Romans 2:2-6

2:2 Now we know that God’s judgment is in accordance with truth ¹  against those who practice such things. 2:3 And do you think, ²  whoever you are, when you judge ³  those who practice such things and yet do them yourself, ⁴  that you will escape God’s judgment? 2:4 Or do you have contempt for the wealth of his kindness, forbearance, and patience, and yet do not know ⁵  that God’s kindness leads you to repentance? 2:5 But because of your stubbornness ⁶  and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath for yourselves in the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment is revealed! ⁷  2:6 He ⁸  will reward ⁹  each one according to his works: ¹⁰ 

[2:2]  ¹ tn Or “based on truth.”

[2:3]  ² tn Grk “do you think this,” referring to the clause in v. 3b.

[2:3]  ³ tn Grk “O man, the one who judges.”

[2:3]  ⁴ tn Grk “and do them.” The other words are supplied to bring out the contrast implied in this clause.

[2:4]  ³ tn Grk “being unaware.”

[2:5]  ⁴ tn Grk “hardness.” Concerning this imagery, see Jer 4:4; Ezek 3:7; 1 En. 16:3.

[2:5]  ⁵ tn Grk “in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God.”

[2:6]  ⁵ tn Grk “who.” The relative pronoun was converted to a personal pronoun and, because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[2:6]  ⁶ tn Or “will render,” “will recompense.” In this context Paul is setting up a hypothetical situation, not stating that salvation is by works.

[2:6]  ⁷ sn A quotation from Ps 62:12; Prov 24:12; a close approximation to Matt 16:27.