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1 They that sinne, though they condemne it in others, cannot excuse themselues, 6 and much lesse escape the iudgement of God, 9 whether they be Iewes or Gentiles. 14 The Gentiles cannot escape, 17 nor yet the Iewes, 25 whom their Circumcision shall not profit, if they keepe not the Law.
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1 Therefore, 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.
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2 But wee are sure that the iudgement of God is according to trueth, against them which commit such things.
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3 And thinkest thou this, O man, that iudgest them which doe such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the iudgement of God?
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4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodnesse, and forbearance, and long suffering, not knowing that the goodnes of God leadeth thee to repentance?
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5 But 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: [ *Iames 5. 3. ]
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6 *Who will render to euery man according to his deedes: [ *Psal.62. 12. matth. 16. 27. reuel. 22. 12. ]
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7 To them, who by patient continuance in well doing, seeke for glorie, and honour, and immortalitie, eternall life:
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8 But vnto them that are contentious, & doe not obey the trueth, but obey vnrighteousnes, indignation, & wrath,
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9 Tribulation, and anguish vpon euery soule of man that doeth euill, of the Iew first, and also of the +Gentile. [ +Gr. Greeke ]
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10 But glory, honour, and peace, to euery man that worketh good, to the Iew first, and also to the +Gentile. [ +Gr. Greeke ]
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11 For there is no respect of persons with God.
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12 For 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.
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13 (For not the hearers of the Law are iust before God, but the doers of the Law shalbe iustified;
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14 For 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,
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15 Which 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: [ ||Or, the conscience witnessing with them. , ||Or, between themselues. ]
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16 In the day when God shall iudge the secrets of men by Iesus Christ, according to my Gospel.
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17 Behold, thou art called a Iew, and restest in the Law, and makest thy boast of God:
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18 And knowest his will, and || approuest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the Law, [ || Or, triest the things that differ. ]
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19 And art confident that thou thy selfe art a guide of the blinde, a light of them which are in darkenesse:
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20 An instructour of the foolish, a teacher of babes: which hast the forme of knowledge and of the trueth in the Law:
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21 Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thy selfe? thou that preachest a man should not steale, doest thou steale?
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22 Thou that sayest a man should not commit adulterie, doest thou commit adulterie? thou that abhorrest idols, doest thou commit sacriledge?
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23 Thou that makest thy boast of the Law, through breaking the Law dishonourest thou God?
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24 For the Name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles, through you, as it is *written: [ *Esay 52. 5. ezech. 36.20,23. ]
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25 For Circumcision verily profiteth if thou keepe the Law: but if thou be a breaker of the Law, thy Circumcision is made vncircumcision.
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26 Therefore, if the vncircumcision keepe the righteousnesse of the Law, shall not his vncircumcision be counted for Circumcision?
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27 And shall not vncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfill the Law, iudge thee, who by the letter, and Circumcision, doest transgresse the Law?
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28 For hee is not a Iew, which is one outwardly, neither is that Circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:
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99 But 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.
