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He[a] will reward[b] each one according to his works:[c] eternal life to those who by perseverance in good works seek glory and honor and immortality, but[d] wrath and anger to those who live in selfish ambition[e] and do not obey the truth but follow[f] unrighteousness. There will be[g] affliction and distress on everyone[h] who does evil, on the Jew first and also the Greek,[i] 10 but[j] glory and honor and peace for everyone who does good, for the Jew first and also the Greek. 11 For there is no partiality with God.

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  1. Romans 2:6 tn Grk “who.” The relative pronoun was converted to a personal pronoun and, because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
  2. Romans 2:6 tn Or “will render,” “will recompense.” In this context Paul is setting up a hypothetical situation, not stating that salvation is by works.
  3. Romans 2:6 sn A quotation from Ps 62:12; Prov 24:12; a close approximation to Matt 16:27.
  4. Romans 2:8 tn This contrast is clearer and stronger in Greek than can be easily expressed in English.
  5. Romans 2:8 tn Grk “those who [are] from selfish ambition.”
  6. Romans 2:8 tn Grk “are persuaded by, obey.”
  7. Romans 2:9 tn No verb is expressed in this verse, but the verb “to be” is implied by the Greek construction. Literally “suffering and distress on everyone…”
  8. Romans 2:9 tn Grk “every soul of man.”
  9. Romans 2:9 sn Paul uses the term Greek here and in v. 10 to refer to non-Jews, i.e., Gentiles.
  10. Romans 2:10 tn Grk “but even,” to emphasize the contrast. The second word has been omitted since it is somewhat redundant in English idiom.

who “will pay back to everyone according to their works:”Psalm 62:12; Proverbs 24:12 to those who by perseverance in well-doing seek for glory, honor, and incorruptibility, eternal life; but to those who are self-seeking, and don’t obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, will be wrath, indignation, oppression, and anguish on every soul of man who does evil, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

10 But glory, honor, and peace go to every man who does good, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. 11 For there is no partiality with God.

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