance in doing good seek for glory, honor, and immortality;
8 but to those who are self-seeking anddo not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness—indignation and wrath,
9 tribulation and anguish, on every soul of man who does evil, of the Jewfirst and also of the Greek;
10 but glory, honor, and peace to everyone who works what is good, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
11 Forthere is no partiality with God.
12 For as many as have sinned without law will also perish without law, and as many as have sinned in the law will be judged by the law
13 (fornot the hearers of the lawarejust in the sight of God, but the doers of the law will be justified;
14 for when Gentiles, who do not have the law, by nature do the things in the law, these, although not having the law, are a law to themselves,
15 who show thework of the law written in their hearts, theirconscience also bearing witness, and between themselvestheirthoughts accusing or else excusingthem)
16 in the day when God will judge the secrets of menby Jesus Christ,according to my gospel.
The Jews Guilty as the Gentiles
17 Indeedyou are called a Jew, andrest on the law,and make your boast in God,
18 andknowHiswill, andapprove the things that are excellent, being instructed out of the law,
19 andare confident that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,
20 an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes,having the form of knowledge and truth in the law.
21 You, therefore, who teach another, do you not teach yourself? You who preach that a man should not steal, do you steal?
22 You who say, “Do not commit adultery,” do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols,do you rob temples?
23 You whomake your boast in the law, do you dishonor God through breaking the law?
24 For“the name of God isblasphemed among the Gentiles because of you,” as it is written.
Circumcision of No Avail
25 For circumcision is indeed profitable if you keep the law; but if you are a breaker of the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.
26 Therefore,if an uncircumcised man keeps the righteous requirements of the law, will not his uncircumcision be counted as circumcision?
27 And will not the physically uncircumcised, if he fulfills the law,judge you who,evenwithyourwrittencodeand circumcision,area transgressor of the law?
28 Forhe is not a Jew whoisoneoutwardly, noriscircumcision that whichisoutward in the flesh;
29 butheisa Jewwhoisoneinwardly; andcircumcisionisthatof the heart,in the Spirit, not in the letter;whose praiseisnot from men but from God.