Romans 2:2–16

²But we know that the judgment of God is according to truth upon those who do such things. ³And thinkest thou this, O man, who judgest those that do such things, and practisest them thyself, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God? ⁴or despisest thou the riches of his goodness, and forbearance, and long-suffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads thee to repentance? ⁵but, according to thy hardness and impenitent heart, treasurest up to thyself wrath, in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, ⁶who shall render to each according to his works: ⁷to them who, in patient continuance of good works, seek for glory and honour and incorruptibility, life eternal. ⁸But to those that are contentious, and are disobedient to the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there shall be wrath and indignation, ⁹tribulation and distress, on every soul of man that works evil, both of Jew first, and of Greek; ¹⁰but glory and honour and peace to every one that works good, both to Jew first and to Greek: ¹¹for there is no acceptance of persons with God. ¹²For as many as have sinned without law shall perish also without law; and as many as have sinned under law shall be judged by law, ¹³(for not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified. ¹⁴For when those of the nations, which have no law, practise by nature the things of the law, these, having no law, are a law to themselves; ¹⁵who shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts accusing or else excusing themselves between themselves;) ¹⁶in the day when God shall judge the secrets of men, according to my glad tidings, by Jesus Christ.