Romans 2:1

For which reason, you are without excuse, O man, whoever you are, that judge; for in that in which you judge another, you condemn yourself; for you who judge, practice the same things.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2But we know that the judgment of God against those who practice such things, is according to truth.

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Cross References

Matthew 7:1Judge not, that you may not be judged:

Luke 6:37Judge not, and you shall not be judged; condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you shall be forgiven.

John 8:7But as they continued to ask him, he stood up, and said to them: Let him among you who is without sin, first throw a stone at her.

Romans 2:3But do you, O man, who judge those that practice such things, and yet do the same, conclude that you will escape the judgment of God?

Romans 2:26If, then, he who is uncircumcised keeps the righteousness of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision?

Matthew Henry on Romans 2:1

The scope of the first two chapters of this epistle may be gathered from ch. iii. 9 , "We have before proved both Jews and Gentiles that they are all under sin." This we have proved upon the Gentiles ( ch. i. ), now in this chapter he proves it upon the Jews, as appears by ver. 17 , "thou art called a Jew." I. He proves in general that Jews and Gentiles stand upon the same level before the justice of God, to ver. 11 . II. He shows more particularly what sins the Jews were guilty of, notwithstanding their… Read the whole commentary →

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