Romans 2:8

But to those who are self-seeking and who have no mishma'at (obedience) to HaEmes Hashem, + 2:8 Ro 1:25 but instead have mishma'at to resha, there will be Charon Af Hashem and fury.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

7To those who, by savlanut (patience), persevere in doing hatov (the good), seek for kavod (glory) and honor and incorruptibility, + 2:7 Ps 16:10 He will give Chayyei Olam (Eternal Life).

9There will be affliction and distress on every living neshamah who brings about what is rah (evil), Yehudi above all and Yevani (Greek) as well.

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Cross References

Psalms 90:11Who has da'as of the oz (power) of Thine anger? 1 Thy evrah is as great as Thy yirah (fear of, reverence owed G-d). 1

Isaiah 50:10Who among you that feareth Hashem, 1 that obeyeth the voice of His Eved, + 50:10 Moshiach 1 though he may have walked in chashekhim (darknesses), 1 with no gleam of light for himself, 1 let him trust B'Shem Hashem, 1 and lean upon Elohav. 1

John 3:18The one of emunah who is mekabel Moshiach (accepting the person of the Bar Enosh, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach) is not judged; but the one without emunah who is not mekabel Moshiach, already has been judged and given the psak din (verdict) of “condemned,” because he has no emunah in the Shem of the Ben Yachid of Hashem.

Romans 6:17But Baruch Hashem (Blessed be G-d) that you used to be avadim (slaves) of + 6:17 slave master Chet, but you gave your mishma'at shebalev (obedience from the heart) to the pattern of Torah + 6:17 Isa 42:4 (the pnimiyus Torah of Moshiach) to which you were handed over.

Romans 10:16But not all have mishma'at (obedience) to the Besuras HaGeulah. For Yeshayah says: MI HE'EMIN LISHMU'ATEINU + 10:16 Isa 53:1 (Who has believed that which is heard, our report)? + 10:16 cf. Dt 9:4

1 Corinthians 11:16But if anyone presumes in his thinking to be contentious, we have no such minhag, nor do the kehillot of Hashem. + 11:16 throughout the world

Matthew Henry on Romans 2:2-17

Equity of the Divine Government. ( a. d. 58.) 1 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. 2 But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things. 3 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? 4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and… Read the whole commentary →

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