Roma 2
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Ang Hatol ng Dios
2 Ngayon, masasabi mong dapat lang hatulan ang mga taong ito dahil sa kanilang kasamaan. Pero maging ikaw na humahatol ay walang maidadahilan. Sapagkat sa iyong paghatol sa iba ay hinahatulan mo rin ang iyong sarili, dahil ginagawa mo rin ang mga bagay na iyon. 2 Alam nating makatarungan ang hatol ng Dios sa mga taong gumagawa ng kasamaan. 3-4 Pero sino ka para humatol sa iba kung ikaw mismo ay gumagawa rin ng mga iyon? Ang akala mo baʼy makakaligtas ka sa hatol ng Dios dahil alam mong siyaʼy mabuti, matiyaga at mapagtimpi? Dapat mong malaman na ang Dios ay mabuti sa iyo dahil binibigyan ka niya ng pagkakataong magsisi sa mga kasalanan mo. 5 Pero dahil sa matigas ang ulo mo at ayaw mong magsisi, pinabibigat mo ang parusa ng Dios sa iyo sa araw na ihahayag niya ang kanyang poot at makatarungang paghatol. 6 Sapagkat ibibigay ng Dios sa bawat isa ang nararapat ayon sa kanyang mga gawa.[a] 7 Bibigyan niya ng buhay na walang hanggan ang mga taong nagpapatuloy sa paggawa ng mabuti, na ang hangad ay makamtan ang karangalan, papuri mula sa Dios, at buhay na walang kamatayan. 8 Sa iba naman na walang iniisip kundi ang sarili at ayaw sumunod sa katotohanan kundi sa kasamaan, ibubuhos sa kanila ng Dios ang kanyang matinding galit. 9 Lahat ng taong gumagawa ng masama ay parurusahan ng Dios, ang mga Judio muna bago ang mga hindi Judio. 10 Ngunit bibigyan ng Dios ng papuri, karangalan at kapayapaan ang lahat ng gumagawa ng kabutihan, una ang mga Judio bago ang mga hindi Judio. 11 Sapagkat pantay-pantay ang pagtingin ng Dios sa lahat ng tao.
12 Ang mga taong nagkakasala na walang alam sa Kautusan ni Moises ay mapapahamak,[b] at ang kaparusahan nila ay hindi ibabatay sa Kautusan. Ang mga nakakaalam naman ng Kautusan ni Moises, pero patuloy na gumagawa ng kasamaan ay parurusahan na batay sa Kautusan. 13 Sapagkat hindi ang nakikinig sa Kautusan ang itinuturing ng Dios na matuwid kundi ang tumutupad nito. 14 Ang mga hindi Judio ay walang kaalaman tungkol sa Kautusan ni Moises. Pero kung gumagawa sila nang naaayon sa sinasabi ng Kautusan, ipinapakita nila na kahit wala silang alam tungkol dito ay alam nila ang nararapat gawin. 15 Ang mabubuting gawa nila ay nagpapakita na ang iniuutos ng Kautusan ay nakaukit sa kanilang puso. Pinatutunayan ito ng kanilang konsensya, dahil kung minsaʼy inuusig sila nito at kung minsan namaʼy ipinagtatanggol. 16 At ayon sa Magandang Balita na itinuturo ko, ang konsensya ay pagbabatayan din sa araw na hahatulan ng Dios, sa pamamagitan ni Jesu-Cristo, ang lahat ng lihim ng mga tao.
Ang mga Judio at ang Kautusan
17 Sinasabi ninyo na mga Judio kayo, nagtitiwala kayo sa Kautusan at ipinagmamalaki ang inyong kaugnayan sa Dios. 18 Alam ninyo kung ano ang kalooban ng Dios at alam din ninyo kung ano ang dapat gawin, dahil itinuro ito sa inyo sa Kautusan. 19 Ipinapalagay ninyong tagaakay kayo ng mga bulag sa katotohanan, ilaw sa mga taong nasa kadiliman, 20 at tagapagturo sa mga kulang ng pang-unawa at mga bata pa sa mga bagay tungkol sa Dios. Ganito nga ang palagay ninyo sa inyong sarili, dahil naniniwala kayo na sa pamamagitan ng Kautusan ay nakamit na ninyo ang lahat ng kaalaman at katotohanan. 21 Tinuturuan ninyo ang iba, pero bakit hindi ninyo maturuan ang inyong sarili? Nangangaral kayong huwag magnakaw, pero kayo mismoʼy nagnanakaw. 22 Sinasabi ninyong huwag mangalunya, pero kayo mismo ay nangangalunya. Kinasusuklaman ninyo ang mga dios-diosang sinasamba ng mga hindi Judio, pero ninanakawan naman ninyo ang kanilang mga templo. 23 Nagmamalaki kayo na nasa inyo ang Kautusan ng Dios, pero ginagawa ninyong kahiya-hiya ang Dios dahil sa paglabag ninyo sa Kautusan. 24 Sinasabi sa Kasulatan, “Dahil sa inyo, nilalapastangan ng mga hindi Judio ang pangalan ng Dios.”[c]
25 Nagtitiwala kayo na kayo ang mga taong pinili ng Dios dahil kayoʼy tuli. May halaga lang ang pagiging tuli kung sinusunod ninyo ang Kautusan. Pero kung nilalabag naman ninyo ang Kautusan, para na rin kayong mga hindi tuli. 26 At kung sinusunod naman ng isang hindi tuli ang Kautusan, ituturing siya ng Dios na para na ring tuli. 27 Kahit na kayo ay mga Judio at tuli, papatunayan ng mga hindi Judio na dapat kayong parusahan. Sapagkat kahit na hindi sila tuli at wala sa kanila ang Kautusan, sinusunod naman nila ito, samantalang kayong mga may hawak ng Kautusan ay lumalabag dito. 28 Ang pagka-Judio ng isang tao ay hindi dahil sa Judio ang kanyang mga magulang at tuli siya sa laman. 29 Ang tunay na Judio ay ang taong nabago[d] ang puso sa pamamagitan ng Espiritu, at hindi dahil tuli siya ayon sa Kautusan. Ang ganyang tao ay pinupuri ng Dios kahit hindi pinupuri ng tao.
Romans 2
New King James Version
God’s Righteous Judgment
2 Therefore you are (A)inexcusable, O man, whoever you are who judge, (B)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 despise (C)the riches of His goodness, (D)forbearance, and (E)longsuffering, (F)not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance? 5 But in accordance with your hardness and your [a]impenitent heart (G)you are [b]treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, 6 who (H)“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 and (I)do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness—indignation and wrath, 9 tribulation and anguish, on every soul of man who does evil, of the Jew (J)first and also of the [c]Greek; 10 (K)but glory, honor, and peace to everyone who works what is good, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. 11 For (L)there 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 (for (M)not the hearers of the law are just 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 the (N)work of the law written in their hearts, their (O)conscience also bearing witness, and between themselves their thoughts accusing or else excusing them) 16 (P)in the day when God will judge the secrets of men (Q)by Jesus Christ, (R)according to my gospel.
The Jews Guilty as the Gentiles
17 [d]Indeed (S)you are called a Jew, and (T)rest[e] on the law, (U)and make your boast in God, 18 and (V)know His will, and (W)approve the things that are excellent, being instructed out of the law, 19 and (X)are 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, (Y)having the form of knowledge and truth in the law. 21 (Z)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, (AA)do you rob temples? 23 You who (AB)make your boast in the law, do you dishonor God through breaking the law? 24 For (AC)“the name of God is (AD)blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you,” as it is written.
Circumcision of No Avail
25 (AE)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, (AF)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, (AG)judge you who, even with your [f]written code and circumcision, are a transgressor of the law? 28 For (AH)he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh; 29 but he is a Jew (AI)who is one inwardly; and (AJ)circumcision is that of the heart, (AK)in the Spirit, not in the letter; (AL)whose [g]praise is not from men but from God.
Footnotes
- Romans 2:5 unrepentant
- Romans 2:5 storing
- Romans 2:9 Gentile
- Romans 2:17 NU But if
- Romans 2:17 rely
- Romans 2:27 Lit. letter
- Romans 2:29 A play on words—Jew is literally praise.
Romans 2
New International Version
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) 2 Now we know that God’s judgment against those who do such things is based on truth. 3 So 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? 4 Or 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)
5 But 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. 6 God “will repay each person according to what they have done.”[a](J) 7 To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor(K) and immortality,(L) he will give eternal life.(M) 8 But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil,(N) there will be wrath and anger.(O) 9 There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil:(P) first for the Jew, then for the Gentile;(Q) 10 but glory, honor and peace for everyone who does good: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile.(R) 11 For God does not show favoritism.(S)
12 All who sin apart from the law will also perish apart from the law, and all who sin under the law(T) will be judged by the law. 13 For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous in God’s sight, but it is those who obey(U) the law who will be declared righteous. 14 (Indeed, when Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature things required by the law,(V) they are a law for themselves, even though they do not have the law. 15 They show that the requirements of the law are written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts sometimes accusing them and at other times even defending them.) 16 This will take place on the day when God judges people’s secrets(W) through Jesus Christ,(X) as my gospel(Y) declares.
The Jews and the Law
17 Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and boast in God;(Z) 18 if you know his will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law; 19 if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those who are in the dark, 20 an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of little children, because you have in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth— 21 you, then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal?(AA) 22 You who say that people should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples?(AB) 23 You who boast in the law,(AC) do you dishonor God by breaking the law? 24 As it is written: “God’s name is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.”[b](AD)
25 Circumcision has value if you observe the law,(AE) but if you break the law, you have become as though you had not been circumcised.(AF) 26 So then, if those who are not circumcised keep the law’s requirements,(AG) will they not be regarded as though they were circumcised?(AH) 27 The one who is not circumcised physically and yet obeys the law will condemn you(AI) who, even though you have the[c] written code and circumcision, are a lawbreaker.
28 A person is not a Jew who is one only outwardly,(AJ) nor is circumcision merely outward and physical.(AK) 29 No, a person is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is circumcision of the heart,(AL) by the Spirit,(AM) not by the written code.(AN) Such a person’s praise is not from other people, but from God.(AO)
Footnotes
- Romans 2:6 Psalm 62:12; Prov. 24:12
- Romans 2:24 Isaiah 52:5 (see Septuagint); Ezek. 36:20,22
- Romans 2:27 Or who, by means of a
Romans 2
English Standard Version
God's Righteous Judgment
2 Therefore you have (A)no excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. For (B)in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, practice the very same things. 2 We know that the judgment of God rightly falls on those who practice such things. 3 Do you suppose, O man—you who judge those who practice such things and yet do them yourself—that you will escape the judgment of God? 4 Or do you presume on (C)the riches of his kindness and (D)forbearance and (E)patience, (F)not knowing that God's kindness is meant to lead you to repentance? 5 But because of your hard and impenitent heart you are (G)storing up (H)wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God's righteous judgment will be revealed.
6 (I)He will render to each one according to his works: 7 to those who (J)by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life; 8 but for those who are self-seeking[a] and (K)do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury. 9 There will be tribulation and distress (L)for every human being who does evil, the Jew (M)first and also the Greek, 10 but glory and honor and (N)peace for everyone who does good, (O)the Jew first and also the Greek. 11 For (P)God shows no partiality.
God's Judgment and the Law
12 For all who have sinned (Q)without the law will also perish without the law, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the law. 13 For (R)it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law who will be justified. 14 For when Gentiles, who do not have the law, (S)by nature do what the law requires, they are a law to themselves, even though they do not have the law. 15 They show that the work of the law is (T)written on their hearts, while their conscience also bears witness, and their conflicting thoughts accuse or even excuse them 16 (U)on that day when, (V)according to my gospel, God judges (W)the secrets of men (X)by Christ Jesus.
17 But if you call yourself a Jew and (Y)rely on the law and boast in God 18 and know his will and approve what is excellent, because you are instructed from the law; 19 and if you are sure that you yourself are (Z)a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness, 20 an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of children, having in the law (AA)the embodiment of (AB)knowledge and truth— 21 (AC)you then who teach others, do you not teach yourself? While you preach against stealing, do you steal? 22 You who say that one must not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you (AD)rob temples? 23 You who (AE)boast in the law (AF)dishonor God by breaking the law. 24 For, (AG)as it is written, “The name of God is blasphemed (AH)among the Gentiles because of you.”
25 For circumcision indeed is of value (AI)if you obey the law, but if you break the law, your circumcision becomes uncircumcision. 26 So, if (AJ)a man who is uncircumcised keeps (AK)the precepts of the law, will not his uncircumcision be regarded[b] as circumcision? 27 Then he who is physically[c] uncircumcised but keeps the law (AL)will condemn you who have (AM)the written code[d] and circumcision but break the law. 28 For (AN)no one is a Jew (AO)who is merely one outwardly, nor is circumcision outward and physical. 29 But a Jew is one (AP)inwardly, and (AQ)circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter. (AR)His praise is not from man but from God.
Footnotes
- Romans 2:8 Or contentious
- Romans 2:26 Or counted
- Romans 2:27 Or is by nature
- Romans 2:27 Or the letter
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