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Andδὲdo you supposeλογίζῃthis,τοῦτοOὦhuman being,ἄνθρωπεyou whoὁjudgeκρίνωνthose whoτοὺςpracticeπράσσονταςsuch thingsτὰ τοιαῦταandκαὶdoποιῶνthem,αὐτάthatὅτιyouσὺwill escapeἐκφεύξῃthe judgmentτὸ κρίμαof God?τοῦ θεοῦ
Romans 2:3
Study it in the app“And do you suppose this, O human being, you who judge those who practice such things and do them, that you will escape the judgment of God?”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 2:3, word by word
- do you supposeλογίζῃlogizēi
consider
To think that something is so.
Where else “logizēi” appears- Oὦō
O
O!
Where else “ō” appears- human beingἄνθρωπεanthrōpe
mortal
Humans, weak before God.
Where else “anthrōpe” appears- judgeκρίνωνkrinōn
condemn
To pass opinion on others so as to condemn them, setting oneself above them.
Where else “krinōn” appears- practiceπράσσονταςprassontas
do
To carry out something, often evil.
Where else “prassontas” appears- such thingsτοιαῦταtoiauta
such
Such, of this kind.
Where else “toiauta” appears- doποιῶνpoiōn
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “poiōn” appears- will escapeἐκφεύξῃekpheuxēi
escape
Escape, flee away.
Where else “ekpheuxēi” appears- the judgmentκρίμαkrima
judgment
A judge's decision, like God's verdict.
Where else “krima” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears
The context
2Now we know that the judgment of God is according to truth against those who practice such things.
3 · This verse (above)
4Or do you despise the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to a change of mind?
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?