Commentary on Romans

(Jacob Rumans) #1

23 And changed the glory of the incorruptible God into the likeness of an image, into that of a
corruptible man and of birds and of quadrupeds and of reptiles.
24 Therefore God gave them up to the lusts of their own hearts for uncleanness, that they might
degrade their bodies among themselves,
25 Who had transformed the truth respecting God into falsehood, and worshipped and adored
the creature above the Creator; who is blessed for ever; Amen
26 Therefore, I say, God gave them up to disgraceful passions; for their women turned the
natural habit into that which is contrary to nature;
27 And in like manner the men also, having left off the natural use of the woman, burned with
mutual lust, one towards another, males working filthiness with males, and receiving in themselves
the reward due to them for their going astray.
28 And as they chose not to retain the knowledge of God, God gave them up to a reprobate
mind, to do things not becoming;
29 That they might be full of all unrighteousness, wickedness, lust, avarice, malignity, being
filled with envy, murder, strife, guile, perversity, being whisperers,
30 Calumniators, haters of God, villaneus, disdainful, haughty, inventors of evils, disobedient
to parents,
31 Without understanding, insociable, void of natural affections, truce-breakers, merciless;
32 Who, when they knew the judgment of God, that they who do such things are worthy of
death, not only do them, but approve of those who do them.


CHAPTER 2
1 Therefore inexcusable art thou, O man, who judgest; for in what thou judgest another, thou
condemnest thyself, for the same things doest thou who judgest.
2 Now we know that God’s judgment is according to truth on those who do such things.
3 And thinkest thou, O man, who judgest those who 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 gentleness, not knowing
that the goodness of God leads thee to repentance?
5 But according to thy hardness and a heart that cannot repent, thou treasurest for thyself wrath
for the day of wrath and of the revelation of the righteous judgment of God;
6 Who will render to every one according to his works, —
7 To those indeed, who by perseverance in doing good, seek glory and honor and immortality,
eternal life;
8 But to those who are contentious and disobedient to the truth and obey unrighteousness, there
shall be indignation and wrath,
9 Tribulation and anguish shall be on every soul of man who doeth evil, the Jew first, then the
Greek;
10 But glory and honor and peace shall be to every one who works good, to the Jew first, then
to the Greek;
11 Since there is no respect of persons with God.

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