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Therefore you are without excuse, man, whoever you are who judge. For in that which you judge another, you condemn yourself. For you who judge practice the same things.
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The Trap for the Judge
Commentators explain that while Paul addresses 'O man,' his primary target is the religious person (specifically the Jew of his day) who readily condemns the sins of outsiders. By starting with this general principle, Paul skillfully sets a logical trap, showing that anyone who judges others proves they know right from wrong, making them 'without excuse' when they commit similar acts.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
ROMANS Chapter 2
Therefore. dio. The force of this word here has been the subject of much discussion. The design of this a…
Wherefore (διο). See 1:24,26 for this relative conjunction, "because of which thing."
Without excuse (αναπ…
19th Century
Anglican
Therefore.—The description just given of the state of one section of the human race contains implicitly the condemnation of the ot…
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Paul changes his style here as he enters into dialogue with an imagined questioner who has absorbed what was said up to this point and who shows by…
16th Century
Protestant
Therefore you are inexcusable, O man. This reproof is directed against hypocrites, who dazzle the eyes of people by displays of outward sa…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Therefore you are inexcusable, O man Some think, from the connection of these words with the preceding chapter, that…
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The Jews thought themselves a holy people, entitled to their privileges by right, while they were unthankful, rebellious, and unrighteous. But all …
13th Century
Catholic
After showing that the Gentiles did not become justified from the knowledge of the truth they had, the Apostle now shows that neither wer…
