Romans 2:24

“For the name of God is blasphemed among the nations because of you, as it is written.”
Romans 2:24 · direct translation from the Greek

Study it in the app

With the Greek beneath

Forγὰρthe nameτὸ ὄνομαof Godτοῦ θεοῦis blasphemedβλασφημεῖταιamongἐνthe nationsτοῖς ἔθνεσινbecause ofδι’you,ὑμᾶςasκαθὼςit is written.γέγραπται

Quotation · Isaiah 52:5

Go to Isaiah 52:5

Where the Hebrew says “continually, all the day, my name is despised,” Romans says “the name of God is blasphemed among the nations because of you.”

Formula: καθὼς γέγραπται “as it is written” (Romans 2:24)

See the original texts

Greek of the New Testament: τὸ γὰρ ὄνομα τοῦ θεοῦ δι’ ὑμᾶς βλασφημεῖται ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν καθὼς γέγραπται

Hebrew (Masoretic text): וְעַתָּה מַה לִּי פֹה נְאֻם יְהוָה כִּי לֻקַּח עַמִּי חִנָּם מֹשְׁלָיו יְהֵילִילוּ נְאֻם יְהוָה וְתָמִיד כָּל הַיּוֹם שְׁמִי מִנֹּאָץ

Septuagint (Isaiah 52:5 in the Septuagint numbering): καὶ νῦν τί ὧδε ἔσται; τάδε λέγει Κύριος Ὅτι ἐλήμφθη ὃ λαός μου θαυμάζετε καὶ ὀλολύζετε. τάδε λέγει Κύριος Δι’ ὑμᾶς διὰ παντὸς τὸ ὄνομά μου βλασφημεῖται ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν.

In the Septuagint verse that most resembles it, at most 4 consecutive words match the Greek of the NT. The transcription has reading errors, so a match may not show.

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

Romans 2:24, word by word

the nameὄνομαonoma

name

The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.

Where else “onoma” appears

of Godθεοῦtheou

God

The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.

Where else “theou” appears

is blasphemedβλασφημεῖταιblasphēmeitai

blaspheme

To speak with contempt against God or what is holy.

Where else “blasphēmeitai” appears

the nationsἔθνεσινethnesin

Gentile

The peoples who are not Israel.

Where else “ethnesin” appears

it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptai

it is written

So the Bible says; a passage is quoted.

Where else “gegraptai” appears

Translation note

Isaiah 52:5, according to the Greek; compare Ezekiel 36:20-22.

Parallel passages

Other books that tell the same thing or quote these words.

Quotation · Isaiah 52:5

Where the Hebrew says “continually, all the day, my name is despised,” Romans says “the name of God is blasphemed among the nations because of you.”

See them side by side

Romans 2:24

²⁴For the name of God is blasphemed among the nations because of you, as it is written.

Isaiah 52:5

⁵And now, what do I have here, declares YHWH, since my people have been taken for nothing? Their rulers howl, declares YHWH, and continually, all the day, my name is despised.

The context

23You who boast in the law, do you dishonor God through the transgression of the law?

24 · This verse (above)

25For circumcision indeed is of value if you practice the law; but if you are a transgressor of the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.

Read all of Romans 2

To study Romans 2 in a group

1. What it says
What does Paul say to the person who judges others, and what does he say about God's kindness? (vv. 1-4)
2. What it means
Why do you think Paul insists that God shows no partiality? (vv. 9-11)
3. How I live it
When have you judged someone for something you also do? How can you look at others with more compassion?

How to use it