Gods Righteous Judgement
FOR THIS REASON you are without excuse, O man, whomsoever that judges: for wherein you judge another, you condemn yourself; for you that judge do the same things.
2 But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against those whom commit such things.
3 On the other hand consider this, O man who judges those who do such things, and does the same: should you escape the judgement of God?
4 Or do you despise the riches of his goodness, forbearance and patience; not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?
5 But in accordance to your stubbornness and unrepentant heart, accumulating up to yourself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;
6 Who “will recompense to every man according to his works”:
(Psalm 62:12), (Pro 24:12)
7 To those who endure in working good and seek eternal life, glory, honour and immortality:
8 But those that are self-seeking, and do not obey the truth, but follow and persuade in unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
9 Tribulation and anguish, on every soul of man that works evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Greek;
10 But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that works good, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek:
11 For there is no respect of persons with God.
12 For as many as have sinned without having the law shall also be destroyed without the law: and as many as have sinned under the law shall be judged by the law.
13 For the hearers of the law are not righteous before God, but the doers of the law are proved righteous.
The Gentiles a Law unto Themselves
14 ¶ For when the nations, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, not having the law, are a law unto themselves:
15 Which show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness between themselves, and their reasoning accusing or defending them;
16 In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ in relation to my gospel.
God Blasphemed Through the Jews
17 ¶ Behold you regard yourself a Jew, and rely on the law, and are confident in God?
18 And know his will, and approve the worth of the teachings in the law;
19 And are confident that you are a guide of the blind, a light to those in darkness,
20 An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, having the essentials of the knowledge and of the truth in the law.
21 Therefore, you that teach another, do you not teach yourself? Preaching not to steal, yet steal yourself?
22 You that say, do not commit adultery, yet commit adultery? you that abhor idols, yet commit sacrilege?
23 You boast of the law, but through the breaking of the law dishonour your God.
24 For “the name of God is blasphemed among the nations because of you,” as it is written.
(Isa 52:5), (Eze 36:22)
Circumcision is of The Heart
25 ¶ For circumcision is of benefit, if you keep the law! but if you be a breaker of the law, your circumcision is made uncircumcision.
26 Therefore if the uncircumcision keep the righteousness of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision?
27 And you judge those of the uncircumcision (which is by nature) that fulfil the law, though you, whom have the writings and circumcision, breaks the law.
28 For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither the circumcision, which is outwardly of the flesh:
29 Rather he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is of the heart by the spirit, not the writings; whose praise is not of men, but of God.