12 For whosoever have without the law sinned, shall also without the law perish; but whosoever
have under the law sinned, shall by the law be judged,
13 For not the hearers of the law are just before God; but they who do the law shall be justified.
14 When indeed the Gentiles, who have not the law, do by nature the things of the law, they,
having not the law, are a law to themselves;
15 Who show the work of the law written on their hearts, their conscience at the same time
attesting, and their thoughts accusing or excusing each other,
16 In the day in which God will judge the secrets of men, according to my gospel, through Jesus
Christ.
17 Behold, thou art named a Jew, and restest in the law and gloriest in God,
18 And knowest his will and approvest of things excellent, being instructed from the law,
19 And art confident that thou thyself art a leader to the blind, a light to those who are in
darkness,
20 An instructor to the foolish, a teacher to the ignorant, because thou hast the form of knowledge
and of’ the truth according to the law:
21 Yet thou who teachest another, dost not teach thyself; thou who preachest “steal not,” stealest;
22 Thou who sayest, “commit no adultery,” committest adultery; thou who hatest idols,
committest sacrilege;
23 Thou who gloriest in the law, by transgressing the law dishonorest God; for the name of
God,
24 As it is written, is reproached on your account among the nations.
25 For circumcision indeed profits, if thou keep the law; but if thou be a transgressor of the
law, thy circumcision is turned into uncircumcision.
26 If then the uncircumcision keep the righteousness of the law, shall not his uncircumcision
be counted for circumcision?
27 And shall not he who is by nature uncircumcision judge thee, (if he keep the law,) who by
the letter and circumcision art a transgressor of the law?
28 For not he who is a Jew openly, is a Jew; nor is that circumcision which is openly in the
flesh:
29 But he who is one in secret is a Jew; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, not
in the letter; the praise of whom is not from men, but from God.
CHAPTER 3
1 What then is the privilege of the Jew, or what is the benefit of circumcision?
2 Much in every way; and first indeed, because to them have been intrusted the oracles of God.
3 What indeed if some have not believed? Shall their unbelief render void the faithfulness of
God?
4 By no means; but let God be true, and every man false, as it is written, “That thou mightest
be justified in thy words, and overcome when thou art judged.”
5 But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God
unjust who executes wrath? (according to man I speak:)
6 By no means; for how then shall God judge the world?