Romans 2:16
God will punish people at the time when he will judge them according to what they have thought and done. He will judge them even for the things that they have done secretly. He will judge people by authorizing Christ Jesus to judge them. This is what I tell people when I preach the gospel to them.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 9:7But Yahweh rules forever. He judges people while he sits on his throne to judge people,
Psalms 96:13in front of Yahweh. That will happen when he comes to judge everyone on [MTY] the earth. He will judge all the people fairly/justly, according to what he knows is true.
Ecclesiastes 3:17So I said to myself [SYN], “God will judge both righteous people and wicked people; there is a time for him to do that, because there is a time for him to do everything.”
Ecclesiastes 12:14And do not forget that God will judge everything that we do, good things and bad things, even things that we do secretly.
Matthew 25:31“When I, the one who came from heaven, come again, I will be very radiant and bring all my angels with me. Then I will sit as a king on my wonderful throne to judge people.
John 5:22Furthermore, my Father is not the one who judges people concerning their sins. Instead, he has given to me the work of judging people,
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 →