Romans 2:2–16

²Now we know that God’s judgment on those who do such things is based on the truth. ³Do you think—anyone of you who judges those who do such things yet do the same—that you will escape God’s judgment? ⁴Or do you despise the riches of his kindness,^j restraint,^k and patience,^l not recognizing^J that God’s kindness^m is intended to lead you to repentance? ⁵Because of your hardened and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrathⁿ for yourself in the day of wrath,^o when God’s righteous judgment is revealed. ⁶He will repay each one according to his works:^{Kp 7}eternal life^q to those who by persistence in doing good^r seek glory, honor,^s and immortality;^{t 8}but wrath and anger to those who are self-seeking^u and disobey the truth^v while obeying unrighteousness. ⁹There will be affliction and distress^w for every human being who does evil, first to the Jew, and also to the Greek;^{x 10}but glory, honor, and peace for everyone who does what is good, first to the Jew, and also to the Greek. ¹¹For there is no favoritism with God.^y

¹²For all who sin without the law^z will also perish without the law, and all who sin under^A the law will be judged by the law. ¹³For the hearers of the law^aa are not righteous before God, but the doers of the law will be justified.^{B 14}So, when Gentiles, who do not by nature have the law,^ab do^C what the law demands, they are a law to themselves even though they do not have the law. ¹⁵They show that the work of the law^D is written on their hearts.^ac Their consciences confirm this. Their competing thoughts either accuse or even excuse them^{E 16}on the day when God judges^ad what people have kept secret, according to my gospel through Christ Jesus.^ae