1Wherefore thou art without excuse, O man that judgest, whoever thou art. For wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.
2But we know that the judgment of God is according to truth against those who practise such things.
3And dost thou suppose, O man, who art judging those who do such things, and art thyself doing the same, that thou wilt escape the judgment of God?
4Or dost thou despise the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God is leading thee to repentance?
5But according to thy hardness and impenitent heart, thou art treasuring up for thyself wrath against the day of wrath and of the manifestation of the righteous judgment of God,
6who will render to every one according to his works;
7everlasting life to those who by patient continuance in well-doing seek for glory, and honor, and incorruption;
8but to those who are contentious, and disobedient to the truth; but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and indignation.
9Tribulation and distress will be upon every soul of man whose works are evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Greek;
10but glory, honor, and peace, to every one whoso works are good, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
11For there is no respect of persons with God.
12For as many as have sinned without a law, will also perish without a law; and as many as have sinned under a law, will be judged by a law,
13for it is not the hearers of a law who are righteous before God, but the doers of a law will be accounted righteous;—
14for when the gentiles, who have no law, do by nature what is required by the Law, these, having no law, are a law to themselves;
15since they show that what the Law requireth is written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness, and their thoughts in turn accusing or defending them;—
16in the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ, according to the gospel which I have preached.
17But if thou art called a Jew, and restest on the Law, and makest thy boast of God,
18and knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the Law;
19and art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,
20an instructor of those who lack wisdom, a teacher of babes, having the form of knowledge and of the truth in the Law,—
21dost thou then who teachest another, not teach thyself? Thou who proclaimest that others should not steal, dost thou steal?
22Dost thou who forbiddest to commit adultery, thyself commit adultery? Thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou rob temples?
23Dost thou who boastest of the Law, dishonor God by breaking the Law?
24For, as it is written, “the name of God is on your account blasphemed among the gentiles.”
25For circumcision is indeed a benefit to thee, if thou keep the Law; but if thou art a breaker of the Law, thy circumcision hath become uncircumcision.
26If then he who is uncircumcised keep the precepts of the Law, shall not he though uncircumcised be regarded as circumcised?
27Yea, those who are by nature uncircumcised, if they perform the law, will judge thee, who having a written Law and circumcision, art a breaker of the Law.
28For he is not a Jew, who is one outwardly, nor is that circumcision, which is outward, in the flesh;
29but he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is of the heart, spiritual, not literal, whose praise is not of men, but of God.