1 T herefore, 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,

Therefore you have no excuse, everyone of you who passes judgment, for in that which you judge another, you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things.

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

And we know that the judgment of God rightly falls upon those who practice such things.

3 A nd 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?

But do you suppose this, O man, when you pass judgment on those who practice such things and do the same yourself, that you will escape the judgment of God?

4 o r 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!

Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and tolerance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?

5 b ut, 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,

But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God,

6 w ho shall render to each according to his works;

who will render to each person according to his deeds:

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

to those who by perseverance in doing good seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life;

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

but to those who are selfishly ambitious and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, wrath and indignation.

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

There will be tribulation and distress for every soul of man who does evil, of the Jew first and also of the Greek,

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

but glory and honor and peace to everyone who does good, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

11 F or there is no acceptance of faces with God,

For there is no partiality with God.

12 f or 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,

For all who have sinned without the Law will also perish without the Law, and all who have sinned under the Law will be judged by the Law;

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

for it is not the hearers of the Law who are just before God, but the doers of the Law will be justified.

14 F or, 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;

For when Gentiles who do not have the Law do instinctively the things of the Law, these, not having the Law, are a law to themselves,

15 w ho 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,

in that they show the work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness and their thoughts alternately accusing or else defending them,

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

on the day when, according to my gospel, God will judge the secrets of men through Christ Jesus. The Jew Is Condemned by the Law

17 L o, thou art named a Jew, and dost rest upon the law, and dost boast in God,

But if you bear the name “Jew” and rely upon the Law and boast in God,

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

and know His will and approve the things that are essential, being instructed out of the Law,

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

and are confident that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,

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

a corrector of the foolish, a teacher of the immature, having in the Law the embodiment of knowledge and of the truth,

21 T hou, then, who art teaching another, thyself dost thou not teach?

you, therefore, who teach another, do you not teach yourself? You who preach that one shall not steal, do you steal?

22 t hou 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?

You who say that one should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples?

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

You who boast in the Law, through your breaking the Law, do you dishonor God?

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

For “ the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you,” just as it is written.

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

For indeed circumcision is of value if you practice the Law; but if you are a transgressor of the Law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.

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

So if the uncircumcised man keeps the requirements of the Law, will not his uncircumcision be regarded as circumcision?

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

And he who is physically uncircumcised, if he keeps the Law, will he not judge you who though having the letter of the Law and circumcision are a transgressor of the Law?

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

For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh.

29 b ut 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.

But he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that which is of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter; and his praise is not from men, but from God.