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Romans 2:6 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" who “will pay back to everyone according to their works:” "
Romans 2:6
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4 Or do you despise the riches of his goodness, forbearance, and patience, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?
5 But according to your hardness and unrepentant heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath, revelation, and of the righteous judgment of God,
6 who “will pay back to everyone according to their works:”
7 to those who by perseverance in well-doing seek for glory, honor, and incorruptibility, eternal life;
8 but to those who are self-seeking and don’t obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, will be wrath, indignation,
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Romans 2:1
"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."
Romans 2:2
"We know that the judgment of God is according to truth against those who practice such things."
Romans 2:3
"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?"
Romans 2:4
"Or do you despise the riches of his goodness, forbearance, and patience, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?"
Romans 2:5
"But according to your hardness and unrepentant heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath, revelation, and of the righteous judgment of God,"
Romans 2:7
"to those who by perseverance in well-doing seek for glory, honor, and incorruptibility, eternal life;"
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