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Romans 2 Bible study: No partiality with God

Romans 2 says "to the Jew first, and also to the Greek" twice in a row: once of anguish for the one who does evil (2:9), and once of glory for the one who does good (2:10). "For there is no partiality with God." (2:11). And on the day God judges "the secrets of men", he judges them "by Jesus Christ" (2:16).

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“Or do you despise the riches of his goodness, forbearance, and patience, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?”
Romans 2:4 · World English Bible

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“In Romans 2:1, the one who judges another is said to practice the same things.”

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You who judge

In the text

The chapter opens with "Therefore" (2:1), going straight on from the end of chapter 1, and it turns to a "you" it calls "O man": "Therefore you are without excuse, O man, whoever you are who judge. For in that which you judge another, you condemn yourself. For you who judge practice the same things." (2:1) (tap without excuse, judge, condemn). Then, "We know that the judgment of God is according to truth against those who practice such things." (2:2), and a question: "Do you think this, O man who judges those who practice such things, and do the same, that you will escape the judgment of God?" (2:3). The verses don't give the one they speak to a name (see the honest question).

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The Greek word behind it

κρίνωkrinosay KREE-no

Strong's: "properly, to distinguish, i.e. decide (mentally or judicially); by implication, to try, condemn, punish". The chapter opens with it three times in one verse: "whoever you are who judge. For in that which you judge another, you condemn yourself. For you who judge practice the same things." (2:1). Then again: "O man who judges those who practice such things" (2:3). The chapter has the verb seven times (counted in RP2018); the others are in 2:12, 2:16 and 2:27. Condemn in 2:1 is a related verb, katakrino (tap condemn), and the judgment of 2:2 and 2:3 is the noun krima (G2917). Favor's Matthew 7, John 3, John 8 and John 12 study the verb too.

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Romans 2 Bible study questions

  1. 1"For in that which you judge another, you condemn yourself." (2:1). Where do you find it easier to see a fault in someone else than in yourself?
  2. 2"the goodness of God leads you to repentance" (2:4). How have you seen God's goodness lead someone, perhaps you, to repentance?
  3. 3"You therefore who teach another, don’t you teach yourself?" (2:21). What is something you often tell others that you need to hear yourself?

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Last reviewed October 7, 2026. Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, which is in the public domain. Hebrew and Greek words are checked against the original-language texts and public-domain lexicons. What we believe · Favor home