1 THEREFORE thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.
2 But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things.
3 And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?
4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
5 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;
6 Who will render to every man according to his deeds:
7 To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
8 But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
9 Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;
10 But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:
11 For there is no respect of persons with God.
12 For 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.
14 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:
15 Which shew 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;)
16 In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.
17 Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God,
18 And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;
19 And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness,
20 An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.
21 Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?
22 Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?
23 Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God?
24 For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written.
25 For circumcision verily profiteth, if thou keep the law: but if thou be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision.
26 Therefore if the uncircumcision keep the righteousness of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision?
27 And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfil the law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision dost transgress the law?
28 For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:
29 But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.

1Therefore, thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoeuer thou art that iudgest: for wherein thou iudgest another, thou condemnest thy selfe, for thou that iudgest doest the same things.

2But wee are sure that the iudgement of God is according to trueth, against them which commit such things.

3And thinkest thou this, O man, that iudgest them which doe such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the iudgement of God?

4Or despisest thou the riches of his goodnesse, and forbearance, and long suffering, not knowing that the goodnes of God leadeth thee to repentance?

5But after thy hardnesse, and impenitent heart, treasurest vp vnto thy selfe wrath, against the day of wrath, and reuelation of the righteous iudgement of God:

6Who will render to euery man according to his deedes:

7To them, who by patient continuance in well doing, seeke for glorie, and honour, and immortalitie, eternall life:

8But vnto them that are contentious, & doe not obey the trueth, but obey vnrighteousnes, indignation, & wrath,

9Tribulation, and anguish vpon euery soule of man that doeth euill, of the Iew first, and also of the Gentile.

10But glory, honour, and peace, to euery man that worketh good, to the Iew first, and also to the Gentile.

11For there is no respect of persons with God.

12For as many as haue sinned without Law, shall also perish without Law: and as many as haue sinned in the Law, shalbe iudged by the Law.

13(For not the hearers of the Law are iust before God, but the doers of the Law shalbe iustified;

14For when the Gentiles which haue not the Law, doe by nature the things contained in the Law: these hauing not the Law, are a Law vnto themselues,

15Which shew the worke of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witnesse, and their thoughts the meane while accusing, or else excusing one another:

16In the day when God shall iudge the secrets of men by Iesus Christ, according to my Gospel.

17Behold, thou art called a Iew, and restest in the Law, and makest thy boast of God:

18And knowest his will, and approuest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the Law,

19And art confident that thou thy selfe art a guide of the blinde, a light of them which are in darkenesse:

20An instructour of the foolish, a teacher of babes: which hast the forme of knowledge and of the trueth in the Law:

21Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thy selfe? thou that preachest a man should not steale, doest thou steale?

22Thou that sayest a man should not commit adulterie, doest thou commit adulterie? thou that abhorrest idols, doest thou commit sacriledge?

23Thou that makest thy boast of the Law, through breaking the Law dishonourest thou God?

24For the Name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles, through you, as it is written:

25For Circumcision verily profiteth if thou keepe the Law: but if thou be a breaker of the Law, thy Circumcision is made vncircumcision.

26Therefore, if the vncircumcision keepe the righteousnesse of the Law, shall not his vncircumcision be counted for Circumcision?

27And shall not vncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfill the Law, iudge thee, who by the letter, and Circumcision, doest transgresse the Law?

28For hee is not a Iew, which is one outwardly, neither is that Circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:

29But he is a Iew which is one inwardly, and Circumcision is, that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter, whose praise is not of men, but of God.

I == 2nd Sam 12:5-7 ; Matt 7:1-2 ; John 8:9 ; Rom 1:20

IV == Ex 34:6 ; Isa 30:18 ; Rom 3:25 ; 9:23 ; Eph 1:7 ; 2:4 , 7 ; 2nd Peter 3:9 , 15

V == Deut 32:34 ; James 5:3

VI == Job 34:11 ; Ps 62:12 ; Prov 24:12 Jer 17:10 ; 32:19 ; Matt 16:27 ; Rev 2:23 ; 20:12 ; 22:12

VIII == Job 24:13 ; Rom 1:18 ; 2nd Thess 1:8

1 Therefore, you are without excuse, every one of you who passes judgment. For by the standard by which you judge another you condemn yourself, since you, the judge, do the very same things. 2 We know that the judgment of God on those who do such things is true. 3 Do you suppose, then, you who judge those who engage in such things and yet do them yourself, that you will escape the judgment of God? 4 Or do you hold his priceless kindness, forbearance, and patience in low esteem, unaware that the kindness of God would lead you to repentance? 5 By your stubbornness and impenitent heart, you are storing up wrath for yourself for the day of wrath and revelation of the just judgment of God, 6 who will repay everyone according to his works: 7 eternal life to those who seek glory, honor, and immortality through perseverance in good works, 8 but wrath and fury to those who selfishly disobey the truth and obey wickedness. 9 Yes, affliction and distress will come upon every human being who does evil, Jew first and then Greek. 10 But there will be glory, honor, and peace for everyone who does good, Jew first and then Greek. 11 There is no partiality with God. 12 All who sin outside the law will also perish without reference to it, and all who sin under the law will be judged in accordance with it. 13 For it is not those who hear the law who are just in the sight of God; rather, those who observe the law will be justified. 14 For when the Gentiles who do not have the law by nature observe the prescriptions of the law, they are a law for themselves even though they do not have the law. 15 They show that the demands of the law are written in their hearts, while their conscience also bears witness and their conflicting thoughts accuse or even defend them 16 on the day when, according to my gospel, God will judge people's hidden works through Christ Jesus. 17 Now if you call yourself a Jew and rely on the law and boast of God 18 and know his will and are able to discern what is important since you are instructed from the law, 19 and if you are confident that you are a guide for the blind and a light for those in darkness, 20 that you are a trainer of the foolish and teacher of the simple, because in the law you have the formulation of knowledge and truth. 21 then you who teach another, are you failing to teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal? 22 You who forbid adultery, do you commit adultery? You who detest idols, do you rob temples? 23 You who boast of the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law? 24 For, as it is written, "Because of you the name of God is reviled among the Gentiles." 25 Circumcision, to be sure, has value if you observe the law; but if you break the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision. 26 Again, if an uncircumcised man keeps the precepts of the law, will he not be considered circumcised? 27 Indeed, those who are physically uncircumcised but carry out the law will pass judgment on you, with your written law and circumcision, who break the law. 28 One is not a Jew outwardly. True circumcision is not outward, in the flesh. 29 Rather, one is a Jew inwardly, and circumcision is of the heart, in the spirit, not the letter; his praise is not from human beings but from God.

V 1-11 Paul explains that not of privilege but a review of performance will be the final judgment. Gentiles and Jews were on equal footing,

v1. These moralists are not condemned by Paul for judging sin, but for doing the same things they were judging in others.

v2. God judges these things with righteous unbiased judgment.

v3. The Jews felt that God would not judge them according to their real merits but according to their favored position as Jews, but they will be judged same as Gentiles.

v4. Because God mercifully delays judgment to give time for repentance does not mean He will not  judge in due time.

v5. We can choose between the treasures of God’s mercy and pardon or the accumulated treasure of His wrath.

v6-11. These verses do not tell how to be saved, but show the character of those who are saved and those who are lost. God’s standard is perfection, so no matter how “good” or whether Jew or Gentile, all must be saved by faith. Obedience to the law is a test of faith to some extent.

v 12,13. Those who sinned without law were Gentiles and those who sinned in law were Jews. Both are condemned, but those who have had knowledge are held to a greater degree of accountability due to their lack of obedience.

v14,15. God gave all men a conscience so that unless they have dulled their conscience, they know to conduct themselves according to what is in the law. If their conscience either accuses them or makes excuse, it still shows their sin.

v16. This goes back before the parenthesis to verse 12. Christ will judge even the secret thoughts of the heart and whether it was true faith, not just what our actions have been according to the law or our conscience. We see we are judged:

According to Truth  v 1
According to Works v 6 
According to Opportunity v 12
According to The Gospel v16 

v17-20. Many Jews thought that to be born a Jew meant they were God’s elect and there could be no salvation out of rites and sacrifices. Like some church members of today they are self satisfied and bigoted.

v21-24. Their money lenders were considered thieves by others. Adultery was common among many of them and they had actually become sacrilegious.

v25-29.  Many of the Jews had neglected faith in God and had placed their faith in circumcision for their salvation. Circumcision was only to symbolize their dedication to God, so if an uncircumcised person was dedicated to God, he was better in God’s sight than one who is circumcised. The same applies today, church membership, baptism etc. do not save, only faith in the redeeming work of Christ. Outward show may win the praise of men, but God only looks at what is in the heart. 1 Sam. 16:7.