Romans 2:3
1 Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.
2 But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things.
And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?
4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
5 But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- So when you, O man, pass judgment on others, yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God’s judgment?
- KJV
- And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?
- WEB
- Do you think this, O man who judges those who practice such things, and do the same, that you will escape the judgment of God?
- ASV
- 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?
- DARBY
- And thinkest thou this, O man, who judgest those that do such things, and practisest them [thyself], that *thou* shalt escape the judgment of God?
- BLB
- Now do you reckon this, O man, the one judging those practicing such things, and doing them [yourself], that you will escape the judgment of God?
- ÅB
- Mener du, du menneske som selv gjør det du dømmer andre for å gjøre, at du skal unnslippe Guds dom?
- OTB
- Så når du, et vanlig menneske, dømmer dem og likevel gjør de samme tingene, tror du at du vil unnslippe Guds dom?
- B1930
- Men mener du det, du menneske, du som dømmer dem som gjør slikt, og selv gjør det, at du skal undfly Guds dom?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 16:5
Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
Read in contextLuke 12:14
And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?
Read in contextRomans 1:32–2:1
Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
Read in contextMatthew 23:33
Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?
Read in contextMatthew 26:53
Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?
Read in contextEzekiel 17:15
But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and much people. Shall he prosper? shall he escape that doeth such things? or shall he break the covenant, and be delivered?
Read in contextPsalms 50:21
These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.
Read in contextLuke 22:58
And after a little while another saw him, and said, Thou art also of them. And Peter said, Man, I am not.
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