Romans 2:8 - God's Righteous Judgment (2024)

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New International Version
But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil, there will be wrath and anger.New Living Translation
But he will pour out his anger and wrath on those who live for themselves, who refuse to obey the truth and instead live lives of wickedness.English Standard Version
but for those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury.Berean Standard Bible
But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger.Berean Literal Bible
but to those of self-interest and disobeying the truth, but being persuaded about unrighteousness, wrath and anger;King James Bible
But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,New King James Version
but to those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness—indignation and wrath,New American Standard Bible
but to those who are self-serving and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, He will give wrath and indignation.NASB 1995
but to those who are selfishly ambitious and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, wrath and indignation.NASB 1977
but to those who are selfishly ambitious and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, wrath and indignation.Legacy Standard Bible
but to those who are selfishly ambitious and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, wrath and anger.Amplified Bible
But for those who are selfishly ambitious and self-seeking and disobedient to the truth but responsive to wickedness, [there will be] wrath and indignation.Christian Standard Bible
but wrath and anger to those who are self-seeking and disobey the truth while obeying unrighteousness.Holman Christian Standard Bible
but wrath and indignation to those who are self-seeking and disobey the truth but are obeying unrighteousness; American Standard Version
but unto them that are factious, and obey not the truth, but obey unrighteousness, shall be wrath and indignation,Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But those who resist and do not obey the truth, but obey evil, he will pay anger and fury,Contemporary English Version
But he will show how angry and furious he can be with every selfish person who rejects the truth and wants to do evil. Douay-Rheims Bible
But to them that are contentious, and who obey not the truth, but give credit to iniquity, wrath and indignation. English Revised Version
but unto them that are factious, and obey not the truth, but obey unrighteousness, shall be wrath and indignation,GOD'S WORD® Translation
anger and fury on those who, in selfish pride, refuse to believe the truth and who follow what is wrong.Good News Translation
Other people are selfish and reject what is right, in order to follow what is wrong; on them God will pour out his anger and fury. International Standard Version
but wrath and fury for those who in their selfish pride refuse to believe the truth and practice wickedness instead. Literal Standard Version
and to those contentious, and disobedient, indeed, to the truth, and obeying the unrighteousness—indignation and wrath,Majority Standard Bible
But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be anger and wrath.New American Bible
but wrath and fury to those who selfishly disobey the truth and obey wickedness.NET Bible
but wrath and anger to those who live in selfish ambition and do not obey the truth but follow unrighteousness.New Revised Standard Version
while for those who are self-seeking and who obey not the truth but wickedness, there will be wrath and fury.New Heart English Bible
But to those who are self-seeking, and do not obey the truth, but obey wickedness -- wrath and anger,Webster's Bible Translation
But to them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness; indignation and wrath:Weymouth New Testament
while on the other hand upon the self-willed who disobey the truth and obey unrighteousness will fall anger and fury, affliction and awful distress,World English Bible
but to those who are self-seeking and don’t obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, will be wrath, indignation, Young's Literal Translation
and to those contentious, and disobedient, indeed, to the truth, and obeying the unrighteousness -- indignation and wrath,Additional Translations ...

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God's Righteous Judgment
…7To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life. 8But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger. 9There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil, first for the Jew, then for the Greek;…

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 6:23
then may You hear from heaven and act. May You judge Your servants, condemning the wicked man by bringing down on his own head what he has done, and justifying the righteous man by rewarding him according to his righteousness.Proverbs 11:23
The desire of the righteous leads only to good, but the hope of the wicked brings wrath.Jeremiah 34:18
And those who have transgressed My covenant and have not fulfilled the terms of the covenant they made before Me, I will treat like the calf they cut in two in order to pass between its pieces.Ezekiel 22:31
So I have poured out My indignation upon them and consumed them with the fire of My fury. I have brought their ways down upon their own heads, declares the Lord GOD."2 Corinthians 12:20
For I am afraid that when I come, I may not find you as I wish, and you may not find me as you wish. I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, rage, rivalry, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.Galatians 5:20
idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions,Philippians 1:17
The former, however, preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they can add to the distress of my chains.

Treasury of Scripture

But to them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,

contentious.

Proverbs 13:10 Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.

1 Corinthians 11:16 But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.

1 Timothy 6:3,4 If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness; …

and do not.

Romans 1:18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;

Romans 6:17 But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.

Romans 10:16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?

but obey.

John 3:18-21 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God…

2 Thessalonians 2:10-12 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved…

Hebrews 3:12,13 Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God…

indignation.

Romans 9:22 What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:

Psalm 90:11 Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath.

Nahum 1:6 Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.

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Romans 2

1. No excuse for sin.
6. No escape from judgment.
14. Gentiles cannot;
17. nor Jews.

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(8) But unto them . . .--The scholar will observe that in the original Greek the construction is changed. At the end of Romans 2:7 is an accusative "(he will render) eternal life;" here we have the nominative, "(there shall be) tribulation and anguish."

That are contentious.--An error in the Authorised version through a wrong derivation of the word. Strictly, To those who act in the spirit of a hireling; hence, according to the secondary meaning of the word, "to those who act in a spirit of factiousness and self-seeking." It is, however, quite possible that the mistaken derivation may have been current in St. Paul's time, as it was, no doubt, somewhat later, from Origen downwards. St. Paul, it is true, distinguishes between the proper word for "contention" and that used here (e.g., in 2Corinthians 12:20; Galatians 5:20), but this would not exclude, it would rather seem to imply, not indeed a formal derivation, but some association of ideas. The shade of meaning will, perhaps, be expressed if we translate by some such word as "factiousness." So in Philippians 1:16 (properly Philippians 1:17, the order of the clauses being reversed), "the one (the other) preach Christ of factiousness." . . . Parallel Commentaries ...

Greek

But
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

for those who
τοῖς (tois)
Article - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

[are] self-seeking
ἐριθείας (eritheias)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 2052: Perhaps as the same as erethizo; properly, intrigue, i.e. faction.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

who reject
ἀπειθοῦσι (apeithousi)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's 544: To disobey, rebel, be disloyal, refuse conformity. From apeithes; to disbelieve.

the
τῇ (tē)
Article - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

truth
ἀληθείᾳ (alētheia)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 225: From alethes; truth.

and
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

follow
πειθομένοις (peithomenois)
Verb - Present Participle Passive - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3982: A primary verb; to convince; by analogy, to pacify or conciliate; reflexively or passively, to assent, to rely.

wickedness,
ἀδικίᾳ (adikia)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 93: Injustice, unrighteousness, hurt. From adikos; injustice; morally, wrongfulness.

[there will be] wrath
ὀργὴ (orgē)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3709: From oregomai; properly, desire, i.e., violent passion (justifiable) abhorrence); by implication punishment.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

anger.
θυμός (thymos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2372: An outburst of passion, wrath. From thuo; passion.

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He will render to each one according to his works: ⁷ to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life; ⁸ but for those who are self-seeking ^[^a^] and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury.

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What does God's righteous Judgement mean? ›

When those judgments are based on principles of righteousness, our focus will more fully turn to the Lord Jesus Christ. We will increasingly rely on His perfect judgment, mercy, and grace rather than on mortal accomplishments or imperfections as a basis for judging God, ourselves, and those around us.

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Romans 2:1-11

1 Therefore you have no excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. For in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, practice the very same things. 2 We know that the judgment of God rightly falls on those who practice such things.

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Romans 2:2

Principle of Judgment #2: God's Judgment is according to truth. A human judge is limited when it comes to knowing the truth and ascertaining the true facts of any case. He must depend upon the testimony of men, many of whom will lie even under oath.

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What is the meaning of Romans 2/8? ›

God will absolutely judge each person according to what he or she has done. If someone has lived sinlessly, doing only good, he will receive rewards and eternal life. If not, he deserves wrath and fury. This point sets up Paul's explanation of how we can, in fact, obtain salvation: by grace through faith.

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What is the connection between God's righteousness and his judgment? ›

And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war.” In the above two verses, God and Christ's role as Judge is linked to His righteousness. Similarly, in John 5:30, Christ said: “… As I hear, I judge; and My judgement is righteous…”

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The Last Judgment, Final Judgment, Day of Reckoning, Day of Judgment, Judgment Day, Doomsday, Day of Resurrection or The Day of the Lord (Hebrew: יום הדין, romanized: Yom ha-Dīn; Arabic: یوم القيامة, romanized: Yawm al-Qiyāmah or یوم الدین, Yawm ad-Dīn) is a concept found across the Abrahamic religions and the ...

What are examples of God's Judgement in the Bible? ›

In Romans 1, Paul insists "the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men" (1:18), and in Romans 3, he underscores the severity of the problem by saying "we are all under sin" (3:9), "there is no one righteous, not even one" (3,9), and "the whole world" is "held accountable ...

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What did Jesus say about God's judgement? ›

In John 3:17, he says, “God did not send his Son into the world to judge the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.” And in John 12:47, he says, “I did not come to judge the world but to save the world.”

Where did Jesus say judge righteous Judgement? ›

John 7:24 tells us, "Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment." The Bible has told us to judge, but we are to judge by what is right. We are not to condemn, and we are not to be judgmental. Rather, we should make evaluations.

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We will be judged by our actions in this life as compared to the commands and teachings of the gospel of Christ. Paul stated that God would judge the world by Jesus Christ according to the gospel (Rom. 2:16). Jesus said that, “…the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day” (John 12:48).

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What is the final Judgement of God in the Bible? ›

The Bible declares that God “has set a day in which he purposes to judge the inhabited earth.” (Acts 17:31). This day of judgment, also known as the Final Judgment, is when Jesus, the Son of God, will judge "the living and the dead" before destroying the old heaven and earth, which are corrupted of sin.

What is the prayer for Romans 2 8? ›

Dear Father, holy and righteous judge, I know that you will render to every man according to his works. To those who are factious and obey wickedness instead of the truth, there will be wrath and fury.

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We must:

Focus beyond that which we can see.
Seize moments that will never come our way again.
Act on our new priorities.
Walk in the Spirit so our wants don't overwhelm us.
And today, we add - Make sure our priorities can survive and help us thrive in the face of suffering.

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What does Romans 2 verse 7 mean? ›

Romans 2:5-10 shows that in Paul's view, God saves or condemns based on the works performed by the individual. We see this clearly in his remark, verse 7, that God will give “eternal life” to those who “persist in good work.”

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What does God's judgment mean in the Bible? ›

The judgments of God are discipline from the Lord for those whom He loves. As we see in Hebrews 12, we should be far more concerned if we are not experiencing His discipline because that would be evidence that we are not His. The higher the calling, the more severe the discipline is.

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What does God's Judgement mean in the Bible? ›

So, God's judgment is more than an action he takes against sinful people. Through his judgment, he upholds justice and defends the cause of the defenseless.

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What does the Bible say about God Judgement? ›

Matthew 25:31-33 tells us clearly that the Son of Man is the Judge presiding over the judgment of nations. John 5:22 tells us that the Father will not judge anyone; He has committed all judgment to His Son, Jesus Christ.

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