Romans 2:1

You are therefore inexcusable, O man, whoever you are, that sits in judgment; for in judging another you are condemning yourself. You, the judge, are habitually practising the very same things.

Montgomery 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

2"We know that God’s judgment against those who practise such vices is in accord with the truth," you say?

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Cross References

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

Luke 6:37"Do not judge, and you shall not be judged; Do not condemn, and you shall not be condemned;

John 8:7But Jesus stooped down, and began to write on the ground with his finger. When they continued to question him, he raised himself and said to them, "Let the innocent man among you be the first to throw the stone at her."

Romans 2:3Very well; and do you suppose, you who judge those that practise such vices, and are doing the very same, that you will elude the judgment of God?

Romans 2:26So if the uncircumcised keeps the ordinance of the Law, shall not his uncircumcision be reckoned equivalent to 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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