Romans 2:1 BSB — MannaFest

Romans 2:1

You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on another. For on whatever grounds you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.

BSB

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ASV

Wherefore thou art without excuse, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest dost practise the same things.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

3 voices

Cyprian

Treatise XII Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews (258)

That we must not rashly judge of another. In the Gospel according to Luke: "Judge not, that ye be not judged: condemn not, that ye be not condemned." Of this same subject to the Romans: "Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. But he shall stand; for God is able to make him stand." And again: "Wherefore thou art without excuse, O every man that judgest: for in that in which thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou doest the same things which thou judgest.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man,.... Some think, from the connection of these words with the preceding chapter, that the Gentiles are here meant; and particularly those among them who seemed to be virtuous, and took upon them to be the reprovers of others, and yet did the same things themselves, as Socrates, Cato, Seneca, and others; and therefore must be inexcusable, because they knew better, and would be thought to have been so; wherefore such could never be justified before God by their works, but might be justly condemned by him, nor shall they escape his righteous judgment.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Therefore - Διὸ Dio. The force of this word here has been the subject of much discussion. The design of this and the following chapter is to show that the Jews were no less guilty that the Gentiles, and that they needed the benefit of the same salvation. This the apostle does by showing that they had greater light than the Gentiles; and yet that they did the same things.

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Original language & word study

22 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Διὸ	Dio	Therefore	G1352 →
ἀναπολόγητος	anapologētos	inexcusable	G379 →
εἶ,	ei	you are,	G1510 →
ὦ	ō	O	G5599 →
ἄνθρωπε	anthrōpe	man	G444 →
πᾶς	pas	everyone	G3956 →
ὁ	ho	you who [are]	G3588 →
κρίνων·	krinōn	judging;	G2919 →
ἐν	en	In	G1722 →
ᾧ	hō	that which	G3739 →
γὰρ	gar	for	G1063 →
κρίνεις	krineis	you judge	G2919 →
τὸν	ton	the	G3588 →
ἕτερον,	heteron	other,	G2087 →
σεαυτὸν	seauton	yourself	G4771 →
κατακρίνεις·	katakrineis	you are condemning;	G2632 →
τὰ	ta	<the>	G3588 →
γὰρ	gar	for	G1063 →
αὐτὰ	auta	the same things	G846 →
πράσσεις	prasseis	you do	G4238 →
ὁ	ho	who	G3588 →
κρίνων.	krinōn	are judging.	G2919 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Luke 6:37
Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
leads to
- Ephesians 4:32
  Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.
- James 5:9
  Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door!
- Matthew 7:1–5
  “Do not judge, or you will be judged.
- Mark 11:25
  And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against another, forgive it, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your trespasses as well.”
- 1 Corinthians 13:4–7
  Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
Through
Romans 2:3
So when you, O man, pass judgment on others, yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God’s judgment?
leads to
- Proverbs 16:5
  Everyone who is proud in heart is detestable to the LORD; be assured that he will not go unpunished.
- Luke 12:14
  But Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed Me judge or executor between you?”
- Romans 1:32
  Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things are worthy of death, they not only continue to do these things, but also approve of those who practice them.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Romans

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Romans