KJ3 Literal Translation
Romans 2
1 They that sin, though they condemn it in others, cannot excuse themselves, 6 and much less escape the judgment of God. 14 The nations cannot escape, 17 nor yet the Jews, 25 if they keep not the law.
1Therefore, O man, you are without excuse, every one judging, for in that in which you judge the other, you condemn yourself; for you, the one judging, practice the same things.
2But we know that the judgment of God is according to truth on the ones practicing such things.
3And, O man, the one judging those practicing such things, and doing them, do you think that you will escape the judgment of God?
4Or do you despise the riches of His kindness, and the forbearance and the longsuffering, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?
5But according to your hardness and your impenitent heart, you are treasuring up to yourself wrath in the day of wrath, and revelation of a righteous judgment of God.
6who “will give to each according to his works”: LXX-Psa. 61:13; MT-Psa. 62:12
7truly to the ones who with patience in good work seeking glory and honor and incorruptibility and everlasting life;
8but to the ones truly disobeying the truth out of self-seeking, but obeying unrighteousness, will be anger and wrath,
9trouble and distress on every soul of man fully working evil, both of Jew firstly, and of Greek.
10But glory and honor and peace will be to everyone working the good, both to the Jew firstly, and to the Greek.
11For there is no partiality with God.
12For as many as sinned without Law will also perish without Law. And as many as sinned within Law will be judged through Law.
13For not the hearers of the Law are just with God, but the doers of the Law shall be justified.
14For whenever nations not having law do the things of the law, these, not having law, are a law to themselves,
15who demonstrate the work of the law written in their hearts, witnessing with their conscience and between one another the thoughts accusing or even defending
16in a day when God judges the hidden things of men, according to my gospel, through Jesus Christ.
17Behold, you are named a Jew and rest in the Law, and boast in God, and know the will and approve the things excelling, being insructed out of the Law,
18and you have persuaded yourself to be a guide to blind ones, a light to the ones in darkness,
19and you have persuaded yourself to be a guide to blind ones, a light to the ones in darkness,
20an instructor of foolish ones, a teacher of the child-like, having the form of knowledge and of the truth in the Law.
21Therefore the one teaching another, do you not teach yourself? The one preaching not to steal, do you steal?
22The one saying not to commit adultery, do you commit adultery? The one detesting the idols, do you rob temples?
23You who boast in Law, do you dishonor God through transgression of the Law?
24For the name of God is blasphemed among the nations through you, even as it is written. Isa. 52:5
25For indeed circumcision profits if you practice the Law, but if you are a transgressor of Law, your circumcision becomes uncircumcision.
26Therefore if the uncircumcision keeps the ordinances of the Law, will not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision?
27And will the uncircumcision by nature, by fulfilling the Law, judge you through your letter and circumcision become transgressor of Law?
28For not in the visible one, he is a Jew, nor is the circumcision in flesh a visible one;
29but in the secret one is the Jew, and circumcision is of heart, in spirit, not in letter; of whom the praise is not from men, but from God.
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