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GOD JUDGES THROUGH JESUS CHRIST
Passage:
Romans 2:6-16
Key verse: 16
NIV
6 God “will repay each person according to what they have done.”[a](A) 7 To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor(B) and immortality,(C) he will give eternal life.(D) 8 But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil,(E) there will be wrath and anger.(F) 9 There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil:(G) first for the Jew, then for the Gentile;(H) 10 but glory, honor and peace for everyone who does good: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile.(I) 11 For God does not show favoritism.(J)
12 All who sin apart from the law will also perish apart from the law, and all who sin under the law(K) 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(L) 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,(M) 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(N) through Jesus Christ,(O) as my gospel(P) declares.
Footnotes
- Romans 2:6 Psalm 62:12; Prov. 24:12
Cross references
- Romans 2:6 : Ps 62:12; S Mt 16:27
- Romans 2:7 : ver 10
- Romans 2:7 : 1Co 15:53, 54; 2Ti 1:10
- Romans 2:7 : S Mt 25:46
- Romans 2:8 : 2Th 2:12
- Romans 2:8 : Eze 22:31
- Romans 2:9 : Ps 32:10
- Romans 2:9 : ver 10; Ro 1:16
- Romans 2:10 : ver 9; Ro 1:16
- Romans 2:11 : S Ac 10:34
- Romans 2:12 : Ro 3:19; 6:14; 1Co 9:20, 21; Gal 4:21; 5:18; S Ro 7:4
- Romans 2:13 : Jas 1:22, 23, 25
- Romans 2:14 : Ac 10:35
- Romans 2:16 : Ecc 12:14; 1Co 4:5
- Romans 2:16 : Ac 10:42
- Romans 2:16 : Ro 16:25; 2Ti 2:8
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ESV
6 (A)He will render to each one according to his works: 7 to those who (B)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 (C)do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury. 9 There will be tribulation and distress (D)for every human being who does evil, the Jew (E)first and also the Greek, 10 but glory and honor and (F)peace for everyone who does good, (G)the Jew first and also the Greek. 11 For (H)God shows no partiality.
God's Judgment and the Law
12 For all who have sinned (I)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 (J)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, (K)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 (L)written on their hearts, while their conscience also bears witness, and their conflicting thoughts accuse or even excuse them 16 (M)on that day when, (N)according to my gospel, God judges (O)the secrets of men (P)by Christ Jesus.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Romans 2:8 Or contentious
Cross references
- Romans 2:6 : Job 34:11; Ps. 62:12; Prov. 24:12; Jer. 17:10; 32:19; See Matt. 16:27
- Romans 2:7 : See Luke 8:15
- Romans 2:8 : 2 Thess. 2:12
- Romans 2:9 : Ezek. 18:20
- Romans 2:9 : See 1 Pet. 4:17
- Romans 2:10 : Isa. 57:19
- Romans 2:10 : See ch. 1:16
- Romans 2:11 : See Acts 10:34
- Romans 2:12 : 1 Cor. 9:21
- Romans 2:13 : See James 1:22, 23
- Romans 2:14 : See ch. 1:19
- Romans 2:15 : Jer. 31:33
- Romans 2:16 : [ch. 3:6; 14:10; 1 Cor. 4:5]; See Acts 10:42; 17:31
- Romans 2:16 : ch. 16:25; 2 Tim. 2:8; [Gal. 1:11; 1 Tim. 1:11]
- Romans 2:16 : Eccles. 12:14
- Romans 2:16 : ch. 16:25; [1 Tim. 1:11; 2 Tim. 2:8]
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God is the judge of us all. What is his standard of judgment? He will give to each of us according to what we have done. If we seek God wholeheartedly by seeking his glory and honor, we will receive eternal life. But if we are self-seeking, refusing to glorify God nor giving thanks to him, God will give us his wrath and anger. Paul points out here that there are two types of people: those who do evil and those who do good. Those who do evil are condemned. Those who do good will receive God’s glory, honor, and peace. This applies to Jews and Gentiles both.
No one is righteous (3:1
). But we can be declared righteous by God when we obey his word. Just hearing the word of God doesn’t make us righteous. We need to put it into practice. The Jews had God’s word through the law. But they didn’t obey. The Gentiles didn’t have God’s word, yet they too were under judgment, because God had written the requirements of his law on their hearts. So, they were without excuse. Therefore, God judges all people through Jesus Christ. Whoever believes in him will be saved. But whoever does not believe will be condemned.
Prayer: Father, we either sin under the law or apart from the Law, and you judge us all. Thank you that you save us all through Jesus Christ our Lord.
One Word: God saves us through Jesus Christ
