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Epistle to the Romans, Chapter 2

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Chapter 2 of Romans—New World Translation (NWT)

  1. ¶ Therefore you are inexcusable, O man,1 whoever you are, if you judge;2 for in the thing in which you judge another, you condemn yourself, inasmuch as you that judge3 practice the same things.4
  2. Now we know that the judgment of God is, in accord with truth,5 against those who practice such things.
  3. ¶ But do you have this idea, O man,6 while you judge those who practice such things and yet you do them, that you will escape the judgment of God?7
  4. Or do you despise the riches of his kindness8 and forbearance9 and long-suffering,10 because you do not know that the kindly [quality] of God is trying to lead you to repentance?[a]11
  5. But according to your hardness12 and unrepentant heart13 you are storing up wrath14 for yourself on the day of wrath15 and of the revealing16 of God’s righteous judgment.17
  6. And he will render to each one according to his works:18
  7. everlasting life to those who are seeking glory and honor and incorruptibleness19 by endurance in work that is good;
  8. however, for those who are contentious20 and who disobey the truth21 but obey unrighteousness there will be wrath and anger,22
  9. tribulation and distress, upon the soul of every man who works what is injurious, of the Jew23 first and also of the Greek;24
  10. but glory and honor and peace for everyone who works what is good,25 for the Jew first26 and also for the Greek.27
  11. For there is no partiality with God.28
  12. ¶ For instance, all those who sinned without law will also perish without law;29 but all those who sinned under law30 will be judged by law.31
  13. For the hearers of law are not the ones righteous before God, but the doers32 of law will be declared righteous.33
  14. For whenever people of the nations34 that do not have law35 do by nature the things of the law,36 these people, although not having law, are a law to themselves.
  15. They are the very ones who demonstrate the matter of the law to be written in their hearts,37 while their conscience38 is bearing witness with them and, between their own thoughts, they are being accused39 or even excused.
  16. This will be in the day when God through Christ Jesus judges40 the secret41 things of mankind,42 according to the good news I declare.43
  17. ¶ If, now, you are a Jew in name44 and are resting upon law45 and taking pride in God,46
  18. and you know his will47 and approve of things that are excellent[b] because you are orally instructed out of the Law;48
  19. and you are persuaded that you are a guide of the blind,49 a light for those in darkness,50
  20. a corrector of the unreasonable ones,51 a teacher of babes,52 and having the framework[c]53 of the knowledge and of the truth54 in the Law—
  21. do you, however, the one teaching someone else, not teach yourself?55 You, the one preaching “Do not steal,”56 do you steal?57
  22. You, the one saying “Do not commit adultery,”[d]58 do you commit adultery? You, the one expressing abhorrence of the idols, do you rob59 temples?
  23. You, who take pride in law, do you by your transgressing of the Law60 dishonor God?
  24. For “the name of God is being blasphemed on account of YOU people among the nations”;61 just as it is written.
  25. ¶ Circumcision62 is, in fact, of benefit only if you practice law;63 but if you are a transgressor of law, your circumcision64 has become uncircumcision.65
  26. If, therefore, an uncircumcised66 person keeps the righteous requirements67 of the Law, his uncircumcision will be counted as circumcision, will it not?68
  27. And the uncircumcised [person] that is such by nature will, by carrying out the Law, judge you69 who with its written code and circumcision are a transgressor of law.
  28. For he is not a Jew who is one on the outside,70 nor is circumcision that which is on the outside upon the flesh.71
  29. But he is a Jew who is one on the inside,72 and [his] circumcision is that of the heart73 by spirit, and not by a written code.74 The praise75 of that one comes, not from men, but from God.76

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Lit., “change of mind.”
  2. ^ Or, “and test the things that differ.”
  3. ^ Lit., “form.” Gr., morʹpho·sin.
  4. ^ See 13:9 ftn.

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Ro 2:9; 9:20
  2. ^ Ro 14:10; Jm 4:11
  3. ^ Mt 7:5
  4. ^ Ro 2:21
  5. ^ Is 11:3; 2Th 1:6
  6. ^ Ro 2:17
  7. ^ Mt 23:33; Mr 12:40; 1Ti 5:24
  8. ^ Ps 86:5; Ro 11:22; Eph 1:7
  9. ^ Ro 3:25
  10. ^ Ex 34:6; Is 30:18
  11. ^ 2Ti 2:25; 2Pe 3:9
  12. ^ De 9:6; Eze 3:7
  13. ^ 1Sa 6:6
  14. ^ De 32:35; Pr 28:14
  15. ^ Re 6:17
  16. ^ 2Th 1:7
  17. ^ Ac 17:31; Re 11:18
  18. ^ Jb 34:11; Ps 62:12; Pr 24:12; Eze 18:30; Mt 16:27; Jn 5:29
  19. ^ 1Co 15:53; Re 20:6
  20. ^ Pp 2:3
  21. ^ Mt 4:10; Jn 8:44; Ga 5:7
  22. ^ Is 3:11; Ro 1:18; Col 3:6; Heb 10:27
  23. ^ Am 3:2
  24. ^ 2Th 1:6
  25. ^ Ga 5:22
  26. ^ Jn 4:22; Ac 13:46
  27. ^ Ac 15:14
  28. ^ De 10:17; 2Ch 19:7; Ac 10:34
  29. ^ Eph 2:12; Col 2:13
  30. ^ Ro 3:19
  31. ^ Ro 7:9
  32. ^ De 30:14; Eze 20:11; Jm 1:22
  33. ^ Ac 13:39; Ga 3:11
  34. ^ De 26:19
  35. ^ Ps 147:20
  36. ^ Ac 10:2
  37. ^ Ac 10:4
  38. ^ 1Co 8:7; 1Pe 3:16
  39. ^ Ge 4:13
  40. ^ Jn 5:22; Ac 10:42; 17:31
  41. ^ Lu 8:17; 1Ti 5:25
  42. ^ 1Pe 4:5
  43. ^ 2Co 5:10; 1Pe 4:6
  44. ^ Ro 9:6
  45. ^ Mc 3:11; Mt 23:23; Lu 11:46
  46. ^ Is 45:25; Jn 8:41
  47. ^ De 4:8; Ps 143:10
  48. ^ Ro 3:2
  49. ^ Is 42:7; Mt 15:14; 23:16
  50. ^ Is 49:6
  51. ^ 2Ki 5:11
  52. ^ Is 42:6; Mt 15:26
  53. ^ Ex 25:9; Ac 7:44; Heb 8:5; 10:1
  54. ^ Ro 1:25; Col 2:17
  55. ^ Mt 23:3
  56. ^ Ex 20:15; Jos 7:11
  57. ^ Mr 12:40
  58. ^ De 5:18; 1Co 6:9
  59. ^ Ml 3:8
  60. ^ Ps 78:10
  61. ^ Is 52:5; Eze 36:20
  62. ^ Ge 17:10
  63. ^ Ga 5:3
  64. ^ 1Co 7:19
  65. ^ Je 9:25; Ga 5:6
  66. ^ Eph 2:11
  67. ^ Ac 10:2
  68. ^ Ro 4:10
  69. ^ Mt 12:41
  70. ^ Jn 8:39; Re 2:9
  71. ^ Jn 7:24; 1Co 7:19
  72. ^ Ro 9:6
  73. ^ De 10:16; 30:6; Je 4:4; Ac 7:51; Pp 3:3
  74. ^ Ro 7:6
  75. ^ 1Co 4:5
  76. ^ Jn 5:44

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Comments

  1. Kiamia DoelKiamia Doel
    Jan 9, 2025 23:00 GMT

    The NWT adds words to the text that are not in the greek Manuscripts to fit it's own doctrinal position for example

    Compare the wording of the NWT and the NKJV at Colossians 1:15-17

    NKJV says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

    NWT says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn OF all creation;16 because by means of him all OTHER things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible,whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All OTHER things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all OTHER things,and by means of him all OTHER things were made to exist,

    The word “other” is not in the Greek but they add it Why? So they can decieve their followers into thinking that Christ was created by the Father and that he then created other things, that is not what the Greek says.

    1. SmeSme
      Feb 27, 2025 11:17 GMT

      Truth is from God and those that follow him. As for lies? John8:44

      Kiamia, I noticed you used a modern version of kjv to make your point about the nwt.

      Why didn’t you use the original kjv of col1:15?

      Is it because it disproves your point? It proves the opposite of what you wrote?

      Here is kjv col1:15 ¶” Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn OF every creature:“

      Now I appeal to your Christian nature to correct your mistake as God is watching each of us, and let us bless the God of Jesus his father.

      Kjv 1Pe 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ….

  2. YanekYanek
    Dec 24, 2024 22:18 GMT

    Joshua, Jehovah’s Witnesses have never denied the deity of the Messiah in his prehuman existence. While on Earth he was fully 100% human. I do not mean he was a mere human, he was not affected by Adam’s unfaithful behavior, he was sinless.

  3. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  4. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  5. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  6. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  7. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  8. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  9. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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