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There will beafflictionθλῖψιςandκαὶdistressστενοχωρίαuponἐπὶeveryπᾶσανsoulψυχὴνof a human beingἀνθρώπουwhoτοῦdoesκατεργαζομένουevil,τὸ κακόνof bothτεthe JewἸουδαίουfirstπρῶτονandκαὶthe Greek;Ἕλληνος
Romans 2:9
Study it in the app“There will be affliction and distress upon every soul of a human being who does evil, of both the Jew first and the Greek;”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 2:9, word by word
- afflictionθλῖψιςthlipsis
trouble, affliction
Affliction, distress, pressure.
Where else “thlipsis” appears- distressστενοχωρίαstenochōria
distress
Distress, anguish: being hemmed in with no way out.
Where else “stenochōria” appears- soulψυχὴνpsychēn
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “psychēn” appears- of a human beingἀνθρώπουanthrōpou
person
A person, man or woman.
Where else “anthrōpou” appears- doesκατεργαζομένουkatergazomenou
commit
To carry out something, often evil.
Where else “katergazomenou” appears- evilκακόνkakon
evil
What goes against God's will and harms others.
Where else “kakon” appears- the JewἸουδαίουIoudaiou
Jew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaiou” appears- firstπρῶτονprōton
first
The one who comes before all others, in time or in order.
Where else “prōton” appears- the GreekἝλληνοςHellēnos
Gentile
Someone who is not a Jew.
Where else “Hellēnos” appears
The context
8but to those who are of rivalry and disobey the truth but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury.
9 · This verse (above)
10but glory and honor and peace to everyone who does good, to both the Jew first and the Greek.
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?