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Romans 2

Rom. 2:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Therefore
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
dio (Greek #1352)
through which thing, i.e. consequently
KJV usage: for which cause, therefore, wherefore.
Pronounce: dee-o'
Origin: from 1223 and 3739
thou art
ei (Greek #1488)
thou art
KJV usage: art, be.
Pronounce: i
Origin: second person singular present of 1510
inexcusable
anapologetos (Greek #379)
indefensible
KJV usage: without an excuse, inexcusable.
Pronounce: an-ap-ol-og'-ay-tos
Origin: from 1 (as a negative particle) and a presumed derivative of 626
, O
o (Greek #5599)
as a sign of the vocative case, O; as a note of exclamation, oh
KJV usage: O.
Pronounce: o
Origin: a primary interjection
man
anthropos (Greek #444)
man-faced, i.e. a human being
KJV usage: certain, man.
Pronounce: anth'-ro-pos
Origin: from 435 and ὤψ (the countenance; from 3700)
, whosoever thou art
pas (Greek #3956)
apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole
KJV usage: all (manner of, means), alway(-s), any (one), X daily, + ever, every (one, way), as many as, + no(-thing), X thoroughly, whatsoever, whole, whosoever.
Pronounce: pas
Origin: including all the forms of declension
that judgest
krino (Greek #2919)
by implication, to try, condemn, punish
KJV usage: avenge, conclude, condemn, damn, decree, determine, esteem, judge, go to (sue at the) law, ordain, call in question, sentence to, think.
Pronounce: kree'-no
Origin: properly, to distinguish, i.e. decide (mentally or judicially)
: for
gar (Greek #1063)
properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
KJV usage: and, as, because (that), but, even, for, indeed, no doubt, seeing, then, therefore, verily, what, why, yet.
Pronounce: gar
Origin: a primary particle
wherein
en (Greek #1722)
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
KJV usage: about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (... sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
Pronounce: en
Origin: a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between 1519 and 1537)
a thou judgest
hos (Greek #3739)
the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
KJV usage: one, (an-, the) other, some, that, what, which, who(-m, -se), etc. See also 3757.
Pronounce: hos
Origin: ἥ (hay), and neuter ὅ (ho) probably a primary word (or perhaps a form of the article 3588)
krino (Greek #2919)
by implication, to try, condemn, punish
KJV usage: avenge, conclude, condemn, damn, decree, determine, esteem, judge, go to (sue at the) law, ordain, call in question, sentence to, think.
Pronounce: kree'-no
Origin: properly, to distinguish, i.e. decide (mentally or judicially)
another
heteros (Greek #2087)
(an-, the) other or different
KJV usage: altered, else, next (day), one, (an-)other, some, strange.
Pronounce: het'-er-os
Origin: of uncertain affinity
, thou condemnest
katakrino (Greek #2632)
to judge against, i.e. sentence
KJV usage: condemn, damn.
Pronounce: kat-ak-ree'-no
Origin: from 2596 and 2919
thyself
seautou (Greek #4572)
also dative case of the same, σεαυτῷ (seh-ow-to'), and accusative case σεαυτόν (seh-ow-ton'), likewise contracted σαυτοῦ (sow-too'), σαυτῷ (sow-to'), and σαυτόν (sow-ton'), respectively of (with, to) thyself
KJV usage: thee, thine own self, (thou) thy(-self).
Pronounce: seh-ow-too'
; for
gar (Greek #1063)
properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
KJV usage: and, as, because (that), but, even, for, indeed, no doubt, seeing, then, therefore, verily, what, why, yet.
Pronounce: gar
Origin: a primary particle
thou that judgest
krino (Greek #2919)
by implication, to try, condemn, punish
KJV usage: avenge, conclude, condemn, damn, decree, determine, esteem, judge, go to (sue at the) law, ordain, call in question, sentence to, think.
Pronounce: kree'-no
Origin: properly, to distinguish, i.e. decide (mentally or judicially)
doest
prasso (Greek #4238)
to "practise", i.e. perform repeatedly or habitually (thus differing from 4160, which properly refers to a single act); by implication, to execute, accomplish, etc.; specially, to collect (dues), fare (personally)
KJV usage: commit, deeds, do, exact, keep, require, use arts.
Pronounce: pras'-so
Origin: a primary verb
the same things
autos (Greek #846)
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
KJV usage: her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare 848.
Pronounce: ow-tos'
Origin: from the particle αὖ (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward)
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2 Sam. 12:6‑7•  (2 Sam. 12:6‑7)

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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1-5:  No excuse for sin.
6-13:  No escape from judgment.
14-16:  Gentiles cannot;
17-29:  nor Jews.
Therefore.
Rom. 1:18‑20• 18For there is revealed God's wrath from heaven upon all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men that hold the truth in unrighteousness.
 19Because what may be known of God is manifest among them, for God made [it] manifest to them.
 20For the invisible things of him from [the] world's creation are perceived, being understood by the works, both his eternal power and Godhead, that they might be inexcusable. (Rom. 1:18‑20)
O man.
Rom. 2:3• 3And dost thou reckon this, O man that judgest those that do such things and practicest them, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God? (Rom. 2:3)
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Rom. 9:20• 20Nay rather, O man, who art thou that answerest against God? Shall the thing moulded say to him that moulded, Why madest thou me thus? (Rom. 9:20)
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1 Cor. 7:16• 16For what knowest thou, O wife, if thou shalt save thy husband? or what knowest thou, O husband, if thou shalt save thy wife? (1 Cor. 7:16)
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James 2:20• 20But art thou willing to learn, O vain man, that faith apart from works is dead? (James 2:20)
whosoever.
Rom. 2:26‑27• 26If then the uncircumcision keep the requirements of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be reckoned for circumcision,
 27and the natural uncircumcision, fulfilling the law, judge thee that in the way of letter and circumcision transgressest law? (Rom. 2:26‑27)
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2 Sam. 12:5‑7•  (2 Sam. 12:5‑7)
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Psa. 50:16‑20•  (Psa. 50:16‑20)
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Matt. 7:1‑5• 1Judge not that ye be not judged;
 2for with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged; and with what measure ye measure, it shall be measured to you.
 3And why lookest thou on the mote that [is] in the eye of thy brother, but observest not the beam in thine eye?
 4Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote from thine eye; and, behold, the beam [is] in thine eye?
 5Hypocrite, pull out first the beam out of thine eye, and then wilt thou see clearly to pull out the mote out of the eye of thy brother. (Matt. 7:1‑5)
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Matt. 23:29‑31• 29{i}Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets and adorn the tombs of the just,{/i}
 30{i}and ye say, If we had been in the days of our fathers we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.{/i}
 31{i}So that ye bear witness of yourselves that ye are sons of those who slew the prophets:{/i} (Matt. 23:29‑31)
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Luke 6:37• 37{i}And{/i} judge not, and ye shall not be judged; condemn not, and ye shall in nowise be condemned. Remit, and it shall be remitted unto you. (Luke 6:37)
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Luke 19:22• 22He says to him, Out of thy mouth I will judge thee, wicked bondman. Thou knewest that I am a harsh man, taking up what I laid not down, and reaping what I did not sow. (Luke 19:22)
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John 8:7‑9• 7And when they continued asking him, he lifted himself up and said to them, Let him that is without sin among you first cast the stone at her;
 8and, again stooping down, he was writing on the ground.
 9But they, having heard [it], kept going out one by one, beginning from the elder ones until the last; and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in [the] midst. (John 8:7‑9)
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James 4:11• 11Speak not against one another, brethren. He that speaketh against a brother, or judgeth his brother, speaketh against law and judgeth law; but if thou judgest law, thou art not a doer of law but a judge. (James 4:11)
for thou that.
Rom. 2:3,21‑23• 3And dost thou reckon this, O man that judgest those that do such things and practicest them, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?
 21thou then that teachest another, dost thou not teach thyself? thou that preachest not to steal, dost thou steal?
 22thou that sayest not to commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?
 23Thou who boastest in law, through the transgression of the law dost thou dishonour God? (Rom. 2:3,21‑23)
• Man then by judging condemned himself doubly: for by judging he showed that he knew it to be evil, and yet he did it. (“Romans 1:18-3:20” by J.N. Darby)
• {2:1-16} "The unrighteousness of men"-This is a reference to the civilized Greek-i.e. the educated, cultured world. (“The Unrighteousness of Man: Romans 1:18-3:20” by B. Anstey)
• This civilized class of people look with disgust and abhorrence upon the lewdness of the ignorant pagan world and seemingly distance themselves from it. However, their private lives (and thought life) are really not any holier or cleaner than those whom they condemn. (“The Unrighteousness of Man: Romans 1:18-3:20” by B. Anstey)
• Recognition of evil and judging it in others does not give a person the power to overcome evil in his own life. (“The Unrighteousness of Man: Romans 1:18-3:20” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, every one who judgest, for in that in which thou judgest another, thou condemnestm thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.

JND Translation Notes

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A play on words in Greek, strengthening the sense. The words for "judgment" and "condemnest" are from the same root.

W. Kelly Translation

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Wherefore thou art inexcusable, O man, every one that judgest: for wherein thou judgest the other, thou condemnest thyself, for thou that judgest doest the same things.