1 διο αναπολογητος ει, ω ανθρωπε πας ο κρινων· εν ω γαρ κρινεις τον ετερον, σεαυτον κατακρινεις· τα γαρ αυτα πρασσεις ο κρινων. 2 οιδαμεν δε οτι το κριμα του θεου εστιν κατα αληθειαν επι τους τα τοιαυτα πρασσοντας. 3 λογιζη δε τουτο, ω ανθρωπε ο κρινων τους τα τοιαυτα πρασσοντας και ποιων αυτα, οτι συ εκφευξη το κριμα του θεου; 4 η του πλουτου της χρηστοτητος αυτου και της ανοχης και της μακροθυμιας καταφρονεις, αγνοων οτι το χρηστον του θεου εις μετανοιαν σε αγει; 5 κατα δε την σκληροτητα σου και αμετανοητον καρδιαν θησαυριζεις σεαυτω οργην εν ημερα οργης και αποκαλυψεως [και] δικαιοκρισιας του θεου, 6 ος αποδωσει εκαστω κατα τα εργα αυτου, 7 τοις μεν καθ υπομονην εργου αγαθου δοξαν και τιμην και αφθαρσιαν ζητουσιν ζωην αιωνιον, 8 τοις δε εξ εριθειας, και απειθουσιν μεν τη αληθεια, πειθομενοις δε τη αδικια, θυμος και οργη· 9 θλιψις και στενοχωρια επι πασαν ψυχην ανθρωπου του κατεργαζομενου το κακον, ιουδαιου τε πρωτον και ελληνος· 10 δοξα δε και τιμη και ειρηνη παντι τω εργαζομενω το αγαθον, ιουδαιω τε πρωτον και ελληνι· 11 ου γαρ εστιν προσωποληψια παρα τω θεω. 12 οσοι γαρ ανομως ημαρτον, ανομως και απολουνται· και οσοι εν νομω ημαρτον, δια νομου κριθησονται. 13 ου γαρ οι ακροαται του νομου δικαιοι παρα τω θεω, αλλ οι ποιηται του νομου δικαιωθησονται. 14 οταν γαρ εθνη τα μη νομον εχοντα φυσει τα του νομου ποιη, ουτοι νομον μη εχοντες εαυτοις εισιν νομος, 15 οιτινες ενδεικνυνται το εργον του νομου γραπτον εν ταις καρδιαις αυτων, συμμαρτυρουσης αυτων της συνειδησεως και μεταξυ αλληλων των λογισμων κατηγορουντων η και απολογουμενων— 16 εν ημερα οτε κρινει ο θεος τα κρυπτα των ανθρωπων κατα το ευαγγελιον μου δια ιησου χριστου. 17 ιδε συ ιουδαιος επονομαζη, και επαναπαυη τω νομω, και καυχασαι εν θεω, 18 και γινωσκεις το θελημα, και δοκιμαζεις τα διαφεροντα, κατηχουμενος εκ του νομου, 19 πεποιθας τε σεαυτον οδηγον ειναι τυφλων, φως των εν σκοτει, 20 παιδευτην αφρονων, διδασκαλον νηπιων, εχοντα την μορφωσιν της γνωσεως και της αληθειας εν τω νομω. 21 ο ουν διδασκων ετερον σεαυτον ου διδασκεις; ο κηρυσσων μη κλεπτειν κλεπτεις; 22 ο λεγων μη μοιχευειν μοιχευεις; ο βδελυσσομενος τα ειδωλα ιεροσυλεις; 23 ος εν νομω καυχασαι, δια της παραβασεως του νομου τον θεον ατιμαζεις; 24 το γαρ ονομα του θεου δι υμας βλασφημειται εν τοις εθνεσιν, καθως γεγραπται. 25 περιτομη μεν γαρ ωφελει, εαν νομον πρασσης· εαν δε παραβατης νομου ης, η περιτομη σου ακροβυστια γεγονεν. 26 εαν ουν η ακροβυστια τα δικαιωματα του νομου φυλασση, ουχι η ακροβυστια αυτου εις περιτομην λογισθησεται; 27 και κρινει η εκ φυσεως ακροβυστια, τον νομον τελουσα, σε τον δια γραμματος και περιτομης παραβατην νομου. 28 ου γαρ ο εν τω φανερω ιουδαιος εστιν, ουδε η εν τω φανερω εν σαρκι περιτομη, 29 αλλ ο εν τω κρυπτω ιουδαιος, και περιτομη καρδιας εν πνευματι, ου γραμματι, ου ο επαινος ουκ εξ ανθρωπων, αλλ εκ του θεου.
Romans · Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
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- The digital source has no accents or capitals (as Robinson distributes it); 1912 base text, movable nu regularised.
- Double square brackets [[ ]] are marks in the digital source; at 1 John 5:7–8 they enclose the words the 1904 edition prints in smaller type.
- Credit: Maurice A. Robinson & Jussi Ala-Konni (byztxt).
Cross references (29)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Luke 6:37; Romans 2:3; John 8:7–9; Romans 2:21–23; Matthew 7:1–5
- 2 Psalm 9:7–8; Zephaniah 3:5; Psalm 145:17; Jeremiah 12:1; Psalm 98:9
- 3 Proverbs 16:5; Luke 12:14; Romans 1:32–2:1; Matthew 23:33; Matthew 26:53
- 4 2 Peter 3:9; Isaiah 30:18; Exodus 34:6; Titus 3:4–6; Romans 9:22–23
- 5 Ecclesiastes 12:14; Romans 1:18; Romans 2:2–3; Hebrews 3:15; 2 Peter 3:7
- 6 Psalm 62:12; Jeremiah 32:19; Matthew 16:27; 2 Corinthians 5:10; Jeremiah 17:10
- 7 2 Timothy 4:7–8; Luke 8:15; 1 Corinthians 15:58; 2 Timothy 1:10; Revelation 2:10–11
- 8 1 Timothy 6:3–4; 2 Thessalonians 1:8; John 3:18–21; 1 Peter 4:17; Proverbs 13:10
- 9 1 Peter 4:17; Romans 3:29–30; Romans 1:16; Ezekiel 18:4; Romans 9:24
- 10 Isaiah 32:17; Isaiah 26:12; Numbers 6:26; 1 Peter 1:7; Romans 8:6
- 11 Deuteronomy 10:17; Acts 10:34; 2 Chronicles 19:7; Galatians 2:6; Job 34:19
- 12 1 Corinthians 9:21; Galatians 3:10; Romans 2:14–16; Galatians 2:16–19; Acts 17:30–31
- 13 James 1:22–25; 1 John 3:7; James 2:21–25; Romans 2:25; Luke 8:21
- 14 Romans 1:19–20; Romans 2:12; Romans 2:27; Acts 17:30; Acts 10:35
- 15 2 Corinthians 5:11; Romans 1:18–19; 2 Corinthians 1:12; Titus 1:15; 1 Timothy 4:2
- 16 Ecclesiastes 12:14; 1 Corinthians 4:5; Acts 17:31; Acts 10:42; Luke 8:17
- 17 Romans 2:23; Micah 3:11; Isaiah 48:1–2; Revelation 2:9; Romans 9:4–7
- 18 1 Thessalonians 5:21; James 4:17; Deuteronomy 4:8; Philippians 1:10; Hebrews 5:14
- 19 Revelation 3:17–18; Isaiah 5:21; Matthew 6:23; Proverbs 26:12; 1 Corinthians 8:1–2
- 20 2 Timothy 3:5; Titus 1:16; 2 Timothy 1:13; Romans 6:17; 1 Corinthians 3:1
- 21 1 Corinthians 9:27; Matthew 23:3–28; Luke 12:47; Micah 3:11; Titus 2:1–7
- 22 Malachi 3:8; Matthew 12:39; Jeremiah 9:2; Acts 19:37; Malachi 1:8
- 23 James 4:16–17; Romans 2:17; John 5:45; Romans 9:4; Romans 3:2
- 24 Ezekiel 36:20–23; Isaiah 52:5; 2 Peter 2:2; Lamentations 2:15–16; 2 Samuel 12:14
- 25 Galatians 5:3–6; Jeremiah 4:4; Galatians 6:15; Acts 7:51; Deuteronomy 30:6
- 26 Colossians 2:11; 1 Corinthians 7:18–19; Romans 8:4; Ephesians 2:11; Acts 11:3–18
- 27 Matthew 12:41–42; Romans 7:6–8; Romans 8:4; 2 Corinthians 3:6; Romans 2:29
- 28 Galatians 6:15; Matthew 3:9; Revelation 2:9; Romans 9:6–8; Romans 4:10–12
- 29 Deuteronomy 30:6; Philippians 3:3; Deuteronomy 10:16; Colossians 2:11–12; Jeremiah 4:4
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
After saying that the Gentile wanteth nothing appertaining to salvation if he be a doer of the Law, and after making that wonderful comparison, he goes on to set down the glories of the Jews, owing to which they thought scorn of the Gentiles: and first the very name itself, which was of great majesty, as the name Christian is …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 11 (1889)
Those, on the other hand, who depart from Him, and despise His precepts, and by their deeds bring dishonour on Him who made them, and by their opinions blaspheme Him who nourishes them, heap up against themselves most righteous judgment. He therefore (i.e., the spiritual man) sifts and tries them all, but he himself is tried by no man: he …
And who is this but Thee, our God, the sweetness and well-spring of righteousness, who renderest "to every man according to his deeds," and despisest not "a broken and a contrite heart!"
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
For as teaching without doing condemns the teacher (for "thou which teachest another," it is said, "teachest thou not thyself"?) so doing but not guiding others, lessens our reward.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
For Jesus the King when about to become our Physician, girded Himself with the linen of humanity, and healed that which was sick. The perfect Teacher of babes became a babe among babes, that He might give wisdom to the foolish.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)