Therefore you are ^awithout excuse, ^bO man, everyone who passes judgment, for in that which ^cyou judge another, you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things. 2 And we know that the judgment of God ¹rightly falls upon those who practice such things. 3 But do you presume this, ^aO man—who passes judgment on those who practice such things and does the same—that you will escape the judgment of God? 4 Or do you think lightly of ^athe riches of His ^bkindness and ^cforbearance and ^dpatience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance? 5 But ¹because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart ^ayou are storing up wrath for yourself ^bin the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, 6 ^awho WILL REPAY TO EACH ACCORDING TO HIS WORKS: 7 to those who by ^aperseverance in doing good seek for ^bglory and honor and ^cimmortality, ^deternal life; 8 but to those who are ^aselfishly ambitious and ^bdo not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, wrath and anger. 9 There will be ^aaffliction and turmoil ¹for every soul of man who works out evil, of the Jew ^bfirst and also of the Greek, 10 but ^aglory and honor and peace to everyone who works good, to the Jew ^bfirst and also to the Greek. 11 For ^athere is no partiality with God.

12 For all who have sinned ^1awithout the Law will also perish ²without the Law, and all who have sinned ³under the Law will be judged ⁴by the Law. 13 For it is ^anot the hearers ¹of the Law who are ²just before God, but the doers ³of the Law will be justified. 14 For when Gentiles who do not have ¹the Law ^anaturally do the things of the Law, these, not having ²the Law, are a law to themselves, 15 in that they demonstrate ^athe work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness and their thoughts alternately accusing or else defending them, 16 on the day when, ^aaccording to my gospel, ^bGod will judge the secrets of men through Christ Jesus.

17 But if you bear the name “Jew” and ^arely ¹upon the Law and boast in God, 18 and know His will and ^1aapprove the things that are essential, being instructed out of the Law, 19 and are confident that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness, 20 a ¹corrector of the foolish, a teacher of ²the immature, having in the Law ^athe embodiment of knowledge and of the truth, 21 you, therefore, ^awho teach another, do you not teach yourself? You who ¹preach that one shall not steal, do you steal? 22 You who say that one should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you ^arob temples? 23 You who ^aboast ¹in the Law, through your transgression of the Law, do you dishonor God? 24 For “^aTHE NAME OF GOD IS BLASPHEMED AMONG THE GENTILES ^bBECAUSE OF YOU,” just as it is written.

25 For indeed circumcision is of value if you ^apractice ¹the Law, but if you are a transgressor ²of the Law, ^byour circumcision has become uncircumcision. 26 ^aSo if ^bthe ¹uncircumcised man ^cobserves the righteous requirements of the Law, will not his uncircumcision be counted as circumcision? 27 And ^ahe who is physically uncircumcised, if he ¹fulfills the Law, will he not ^bjudge you who, through the letter of the Law and circumcision, are a transgressor ²of the Law? 28 For ^ahe is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh. 29 But ^ahe is a Jew who is one inwardly; and ^bcircumcision is that which is of the heart, by the ^cSpirit, not by the letter; ^dand his praise is not from men, but from God.

Therefore you have ^ano excuse, ¹you foolish person, ^beveryone of you who passes judgment; for ²in that matter in which ^cyou judge someone else, you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things. 2 And we know that the judgment of God ¹rightly falls upon those who practice such things. 3 But do you suppose this, ^1ayou foolish person who passes judgment on those who practice such things, and yet does them as well, that you will escape the judgment of God? 4 Or do you think lightly of ^athe riches of His ^bkindness and ^1crestraint and ^dpatience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance? 5 But ¹because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart ^ayou are storing up wrath for yourself ^bon the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, 6 ^awho WILL REPAY EACH PERSON ACCORDING TO HIS DEEDS: 7 to those who by ^aperseverance in doing good seek ^bglory, honor, and ^cimmortality, He will give ^deternal life; 8 but to those who are ^aself-serving and ^bdo not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, He will give wrath and indignation. 9 There will be ^atribulation and distress ¹for every soul of mankind who does evil, ²for the Jew ^bfirst and also ³for the Greek, 10 but ^aglory, honor, and peace to everyone who does what is good, to the Jew ^bfirst and also to the Greek. 11 For ^athere is no partiality with God.

12 For all who have sinned ^1awithout the Law will also perish ²without the Law, and all who have sinned ³under the Law will be judged ⁴by the Law; 13 for it is ^anot the hearers ¹of the Law who are ²righteous before God, but the doers ³of the Law who will be justified. 14 For when Gentiles who do not have ¹the Law ^2ainstinctively perform the requirements of the Law, these, though not having ³the Law, are a law to themselves, 15 in that they show ^athe work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience testifying and their thoughts alternately accusing or else defending them, 16 on the day when, ^aaccording to my gospel, ^bGod will judge the secrets of mankind through Christ Jesus.

17 But if you call yourself a ¹Jew and ^arely ²upon the Law and boast in God, 18 and know His will and ^1adistinguish the things that matter, being instructed from the Law, 19 and are confident that you yourself are a guide to people who are blind, a light to those in darkness, 20 a ¹corrector of the foolish, a teacher of ²the immature, possessing in the Law ^athe embodiment of knowledge and of the truth— 21 you, therefore, ^awho teach someone else, do you not teach yourself? You who ¹preach that one is not to steal, do you steal? 22 You who say that one is not to commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who loathe idols, do you ^arob temples? 23 You who ^aboast ¹in the Law, through your breaking the Law, do you dishonor God? 24 For “^aTHE NAME OF GOD IS BLASPHEMED AMONG THE GENTILES ^bBECAUSE OF YOU,” just as it is written.

25 For indeed circumcision is of value if you ^apractice ¹the Law; but if you are a violator ²of the Law, ^byour circumcision has turned into uncircumcision. 26 ^aSo if ^bthe ¹uncircumcised man ^ckeeps the requirements of the Law, will his uncircumcision not be regarded as circumcision? 27 And ^ahe who is physically uncircumcised, if he keeps the Law, will he not ^bjudge you who ¹though having the letter of the Law and circumcision are a violator ²of the Law? 28 For ^ahe is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh. 29 But ^ahe is a Jew who is one inwardly; and ^bcircumcision is of the heart, by the ^cSpirit, not by the letter; ^dand his praise is not from people, but from God.