Romans 2:11

For acception of persons, [that is, to put one before another without desert, (or without deserving it)], is not with God. (For favouring people is not God’s way.)

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

For there is no respect of persons with God.

In Context

10but glory, and honour, and peace, to each man that worketh good thing (s), (or to each person who doeth good things), to the Jew first, and to the Greek.

12For whoever have sinned without the law, shall perish without the law; and whoever have sinned in the law, they shall be deemed by the law. (For whoever have sinned without the Law, shall perish without the Law; and whoever have sinned in the Law, they shall be judged by the Law.)

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 10:17For your Lord God himself is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, and mighty, and fearful, which taketh not a person, neither gifts, but justly he deemeth rich and poor. (For the Lord your God himself is God of gods, and Lord of lords, the great God, and mighty, and fearful, who respecteth not a person’s rank, or status, nor accepteth any gift, or bribe, but justly judgeth the rich and the poor.)

2 Chronicles 19:7the dread of the Lord be with you (or let the fear of the Lord or let reverence for the Lord be with you), and do ye all things with diligence, that is, with discretion; forsooth with the Lord your God (there) is no wickedness, neither taking, or accepting, of persons, neither covetousness of gifts.

Proverbs 24:23Also these things that follow be to wise men. It is not good to know a person in doom. (And these things that follow also be for the wise. It is not good to know a person whom thou is judging.)

Luke 20:21And they asked him, and said, Master (or Teacher), we know, that rightly thou sayest and teachest, [or Master, we know, that thou sayest and teachest rightly]; and thou takest not the person of man (or and thou favourest not any person), but thou teachest in truth the way of God.

Galatians 2:6But of these that seemed to be somewhat (or to be esteemed); which they were sometime, it pertaineth not to me, for God taketh not the person of (a) man (or for God favoureth not any person); for they that seemed to be somewhat (or to be esteemed), gave me nothing.

Ephesians 6:9And, ye lords, do the same things to them, forgiving menacings; witting that both their Lord and yours is in heavens, and the taking of persons is not with God. (And, ye lords, do the same thing for them, forgiving threats; knowing that both their Lord and yours is in heaven, and that the favouring of persons is not done by God.)

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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