Romans 2:1–11

God’s Righteous Judgment

2 You, therefore, have no excuse,l you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge another, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.m 2 Now we know that God’s judgment against those who do such things is based on truth. 3 So when you, a mere human being, pass judgment on them and yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God’s judgment? 4 Or do you show contempt for the richesn of his kindness,o forbearancep and patience,q not realizing that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance?r

5 But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of God’s wraths, when his righteous judgmentt will be revealed. 6 God “will repay each person according to what they have done.”a u 7 To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honorv and immortality,w he will give eternal life.x 8 But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil,y there will be wrath and anger.z 9 There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil:a first for the Jew, then for the Gentile;b 10 but glory, honor and peace for everyone who does good: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile.c 11 For God does not show favoritism.d