Romans 2:1-11

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God’s Righteous Judgment

2 You, therefore, have no excuse,^(A) you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge another, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.^(B) ²Now we know that God’s judgment against those who do such things is based on truth. ³So when you, a mere human being, pass judgment on them and yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God’s judgment? ⁴Or do you show contempt for the riches^(C) of his kindness,^(D) forbearance^(E) and patience,^(F) not realizing that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance?^(G)

⁵But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of God’s wrath^(H), when his righteous judgment^(I) will be revealed. ⁶God “will repay each person according to what they have done.”^[a]^(J) ⁷To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor^(K) and immortality,^(L) he will give eternal life.^(M) ⁸But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil,^(N) there will be wrath and anger.^(O) ⁹There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil:^(P) first for the Jew, then for the Gentile;^(Q) ¹⁰but glory, honor and peace for everyone who does good: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile.^(R) ¹¹For God does not show favoritism.^(S)

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Footnotes

Romans 2:6 Psalm 62:12; Prov. 24:12

Matthew 7:1-5

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Judging Others^(A)

7 “Do not judge, or you too will be judged.^(B) ²For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.^(C)

³“Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? ⁴How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? ⁵You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.

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