Isaiah 3:10-11

3:10 Tell the innocent ¹  it will go well with them, ² 

for they will be rewarded for what they have done. ³ 

3:11 Too bad for the wicked sinners!

For they will get exactly what they deserve. ⁴ 

Romans 2:7-10

2:7 eternal life to those who by perseverance in good works seek glory and honor and immortality, 2:8 but ⁵  wrath and anger to those who live in selfish ambition ⁶  and do not obey the truth but follow ⁷  unrighteousness. 2:9 There will be ⁸  affliction and distress on everyone ⁹  who does evil, on the Jew first and also the Greek, ¹⁰  2:10 but ¹¹  glory and honor and peace for everyone who does good, for the Jew first and also the Greek.

¹ tn Or “the righteous” (KJV, NASB, NIV, TEV); NLT “those who are godly.”

² tn Heb “that it is good.”

³ tn Heb “for the fruit of their deeds they will eat.”

⁴ tn Heb “for the work of his hands will be done to him.”

⁵ tn This contrast is clearer and stronger in Greek than can be easily expressed in English.

⁶ tn Grk “those who [are] from selfish ambition.”

⁷ tn Grk “are persuaded by, obey.”

⁸ tn No verb is expressed in this verse, but the verb “to be” is implied by the Greek construction. Literally “suffering and distress on everyone…”

⁹ tn Grk “every soul of man.”

¹⁰ sn Paul uses the term Greek here and in v. 10 to refer to non-Jews, i.e., Gentiles.

¹¹ tn Grk “but even,” to emphasize the contrast. The second word has been omitted since it is somewhat redundant in English idiom.