Romans Chapter 2
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asv (asv) - eBible.org engASV USFM
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and likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another, men with men working unseemliness, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was due.
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And even as they refused to have God in
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their knowledge, God gave them up unto a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting;
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being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
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backbiters, hateful to God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
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without understanding, covenant-breakers, without natural affection, unmerciful:
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who, knowing the ordinance of God, that they that practise such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but also consent with them that practise them.
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Wherefore thou art without excuse, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest dost practise the same things.
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And we know that the judgment of God is according to truth against them that practise such things.
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And reckonest thou this, O man, who judgest them that practise such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?
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Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
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but after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up for thyself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;
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who will render to every man according to his works:
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to them that by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and incorruption, eternal life:
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but unto them that are factious, and obey not the truth, but obey unrighteousness,
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shall be wrath and indignation,
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tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that worketh evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Greek;
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but glory and honor and peace to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek:
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for there is no respect of persons with God.
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For as many as have sinned without the law shall also perish without the law: and as many as have sinned under the law shall be judged by the law;
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for not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified;
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(for when Gentiles that have not the law do by nature the things of the law, these, not having the law, are the law unto themselves;
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in that they show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness therewith, and their thoughts one with another accusing or else excusing
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them);
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in the day when God shall judge the secrets of men, according to my gospel, by Jesus Christ.
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But if thou bearest the name of a Jew, and restest upon the law, and gloriest in God,
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and knowest his will, and approvest the things that are excellent, being instructed out of the law,
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and art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them that are in darkness,
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a corrector of the foolish, a teacher of babes, having in the law the form of knowledge and of the truth;
darby (darby) - eBible.org Darby 1890 plaintext
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Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, every one who judgest, for in that in which thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.
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But we know that the judgment ofGod is according to truth upon those who do such things.
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And thinkest thou this, O man, who judgest those that do such things, and practisest them [thyself], that thou shalt escape the judgment ofGod?
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or despisest thou the riches of his goodness, and forbearance, and long-suffering, not knowing that the goodness ofGod leads thee to repentance?
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but, according to thy hardness and impenitent heart, treasurest up to thyself wrath, in [the] day of wrath and revelation of [the] righteous judgment ofGod,
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who shall render to each according to his works:
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to them who, in patient continuance of good works, seek for glory and honour and incorruptibility, life eternal.
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But to those that are contentious, and are disobedient to the truth, but obey unrighteousness, [there shall be] wrath and indignation,
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tribulation and distress, on every soul of man that works evil, both of Jew first, and of Greek;
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but glory and honour and peace to every one that works good, both to Jew first and to Greek:
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for there is no acceptance of persons withGod.
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For as many as have sinned without law shall perish also without law; and as many as have sinned under law shall be judged by law,
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(for not the hearers of the law [are] just beforeGod, but the doers of the law shall be justified.
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For when [those of the] nations, which have no law, practise by nature the things of the law, these, having no law, are a law to themselves;
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who shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts accusing or else excusing themselves between themselves;)
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in [the] day whenGod shall judge the secrets of men, according to my glad tidings, by Jesus Christ.
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But if thou art named a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast inGod,
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and knowest the will, and discerningly approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;
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and hast confidence that thou thyself art a leader of the blind, a light of those who [are] in darkness,
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an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, having the form of knowledge and of truth in the law:
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thou then that teachest another, dost thou not teach thyself? thou that preachest not to steal, dost thou steal?
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thou that sayest [man should] not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?
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thou who boastest in law, dost thou by transgression of the law dishonourGod?
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For the name ofGod is blasphemed on your account among the nations, according as it is written.
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For circumcision indeed profits if thou keep [the] law; but if thou be a law-transgressor, thy circumcision is become uncircumcision.
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If therefore the uncircumcision keep the requirements of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be reckoned for circumcision,
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and uncircumcision by nature, fulfilling the law, judge thee, who, with letter and circumcision, [art] a law-transgressor?
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For he is not a Jew who [is] one outwardly, neither that circumcision which is outward in flesh;
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but he [is] a Jew [who is so] inwardly; and circumcision, of the heart, in spirit, not in letter; whose praise [is] not of men, but ofGod.
vul1914 (vul1914) - Vulgate 1914 UTF-8 (sacredbible.org)
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Propter quod inexcusabilis es o homo omnis, qui iudicas. In quo enim iudicas alterum, teipsum condemnas: eadem enim agis quæ iudicas.
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Scimus enim quoniam iudicium Dei est secundum veritatem in eos, qui talia agunt.
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Existimas autem hoc o homo, qui iudicas eos, qui talia agunt, et facis ea, quia tu effugies iudicium Dei?
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An divitias bonitatis eius, et patientiæ, et longanimitatis contemnis? ignoras quoniam benignitas Dei ad pœnitentiam te adducit?
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Secundum autem duritiam tuam, et impœnitens cor, thesaurizas tibi iram in die iræ, et revelationis iusti iudicii Dei,
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qui reddet unicuique secundum opera eius:
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iis quidem, qui secundum patientiam boni operis, gloriam, et honorem, et incorruptionem quærunt, vitam æternam:
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iis autem, qui sunt ex contentione, et qui non acquiescunt veritati, credunt autem iniquitati, ira, et indignatio.
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Tribulatio, et angustia in omnem animam hominis operantis malum, Iudæi primum, et Græci:
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gloria autem, et honor, et pax omni operanti bonum, Iudæo primum, et Græco:
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non enim est acceptio personarum apud Deum.
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Quicumque enim sine lege peccaverunt, sine lege peribunt: et quicumque in lege peccaverunt, per legem iudicabuntur.
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Non enim auditores legis iusti sunt apud Deum, sed factores legis iustificabuntur.
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Cum autem Gentes, quæ legem non habent, naturaliter ea, quæ legis sunt, faciunt, eiusmodi legem non habentes, ipsi sibi sunt lex:
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qui ostendunt opus legis scriptum in cordibus suis, testimonium reddente illis conscientia ipsorum, et inter se invicem cogitationibus accusantibus, aut etiam defendentibus,
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in die, cum iudicabit Deus occulta hominum, secundum Evangelium meum per Iesum Christum.
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Si autem tu Iudæus cognominaris, et requiescis in lege, et gloriaris in Deo,
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et nosti voluntatem eius, et probas utiliora, instructus per legem,
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confidis teipsum esse ducem cæcorum, lumen eorum, qui in tenebris sunt,
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eruditorem insipientium, magistrum infantium, habentem formam scientiæ, et veritatis in lege.
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Qui ergo alium doces, teipsum non doces: qui prædicas non furandum, furaris:
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qui dicis non mœchandum, mœcharis: qui abominaris idola, sacrilegium facis:
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qui in lege gloriaris, per prævaricationem legis Deum inhonoras.
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(Nomen enim Dei per vos blasphematur inter Gentes, sicut scriptum est.)
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Circumcisio quidem prodest, si legem observes: si autem prævaricator legis sis, circumcisio tua præputium facta est.
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Si igitur præputium iustitias legis custodiat: nonne præputium illius in circumcisionem reputabitur?
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et iudicabit id, quod ex natura est præputium, legem consummans, te, qui per litteram, et circumcisionem prævaricator legis es?
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Non enim qui in manifesto, Iudæus est: neque quæ in manifesto, in carne, est circumcisio:
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sed qui in abscondito, Iudæus est: et circumcisio cordis in spiritu, non littera: cuius laus non ex hominibus, sed ex Deo est.
web (web) - WorldEnglish.Bible — CC0 modern update of ASV
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Therefore you are without excuse, O man, whoever you are who judge. For in that which you judge another, you condemn yourself. For you who judge practice the same things.
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We know that the judgment of God is according to truth against those who practice such things.
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Do you think this, O man who judges those who practice such things, and do the same, that you will escape the judgment of God?
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Or do you despise the riches of his goodness, forbearance, and patience, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?
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But according to your hardness and unrepentant heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath, revelation, and of the righteous judgment of God,
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who “will pay back to everyone according to their works:”
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to those who by perseverance in well-doing seek for glory, honor, and incorruptibility, eternal life;
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but to those who are self-seeking and don’t obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, will be wrath, indignation,
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oppression, and anguish on every soul of man who does evil, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
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But glory, honor, and peace go to every man who does good, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
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For there is no partiality with God.
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For as many as have sinned without the law will also perish without the law. As many as have sinned under the law will be judged by the law.
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For it isn’t the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law will be justified
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(for when Gentiles who don’t have the law do by nature the things of the law, these, not having the law, are a law to themselves,
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in that they show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience testifying with them, and their thoughts among themselves accusing or else excusing them)
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in the day when God will judge the secrets of men, according to my Good News, by Jesus Christ.
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Indeed you bear the name of a Jew, rest on the law, glory in God,
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know his will, and approve the things that are excellent, being instructed out of the law,
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and are confident that you yourself are a guide of the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,
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a corrector of the foolish, a teacher of babies, having in the law the form of knowledge and of the truth.
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You therefore who teach another, don’t you teach yourself? You who preach that a man shouldn’t steal, do you steal?
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You who say a man shouldn’t commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples?
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You who glory in the law, do you dishonor God by disobeying the law?
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For “the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you,” just as it is written.
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For circumcision indeed profits, if you are a doer of the law, but if you are a transgressor of the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.
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If therefore the uncircumcised keep the ordinances of the law, won’t his uncircumcision be accounted as circumcision?
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Won’t those who are physically uncircumcised, but fulfill the law, judge you, who with the letter and circumcision are a transgressor of the law?
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For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, neither is that circumcision which is outward in the flesh;
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but he is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, not in the letter; whose praise is not from men, but from God.
wh1881 (wh1881) - Westcott-Hort Greek NT 1881 eBible USFM
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διο αναπολογητος ει ω ανθρωπε πας ο κρινων εν ω γαρ κρινεις τον ετερον σεαυτον κατακρινεις τα γαρ αυτα πρασσεις ο κρινων
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οιδαμεν δε οτι το κριμα του θεου εστιν κατα αληθειαν επι τους τα τοιαυτα πρασσοντας
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λογιζη δε τουτο ω ανθρωπε ο κρινων τους τα τοιαυτα πρασσοντας και ποιων αυτα οτι συ εκφευξη το κριμα του θεου
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η του πλουτου της χρηστοτητος αυτου και της ανοχης και της μακροθυμιας καταφρονεις αγνοων οτι το χρηστον του θεου εις μετανοιαν σε αγει
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κατα δε την σκληροτητα σου και αμετανοητον καρδιαν θησαυριζεις σεαυτω οργην εν ημερα οργης και αποκαλυψεως δικαιοκρισιας του θεου
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ος αποδωσει εκαστω κατα τα εργα αυτου
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τοις μεν καθ υπομονην εργου αγαθου δοξαν και τιμην και αφθαρσιαν ζητουσιν ζωην αιωνιον
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τοις δε εξ εριθειας και απειθουσιν τη αληθεια πειθομενοις δε τη αδικια οργη και θυμος
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θλιψις και στενοχωρια επι πασαν ψυχην ανθρωπου του κατεργαζομενου το κακον ιουδαιου τε πρωτον και ελληνος
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δοξα δε και τιμη και ειρηνη παντι τω εργαζομενω το αγαθον ιουδαιω τε πρωτον και ελληνι
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ου γαρ εστιν προσωπολημψια παρα τω θεω
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οσοι γαρ ανομως ημαρτον ανομως και απολουνται και οσοι εν νομω ημαρτον δια νομου κριθησονται
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ου γαρ οι ακροαται νομου δικαιοι παρα [τω] θεω αλλ οι ποιηται νομου δικαιωθησονται
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οταν γαρ εθνη τα μη νομον εχοντα φυσει τα του νομου ποιωσιν ουτοι νομον μη εχοντες εαυτοις εισιν νομος
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οιτινες ενδεικνυνται το εργον του νομου γραπτον εν ταις καρδιαις αυτων συμμαρτυρουσης αυτων της συνειδησεως και μεταξυ αλληλων των λογισμων κατηγορουντων η και απολογουμενων
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εν η ημερα κρινει ο θεος τα κρυπτα των ανθρωπων κατα το ευαγγελιον μου δια χριστου ιησου
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ει δε συ ιουδαιος επονομαζη και επαναπαυη νομω και καυχασαι εν θεω
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και γινωσκεις το θελημα και δοκιμαζεις τα διαφεροντα κατηχουμενος εκ του νομου
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πεποιθας τε σεαυτον οδηγον ειναι τυφλων φως των εν σκοτει
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παιδευτην αφρονων διδασκαλον νηπιων εχοντα την μορφωσιν της γνωσεως και της αληθειας εν τω νομω
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ο ουν διδασκων ετερον σεαυτον ου διδασκεις ο κηρυσσων μη κλεπτειν κλεπτεις
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ο λεγων μη μοιχευειν μοιχευεις ο βδελυσσομενος τα ειδωλα ιεροσυλεις
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ος εν νομω καυχασαι δια της παραβασεως του νομου τον θεον ατιμαζεις
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το γαρ ονομα του θεου δι υμας βλασφημειται εν τοις εθνεσιν καθως γεγραπται
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περιτομη μεν γαρ ωφελει εαν νομον πρασσης εαν δε παραβατης νομου ης η περιτομη σου ακροβυστια γεγονεν
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εαν ουν η ακροβυστια τα δικαιωματα του νομου φυλασση ουχ η ακροβυστια αυτου εις περιτομην λογισθησεται
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και κρινει η εκ φυσεως ακροβυστια τον νομον τελουσα σε τον δια γραμματος και περιτομης παραβατην νομου
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ου γαρ ο εν τω φανερω ιουδαιος εστιν ουδε η εν τω φανερω εν σαρκι περιτομη
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αλλ ο εν τω κρυπτω ιουδαιος και περιτομη καρδιας εν πνευματι ου γραμματι ου ο επαινος ουκ εξ ανθρωπων αλλ εκ του θεου
ylt (ylt) - Bible.com YLT98 plain UTF-8
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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,
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and we have known that the judgment of God is according to truth, upon those practising such things.
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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?
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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!
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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,
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who shall render to each according to his works;
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to those, indeed, who in continuance of a good work, do seek glory, and honour, and incorruptibility--life age-during;
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and to those contentious, and disobedient, indeed, to the truth, and obeying the unrighteousness--indignation and wrath,
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tribulation and distress, upon every soul of man that is working the evil, both of Jew first, and of Greek;
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and glory, and honour, and peace, to every one who is working the good, both to Jew first, and to Greek.
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For there is no acceptance of faces with God,
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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,
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for not the hearers of the law <FI>are<Fi> righteous before God, but the doers of the law shall be declared righteous: --
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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;
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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,
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in the day when God shall judge the secrets of men, according to my good news, through Jesus Christ.
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Lo, thou art named a Jew, and dost rest upon the law, and dost boast in God,
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and dost know the will, and dost approve the distinctions, being instructed out of the law,
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and hast confidence that thou thyself art a leader of blind ones, a light of those in darkness,
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an instructor of foolish ones, a teacher of babes, having the form of the knowledge and of the truth in the law.
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Thou, then, who art teaching another, thyself dost thou not teach?
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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?
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thou who in the law dost boast, through the transgression of the law God dost thou dishonour?
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for the name of God because of you is evil spoken of among the nations, according as it hath been written.
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For circumcision, indeed, doth profit, if law thou mayest practise, but if a transgressor of law thou mayest be, thy circumcision hath become uncircumcision.
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If, therefore the uncircumcision the righteousness of the law may keep, shall not his uncircumcision for circumcision be reckoned?
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and the uncircumcision, by nature, fulfilling the law, shall judge thee who, through letter and circumcision, <FI>art<Fi> a transgressor of law.
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For he is not a Jew who is <FI>so<Fi> outwardly, neither <FI>is<Fi> circumcision that which is outward in flesh;
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but a Jew <FI>is<Fi> he who is <FI>so<Fi> inwardly, and circumcision <FI>is<Fi> of the heart, in spirit, not in letter, of which the praise is not of men, but of God.
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A long, long time ago, there was nothing at all - no earth, no sky, no animals, no people. It was all dark and empty. But God was there! God is so powerful that He can make anything just by speaking. So God said "Let there be light!" and BOOM! There was light everywhere! God saw that the light was beautiful and good. He called the light "day" and the darkness "night." This was the very first day when God started making our wonderful world!
Explain Like I'm 10
Before anything existed - no planets, stars, or life - God decided to create the universe. The earth started out as a dark, empty place covered with water. But God's Spirit was there, ready to bring order and beauty to everything. When God spoke and said "Let there be light," light immediately appeared because God's words have incredible power. God looked at the light and was pleased with what He had made. He organized time by separating light (day) from darkness (night), creating the first 24-hour period. This shows us that God is organized and purposeful in everything He does.
Explain Like I'm 15
Genesis 1:1-5 establishes fundamental theological truths about God and creation. The Hebrew word "bara" (created) indicates creation from nothing (ex nihilo), demonstrating God's absolute sovereignty and power. The phrase "without form and void" (tohu wa-bohu) describes a state of chaos that God transforms into order. The Spirit of God "hovering" or "brooding" over the waters suggests active, caring involvement in creation. The creation of light before the sun (created on day 4) indicates that God Himself is the ultimate source of light and energy. The establishment of day and night creates the framework of time, showing that God operates within orderly patterns while transcending them. This passage refutes both atheistic materialism and pantheism, establishing that God is both transcendent (separate from creation) and immanent (actively involved in it).