2:1 Wherefore thou art without excuse, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judges another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest dost practise the same things.
2:1 Therefore you are without excuse, every man [of you] who passes judgment, for in that you judge another, you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things.

2:2 And we know that the judgment of God is according to truth against them that practise such things.
2:2 And we know that the judgment of God rightly falls upon those who practice such things.

2:3 And reckonest thou this, O man, who judgest them that practise such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?
2:3 And do you suppose this, O man, when you pass judgment upon those who practice such things and do the same [yourself,] that you will escape the judgment of God?

2:4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
2:4 Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?

2:5 but after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up for thyself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;
2:5 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,

2:6 who will render to every man according to his works:
2:6 who WILL RENDER TO EVERY MAN ACCORDING TO HIS DEEDS:

2:7 to them that by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and incorruption, eternal life:
2:7 to those who by perseverance in doing good seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life;

2:8 but unto them that are factious, and obey not the truth, but obey unrighteousness, (shall be) wrath and indignation,
2:8 but to those who are selfishly ambitious and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, wrath and indignation.

2:9 tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that worketh evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Greek;
2:9 [There will be] tribulation and distress for every soul of man who does evil, of the Jew first and also of the Greek,

2:10 but glory and honor and peace to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek:
2:10 but glory and honor and peace to every man who does good, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

2:11 for there is no respect of persons with God.
2:11 For there is no partiality with God.

2:12 For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without the law: and as many as have sinned under the law shall be judged by the law;
2:12 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;

2:13 for not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified:
2:13 for not the hearers of the Law are just before God, but the doers of the Law will be justified.

2:14 (for when Gentiles that have not the law do by nature the things of the law, these, not having the law, are the law unto themselves;
2:14 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,

2:15 in that they show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness therewith, and their thoughts one with another accusing or else excusing (them)
2:15 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,

2:16 in the day when God shall judge the secrets of men, according to my gospel, by Jesus Christ.
2:16 on the day when, according to my gospel, God will judge the secrets of men through Christ Jesus.

2:17 But if thou bearest the name of a Jew, and restest upon the law, and gloriest in God,
2:17 But if you bear the name "Jew," and rely upon the Law, and boast in God,

2:18 and knowest his will, and approvest the things that are excellent, being instructed out of the law,
2:18 and know [His] will, and approve the things that are essential, being instructed out of the Law,

2:19 and art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them that are in darkness,
2:19 and are confident that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,

2:20 a corrector of the foolish, a teacher of babes, having in the law the form of knowledge and of the truth;
2:20 a corrector of the foolish, a teacher of the immature, having in the Law the embodiment of knowledge and of the truth,

2:21 thou therefore that teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?
2:21 you, therefore, who teach another, do you not teach yourself? You who preach that one should not steal, do you steal?

2:22 thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou rob temples?
2:22 You who say that one should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples?

2:23 thou who gloriest in the law, through thy transgression of the law dishonorest thou God?
2:23 You who boast in the Law, through your breaking the Law, do you dishonor God?

2:24 For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you, even as it is written.
2:24 For "THE NAME OF GOD IS BLASPHEMED AMONG THE GENTILES BECAUSE OF YOU," just as it is written.

2:25 For circumcision indeed profiteth, if thou be a doer of the law: but if thou be a transgressor of the law, thy circumcision is become uncircumcision.
2:25 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.

2:26 If therefore the uncircumcision keep the ordinances of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be reckoned for circumcision?
2:26 If therefore the uncircumcised man keeps the requirements of the Law, will not his uncircumcision be regarded as circumcision?

2:27 and shall not the uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfil the law, judge thee, who with the letter and circumcision art a transgressor of the law?
2:27 And will not 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?

2:28 For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision which is outward in the flesh:
2:28 For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly; neither is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh.

2:29 but he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.
2:29 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.