Romans 2
Lutheran reading notes
In Romans chapter 2, the message of the gospel develops the theme of the gospel of justification and righteousness by faith. Lutheran interpretation frequently emphasizes the proclamation of Christ, the distinction between law and gospel, and the promise of justification through faith.
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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.
Romans 2:1 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things.
Romans 2:2 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?
Romans 2:3 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
Romans 2:4 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;
Romans 2:5 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Who will render to every man according to his deeds:
Romans 2:6 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
Romans 2:7 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
Romans 2:8 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile; {Gentile: Gr. Greek}
Romans 2:9 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile: {Gentile: Gr. Greek}
Romans 2:10 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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For there is no respect of persons with God.
Romans 2:11 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law;
Romans 2:12 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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(For not the hearers of the law {are} just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.
Romans 2:13 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:
Romans 2:14 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and {their} thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;) {their conscience...: or, the conscience witnessing with them} {the mean...: or, between themselves}
Romans 2:15 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.
Romans 2:16 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God,
Romans 2:17 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And knowest {his} will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law; {approvest...: or, triest the things that differ}
Romans 2:18 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness,
Romans 2:19 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.
Romans 2:20 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?
Romans 2:21 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?
Romans 2:22 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God?
Romans 2:23 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written.
Romans 2:24 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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For circumcision verily profiteth, if thou keep the law: but if thou be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision.
Romans 2:25 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Therefore if the uncircumcision keep the righteousness of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision?
Romans 2:26 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfil the law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision dost transgress the law?
Romans 2:27 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither {is that} circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:
Romans 2:28 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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But he {is} a Jew, 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.
Romans 2:29 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.