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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. ThereforeG1352 artG1488 inexcusableG379 OG5599 manG444 whosoeverG3956 judgestG2919 forG1063 whereinG1722 whereinG3739 judgestG2919 anotherG2087 condemnestG2632 thyselfG4572 forG1063 judgestG2919 doestG4238 thingsG846 See also: Luke 6:37 Romans 2:3 John 8:7-9 Romans 2:21-23 Matthew 7:1-5

2 But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things. ButG1161 sureG1492 thatG3754 judgmentG2917 GodG2316 isG2076 accordingG2596 truthG225 againstG1909 commitG4238 thingsG5108 See also: Psalms 9:7-8 Zephaniah 3:5 Psalms 145:17 Psalms 98:9 Jeremiah 12:1

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? AndG1161 thouG3049 thisG5124 OG5599 manG444 judgestG2919 doG4238 thingsG5108 andG2532 doestG4160 sameG846 thatG3754 thouG4771 escapeG1628 judgmentG2917 GodG2316 See also: Proverbs 16:5 Luke 12:14 Romans 1:32 Matthew 23:33 2 Samuel 10:3

4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance? OrG2228 thouG2706 richesG4149 hisG846 goodnessG5544 andG2532 forbearanceG463 andG2532 longsufferingG3115 knowingG50 thatG3754 goodnessG5543 GodG2316 leadethG71 theeG4571 toG1519 repentanceG3341 See also: 2 Peter 3:9 Isaiah 30:18 Exodus 34:6 Romans 9:22-23 Titus 3:4-6

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; ButG1161 afterG2596 thyG4675 hardnessG4643 andG2532 impenitentG279 heartG2588 upG2343 thyselfG4572 wrathG3709 againstG1722 dayG2250 wrathG3709 andG2532 revelationG602 judgmentG1341 GodG2316 See also: Ecclesiastes 12:14 Romans 1:18 Romans 2:2-3 Hebrews 3:15 2 Peter 3:7

6 Who will render to every man according to his deeds: WhoG3739 renderG591 manG1538 accordingG2596 hisG846 deedsG2041 See also: Psalms 62:12 Jeremiah 32:19 Matthew 16:27 2 Corinthians 5:10 Jeremiah 17:10

7 To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life: byG3303 byG2596 continuanceG5281 wellG18 doingG2041 seekG2212 gloryG1391 andG2532 honourG5092 andG2532 immortalityG861 eternalG166 lifeG2222 See also: 2 Timothy 4:7-8 Luke 8:15 1 Corinthians 15:58 2 Timothy 1:10 1 Peter 1:7-8

8 But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, ButG1161 contentiousG1537 contentiousG2052 andG2532 obeyG544 obeyG3303 truthG225 butG1161 obeyG3982 unrighteousnessG93 indignationG2372 andG2532 wrathG3709 See also: 1 Timothy 6:3-4 2 Thessalonians 1:8 John 3:18-21 1 Peter 4:17 Proverbs 13:10

9 Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile; TribulationG2347 andG2532 anguishG4730 uponG1909 everyG3956 soulG5590 manG444 doethG2716 evilG2556 JewG2453 firstG4412 andG5037 alsoG2532 GentileG1672 See also: 1 Peter 4:17 Ezekiel 18:4 Romans 1:16 Luke 24:47 Acts 3:26

10 But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile: ButG1161 ButG2532 gloryG1391 honourG5092 andG2532 peaceG1515 manG3956 workethG2038 goodG18 JewG2453 firstG4412 andG5037 alsoG2532 GentileG1672 See also: Isaiah 32:17 Isaiah 26:12 Numbers 6:26 1 Peter 1:7 Job 22:21

11 For there is no respect of persons with God. ForG1063 isG2076 noG3756 personsG4382 withG3844 GodG2316 See also: Deuteronomy 10:17 Acts 10:34 2 Chronicles 19:7 Galatians 2:6 Job 34:19

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; ForG1063 asG3745 sinnedG264 lawG460 shallG622 alsoG2532 perishG622 lawG460 andG2532 asG3745 sinnedG264 inG1722 lawG3551 judgedG2919 byG1223 lawG3551 See also: 1 Corinthians 9:21 Galatians 3:10 Acts 17:30-31 Romans 2:14-16 Galatians 2:16-19

13 (For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified. ForG1063 notG3756 hearersG202 lawG3551 justG1342 beforeG3844 GodG2316 butG235 doersG4163 lawG3551 justifiedG1344 See also: James 1:22-25 1 John 3:7 James 2:21-25 Romans 2:25 Galatians 2:16

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: ForG1063 whenG3752 GentilesG1484 whichG3588 haveG2192 notG3361 lawG3551 doG4160 natureG5449 thingsG3588 lawG3551 theseG3778 havingG2192 notG3361 lawG3551 areG1526 lawG3551 themselvesG1438 See also: Romans 1:19-20 Romans 2:12 Romans 2:27 Acts 17:30 Psalms 147:19-20

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;) WhichG3748 shewG1731 workG2041 lawG3551 writtenG1123 inG1722 theirG846 heartsG2588 theirG846 conscienceG4893 witnessG4828 andG2532 thoughtsG3053 accusingG2723 orG2228 elseG2532 excusingG626 anotherG3342 anotherG240 See also: 2 Corinthians 5:11 Romans 1:18-19 2 Corinthians 1:12 Titus 1:15 Job 27:6

16 In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel. InG1722 dayG2250 whenG3753 GodG2316 judgeG2919 secretsG2927 menG444 byG1223 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 accordingG2596 myG3450 gospelG2098 See also: Ecclesiastes 12:14 1 Corinthians 4:5 Acts 17:31 Luke 8:17 Acts 10:42

17 ¶ Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God, BeholdG2396 thouG4771 calledG2028 JewG2453 andG2532 restestG1879 lawG3551 andG2532 boastG2744 ofG1722 GodG2316 See also: Romans 2:23 Micah 3:11 Isaiah 48:1-2 Revelation 2:9 Matthew 3:9

18 And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law; AndG2532 knowestG1097 willG2307 andG2532 approvestG1381 excellentG1308 instructedG2727 ofG1537 lawG3551 See also: 1 Thessalonians 5:21 James 4:17 Deuteronomy 4:8 Philippians 1:10 Nehemiah 9:13-14

19 And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness, AndG5037 confidentG3982 thyselfG4572 artG1511 guideG3595 blindG5185 lightG5457 inG1722 darknessG4655 See also: Revelation 3:17-18 Proverbs 26:12 Isaiah 5:21 Isaiah 49:6 Isaiah 56:10

20 An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law. instructorG3810 foolishG878 teacherG1320 babesG3516 hastG2192 formG3446 knowledgeG1108 andG2532 truthG225 inG1722 lawG3551 See also: 2 Timothy 3:5 Titus 1:16 2 Timothy 1:13 Romans 6:17 1 Corinthians 3:1

21 Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal? thereforeG3767 whichG3588 teachestG1321 anotherG2087 thouG1321 notG3756 thyselfG4572 preachestG2784 shouldG2813 notG3361 stealG2813 stealG2813 See also: 1 Corinthians 9:27 Matthew 23:3-28 Micah 3:11 Luke 12:47 Luke 11:46

22 Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege? sayestG3004 shouldG3431 notG3361 adulteryG3431 adulteryG3431 abhorrestG948 idolsG1497 sacrilegeG2416 See also: Malachi 3:8 Matthew 12:39 Jeremiah 5:7 Jeremiah 7:9-10 Jeremiah 9:2

23 Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God? ThouG3739 boastG2744 ofG1722 lawG3551 throughG1223 breakingG3847 lawG3551 thouG818 GodG2316 See also: James 4:16-17 Romans 2:17 John 5:45 Romans 3:2 Romans 9:4

24 For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written. ForG1063 nameG3686 GodG2316 blasphemedG987 amongG1722 GentilesG1484 throughG1223 youG5209 asG2531 writtenG1125 See also: Ezekiel 36:20-23 Isaiah 52:5 2 Peter 2:2 Lamentations 2:15-16 2 Samuel 12:14

25 For circumcision verily profiteth, if thou keep the law: but if thou be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision. ForG1063 circumcisionG4061 verilyG3303 profitethG5623 ifG1437 keepG4238 lawG3551 butG1161 ifG1437 beG5600 breakerG3848 lawG3551 thyG4675 circumcisionG4061 madeG1096 uncircumcisionG203 See also: Jeremiah 4:4 Galatians 5:3-6 Acts 7:51 Galatians 6:15 Deuteronomy 30:6

26 Therefore if the uncircumcision keep the righteousness of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision? ThereforeG3767 ifG1437 uncircumcisionG203 keepG5442 righteousnessG1345 lawG3551 shallG3049 notG3780 hisG846 uncircumcisionG203 countedG3049 forG1519 circumcisionG4061 See also: Colossians 2:11 1 Corinthians 7:18-19 Romans 8:4 Isaiah 56:6-7 Matthew 8:11-12

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? AndG2532 notG2919 uncircumcisionG203 byG1537 natureG5449 fulfilG5055 lawG3551 judgeG2919 theeG4571 byG1223 letterG1121 andG2532 circumcisionG4061 transgressG3848 lawG3551 See also: Matthew 12:41-42 Romans 2:29 Romans 7:6-8 Romans 8:4 2 Corinthians 3:6

28 For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh: ForG1063 isG2076 notG3756 JewG2453 outwardlyG1722 outwardlyG5318 neitherG3761 circumcisionG4061 outwardG1722 outwardG5318 inG1722 fleshG4561 See also: Galatians 6:15 Matthew 3:9 Romans 9:6-8 Revelation 2:9 Isaiah 48:1-2

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. ButG235 JewG2453 inwardlyG1722 inwardlyG2927 andG2532 circumcisionG4061 heartG2588 inG1722 spiritG4151 notG3756 letterG1121 whoseG3739 praiseG1868 notG3756 ofG1537 menG444 butG235 ofG1537 GodG2316 See also: Deuteronomy 30:6 Philippians 3:3 Deuteronomy 10:16 Colossians 2:11-12 Jeremiah 4:4

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