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Verse Romans 2:13. _FOR NOT THE HEARERS OF THE LAW_, c.] It does not
follow, because one people are favoured with a Divine revelation, that
therefore _they_ shall be _saved_ while the others who have...
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FOR NOT THE HEARERS ... - The same sentiment is implied in James 1:22;
Matthew 7:21, Matthew 7:24; Luke 6:47. The apostle here dou
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CHAPTER 2
_ 1. The Gentile Moralist and Reformer and His Condemnation. (Romans
2:1 .)_
2. The Two Classes. (Romans 2:7 .)
3. The State of the Jew. (Romans 2:17 .)...
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Some one interjects: I do not approve, I condemn the sins you
describe. Then you condemn yourself, Paul retorts, for you _commit_
them! THE MORALIST UNDER CONDEMNATION, with the flagitious sinner.
Thr...
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THE RESPONSIBILITY OF PRIVILEGE (Romans 2:1-11)...
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As many as sinned without the law shall also perish without the law;
and as many as sinned in the law shall be judged by the law; for it is
not the hearers of the law who are righteous in the sight of...
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HEARERS. Greek. _akroates._ Only here and James 1:22; James 1:23;
James 1:25. Compare Acts 25:23.
THE. The texts omit.
JUST. See...
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_for not the hearers_ A parenthesis is usually begun here, and
continued to the close of Romans 2:15. We prefer to dispense with it,
for reasons to be given there. The present verse is naturally
conne...
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GOD’S wrath, thus revealed in human life through the consequences of
man’s rejection of GOD, is also seen in the judgment of GOD upon
man’s conduct—the only just judgment (1) because all men being
imp...
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These verses bring out, further, the principle of judgment in
accordance with the opportunities a man has had and the use he has
made of them. Privilege does not exempt from judgment but heightens
res...
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ΟΥ̓ ΓᾺΡ justifies the latter clause of 12. If law is a ground
of sinning, law must be done, if a verdict of acquittal is to be
gained.
ΔΙΚΑΙΩΘΉΣΟΝΤΑΙ. A clear case of the forensic use of
δικαιοῦν = s...
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ΑΚΡΟΑΤΉΣ (G202) тот, кто слышит,
ΠΟΙΗΤΉΣ (G4163) тот, кто делает. Об
окончании этих двух имен,
обозначающих лицо, которое выполняет
действие, _см._ МН, 364f.
ΔΙΚΑΙΩΘΉΣΟΝΤΑΙ _fut. ind. pass. от_ ΔΙΚΑ...
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FOR NOT THE HEARERS, &C.— This, and Romans 2:14 are a comment upon
the 20th verse. In Romans 2:13 he remarks upon the _latter_ part of
the 12th, that _enjoying_ the advantages of revelation will not s...
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_RETHINKING IN OUTLINE FORM_
THE NEED OF THE GOSPEL AMONG THE JEWS, Romans 2:1-16
The Jews Were Truly in Need of Justification, for:
If God's judgment was going to be:
1.
According to truth. Roman...
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_TEXT_
Romans 2:12-16. For as many as have sinned without the law shall also
perish without the law: and as many as have sinned under the law shall
be judged by the law; Romans 2:13 for not the hearer...
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(For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of
the law shall be justified.
FOR NOT THE HEARERS OF THE LAW - that is, the mere possessors of it,
"are just before God, but the...
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_THE CONDUCT OF MANKIND_
25 There may be an allusion here to the prevalent custom of worshiping
the Roman emperor. It has often occurred that, when men have attained
to great eminence, they have dema...
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THE LAW] RV 'a law.' JUSTIFIED] i.e. declared righteous at the
Judgment....
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THE FAILURE OF THE JEWS
In Romans 1 St. Paul showed that the Gentiles were under God's
judgment on account of sin. Now he is about to turn to the Jews. He
asserts first, that God's judgment will fall...
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PAUL’S LETTER TO THE *ROMANS
ROMANS
_HILDA BRIGHT AND KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 2
PAUL’S ANSWERS TO THOSE WHO *JUDGE OTHER PEOPLE 2:1-16
1. THEY CANNOT AVOID GOD’S JUDGEMENT 2:1-4
v1 So, you who *...
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FOR NOT THE HEARERS OF THE LAW. — The parenthesis should not be
placed here (as usually in the Authorised version), but at the
beginning of the next verse. The present verse is explanatory of that
whi...
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CHAPTER 6
HUMAN GUILT UNIVERSAL: HE APPROACHES THE CONSCIENCE OF THE JEW
Romans 2:1
WE have appealed, for affirmation of St. Paul's tremendous exposure of
human sin, to a solemn and deliberate self-...
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This is the principle of judgment, for not the hearers of law (the
Mosaic or any other) are just with God, but the law doers shall be
justified. ἀκροαταὶ tends to mean “pupils,” constant
hearers, who...
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The Apostle has now to prove that the righteousness of God is as
necessary to the Jew as to the pagan; it is the Jew who is really
addressed in this chapter from the beginning, though he is not named...
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THE SEARCHER OF ALL HEARTS
Romans 2:12
The Apostle goes on to show that all men, whether Jews or Gentiles,
will be judged by the same standard. For the Jew that law was written
upon the pages of the...
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It is evident that the apostle here turned to the Jew, though he did
not immediately name him. He charged the Jew with the sin of
practicing the very evils he condemned in the Gentiles. He is at least...
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(5) (For not the hearers of the law [are] just before God, but the
doers of the law shall be (h) justified.
(5) He prevents an objection which might be made by the Jews whom the
law does not excuse,...
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“ _For not the hearers of the law are just before God; but the doers
of the law, they shall be justified._ ” Why _hearers_ rather than
possessors or readers? To describe the position of the Jews who
_...
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FIFTH PASSAGE (2:1-29). THE WRATH OF GOD SUSPENDED OVER THE JEWISH
PEOPLE.
In the midst of this flood of pollutions and iniquities which Gentile
society presents to view, the apostle sees one who lik...
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For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law:
and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law; (13)
(For not the hearers of the law just before God, but the do...
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The circumstances under which the epistle to the Romans was written
gave occasion to the most thorough and comprehensive unfolding, not of
the church, but of Christianity. No apostle had ever yet visi...
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13. _For the hearers of the law, etc. _This anticipates an objection
which the Jews might have adduced. As they had heard that the law was
the rule of righteousness, (Deuteronomy 4:1,) they gloried in...
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Two things are presented here with respect to God; His judgment
against evil the evil-doer shall not escape (the real difference of
right and wrong would be maintained by judgment); and His mercy,
pat...
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FOR NOT THE HEARERS OF THE LAW ARE JUST BEFORE GOD,.... The apostle
here shows, that the Jews were justly condemned, notwithstanding their
having and hearing of the law; since hearing without doing it...
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(For not the hearers of the law _are_ just before God, but the doers
of the law shall be justified.
Ver. 13. _But the doers of the law_] The Scriptures are _verba vivenda
non legenda, _ as Egidins, A...
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_For not the hearers of the law_ Those who are only hearers; _are_
Even now; _just_ δικαιοι, _righteous_, that is, accounted and
dealt with as righteous persons; _before God_ Here the apostle
condemns...
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HEARERS OF THE LAW; those who have a written revelation of the will of
God, and know their duty.
DOERS OF THE LAW; those who do their duty....
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THE NECESSITY OF KEEPING THE LAW PROPERLY.
Not the hearing of the Law, but the doing of the Law has value:...
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(FOR NOT THE HEARERS OF THE LAW ARE JUST BEFORE GOD, BUT THE DOERS OF
THE LAW SHALL BE JUSTIFIED;...
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THE CASE OF THE CULTURED GREEK
But there is a class of Gentiles who are quite keen in seeing these
evils in others, and unhesitatingly judging them for them, while never
considering that the same judg...
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ROMANS 2:1-16
1. Is anyone going to escape the judgment of God?
a. What does Paul mean when he says, "There is not respect of persons
with God?"
i. Good and bad will be judged with fairness
ii. Th...
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FOR NOT THE HEARERS OF THE LAW ARE JUST BEFORE GOD, BUT THE DOERS OF
THE LAW SHALL BE JUSTIFIED:
Having or recognizing law isn't enough. Many people 'listen' to the
Word of God, but listening by itse...
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1-16 The Jews thought themselves a holy people, entitled to their
privileges by right, while they were unthankful, rebellious, and
unrighteous. But all who act thus, of every nation, age, and
descrip...
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This and the two following verses are included in a parenthesis, and
they serve to obviate an objection against what was said, ROMANS 2:12.
The Jews might plead, that they were superior to the Gentile...
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for not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of
the law shall be justified [Of course, the Jew had a great advantage
over the Gentile in that he possessed the law--Paul himself co...
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Tertullian On Exhortation to Chastity
nor is there exception of persons with God; since it is not hearers of
the law who are justified by the Lord, but doers, according to what
the apostle withal say...
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Romans 2:13 for G1063 not G3756 hearers G202 law G3551 just G1342
sight G3844 God G2316 but G235 doers...
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‘For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers
of the law will be justified,'
And this is because the question is not whether men have been willing
to hear and listen to the Law be...
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ALL WILL BE JUDGED ON THE BASIS OF THEIR OWN MORAL CODE (2:12-16).
Paul now stresses that all men, as well as the Jews, have a moral code
by which they live, and by which they will be judged, and tha...
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EVEN RESPECTABLE MEN, JUDGES, PHILOSOPHERS, RABBIS AND JEWS COME UNDER
GOD'S JUDGMENT AS SINNERS (2:1-16).
Having demonstrated the sinfulness and inexcusability of the majority
of mankind, Paul now tu...
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Romans 2:13. FOR. This introduces the proof of the latter part of
Romans 2:12. The parenthesis of the E. V. is not only unnecessary, but
misleading; for it improperly connects Romans 2:16 (which see)...
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2. THE SINFULNESS OF THE JEWS, AS A PROOF OF THEIR NEED OF THE GOSPEL.
This passage contains the second part of the proof of the universality
of sin, and hence of the universal need of the gospel, whe...
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1. _The Ground on which all men are Judged_
The Jews would at once assent to the truthfulness of the previous
description; but while condemning the Gentiles, they would mentally
excuse themselves. To...
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THE LAW
A law.
The statement is general, true of "a law," any law....
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Romans 2
The Practical Outcome of Judaism.
I. The first thing on which St. Paul lays anxious stress in this
passage is this: The judgment of God according to men's works is just,
inevitable, and impa...
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Romans 2:12
I. What does the Apostle mean when he says that certain persons shall
perish without law? Is he aggravating their condemnation, and telling
us that they shall have judgment without mercy,...
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CONTENTS: The equal standing of Jew and Gentile before the justice of
God. Morality apart from Christ useless as means of salvation. Jews
knowing the law condemned by the law.
CHARACTERS: God.
CONCLU...
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Romans 2:1. _Therefore thou art inexcusable, oh man,_ whether Roman or
Jew, who judgest another, and doest the same thing thyself, though it
may be in some other way. But as the judgment of God is acc...
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BUT BY DOING. The Jew heard the Law, but did not obey it. Therefore it
did him no good. Only those who obey the Law can be put right with God
by it. [The technical term is _justified._] Whether there...
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_Wherefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that
judgest._
MAN’S INEXCUSABLENESS
I. Because--
1. He has a knowledge of his duty.
2. He was created with ability to perform it.
3. He...
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_For not the hearers of the law are Just before God, but the doers of
the law shall be justified._
HEARERS
What the apostle says about the Jews is equally applicable to many
so-called Christians. Mu...
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ROMANS—NOTE ON ROMANS 2:1 Most interpreters say that Paul focuses on
the sin of the Jews throughout this chapter. Another view is that the
sin of the moral person (whether Jewish or Gentile) who judge...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
Romans 2:13. NOT THE HEARERS OF THE LAW.—Jewish writers held that no
circumcised person goes to hell. St. Paul confutes all vain opinions.
The literal meaning of δικαιοῦν is to make...
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EXPOSITION
ROMANS 2:1
(_b_) _Those who judge others, not excepting the Jews. _Here a new
stage of the argument, in proof of the position propounded in Romans
1:18, begins, and is continued to the end...
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Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judges
(Romans 2:1):
You see, I read this list and I say, "Oh, yes, it is horrible. My, I
just don't know what we are going to do, the w...
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1 John 2:29; 1 John 3:7; Acts 13:39; Deuteronomy 30:12; Deuteronomy 4
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Hearers [α κ ρ ο α τ α ι]. Like the Jews, who heard it
regularly in the synagogues. Only here in Paul. Three times in James.
It brings out, better than the participle oiJ ajkouontev those that
hear, t...
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For not the hearers of the law are, even now, just before God, but the
doers of the law shall be justified — Finally acquitted and rewarded
a most sure and important truth, which respects the gentiles...
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That is, not the BARE HEARERS of the law shall, upon that account, be
just before God, but the DOERS of the law shall be JUSTIFIED; that is,
accepted of God, as acting suitable to their holy professio...