ROMANS 2:5-165But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God; 6Who will render to every man according to his deeds: 7To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life: 8But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, 9Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile; 10But glory, honor, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile: 11For there is no respect of persons with God. 12For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law; 13(For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified. 14For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves: 15Which show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;) 16In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel. (Romans 2:5‑16)ROM 2: 5-16
* * * * But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God; who will render to every man according to his deeds:
BLESSING.
To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life:
WRATH.
but unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the JEW FIRST (as most responsible), and also of the GENTILE: (verses 5-9.)
BLESSING.
but glory, honor, and peace, to everyman that worketh good, to the JEW FIRST (as Abraham's seed), and also to the GENTILE: (verses 5-10.)
For there is no respect of persons with God.
(N.B.—This in no wise refers to God's order as to the JEW and the GENTILE; but to ALL be they Gentiles or Jews.)
GENTILES.
For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law:
JEWS.
and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law; [in the day when God shall judge the secrets of men (i. e. Jews and Gentiles) by Jesus Christ according to my gospel (ver. 16;)] for not the HEARERS of the law are just before God, but the DOERS of the law shall be justified.
GENTILES—CONTINUED.
For when the Gentiles which have not the law do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves: which show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another. (Verses 11, 15.)