1 ¶ Therefore, thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest; for in that which thou dost judge another, thou dost condemn thyself; for thou that judgest others doest the same things.

Therefore, thou art inexcusable, O man -- every one who is judging -- for in that in which thou dost judge the other, thyself thou dost condemn, for the same things thou dost practise who art judging,

2 F or we are sure that the judgment of God is according to the truth against those who do such things.

and we have known that the judgment of God is according to truth, upon those practising such things.

3 A nd dost thou think this, O man, that judgest those who do such things and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?

And dost thou think this, O man, who art judging those who such things are practising, and art doing them, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?

4 O r dost thou despise the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering, ignoring that the goodness of God leads thee to repentance?

or the riches of His goodness, and forbearance, and long-suffering, dost thou despise? -- not knowing that the goodness of God doth lead thee to reformation!

5 B ut after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasures up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God,

but, according to thy hardness and impenitent heart, thou dost treasure up to thyself wrath, in a day of wrath and of the revelation of the righteous judgment of God,

6 w ho will render to everyone according to his deeds:

who shall render to each according to his works;

7 t o those who persevered in well doing, glory and honour and incorruption, to those who seek eternal life;

to those, indeed, who in continuance of a good work, do seek glory, and honour, and incorruptibility -- life age-during;

8 b ut unto those that are contentious and do not obey the truth, but are persuaded by unrighteousness, indignation and wrath.

and to those contentious, and disobedient, indeed, to the truth, and obeying the unrighteousness -- indignation and wrath,

9 T ribulation and anguish shall be upon every human soul that does evil, the Jew first and also the Greek;

tribulation and distress, upon every soul of man that is working the evil, both of Jew first, and of Greek;

10 b ut glory, honour, and peace to everyone that works good, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

and glory, and honour, and peace, to every one who is working the good, both to Jew first, and to Greek.

11 F or there is no respect of persons with God.

For there is no acceptance of faces with God,

12 F or as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law, and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law

for as many as without law did sin, without law also shall perish, and as many as did sin in law, through law shall be judged,

13 ( for not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified;

for not the hearers of the law righteous before God, but the doers of the law shall be declared righteous: --

14 f or when the Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature that which is of the law, these, not having the law, are a law unto themselves;

For, when nations that have not a law, by nature may do the things of the law, these not having a law -- to themselves are a law;

15 w hich show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, accusing and also excusing their reasonings one with another)

who do shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also witnessing with them, and between one another the thoughts accusing or else defending,

16 i n the day when God shall judge that which men have covered up, according to my gospel by Jesus, the Christ.

in the day when God shall judge the secrets of men, according to my good news, through Jesus Christ.

17 ¶ Behold, thou doth call thyself a Jew and art supported by the law and doth glory in God

Lo, thou art named a Jew, and dost rest upon the law, and dost boast in God,

18 a nd dost know his will and approve the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law,

and dost know the will, and dost approve the distinctions, being instructed out of the law,

19 a nd art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of those who are in darkness,

and hast confidence that thou thyself art a leader of blind ones, a light of those in darkness,

20 a n instructor of the ignorant, a teacher of children, who hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.

an instructor of foolish ones, a teacher of babes, having the form of the knowledge and of the truth in the law.

21 T hou, therefore, who teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? Thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?

Thou, then, who art teaching another, thyself dost thou not teach?

22 T hou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? Thou that dost abhor idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?

thou who art preaching not to steal, dost thou steal? thou who art saying not to commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou who art abhorring the idols, dost thou rob temples?

23 T hou that makest thy boast of the law, with rebellion to the law doth thou dishonour God?

thou who in the law dost boast, through the transgression of the law God dost thou dishonour?

24 F or the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written.

for the name of God because of you is evil spoken of among the nations, according as it hath been written.

25 F or circumcision verily profits if thou keep the law, but if thou art a rebel to the law, thy circumcision is made into a foreskin.

For circumcision, indeed, doth profit, if law thou mayest practise, but if a transgressor of law thou mayest be, thy circumcision hath become uncircumcision.

26 T herefore if the uncircumcised keep the righteousness of the law, shall not his foreskin be counted for circumcision?

If, therefore the uncircumcision the righteousness of the law may keep, shall not his uncircumcision for circumcision be reckoned?

27 A nd that which is by nature foreskin, but keeps the law perfectly, shall judge thee who with the letter and with the circumcision art rebellious to the law.

and the uncircumcision, by nature, fulfilling the law, shall judge thee who, through letter and circumcision, a transgressor of law.

28 F or he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, neither is circumcision that which is done outwardly in the flesh;

For he is not a Jew who is outwardly, neither circumcision that which is outward in flesh;

29 b ut he is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit and not in the letter, whose praise is not of men, but of God.

but a Jew he who is inwardly, and circumcision of the heart, in spirit, not in letter, of which the praise is not of men, but of God.