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Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Romans 2:5

5. treasurest up unto thyself wrath against—rather "in." the day of wrath—that is wrath to come on thee in the day of wrath. What an awful idea is here expressed—that the sinner himself is amassing, like hoarded treasure, an ever accumulating stock of divine wrath, to burst upon him in "the day of the revelation of the righteous judgment of God!" And this is said not of the reckless, but of those who boasted of their purity of faith and life. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Romans 2:1-4

"Therefore" seems more logically to relate back to Romans 1:18-19 than to Romans 1:21-32. Paul addressed those people who might think they were free from God’s wrath because they had not "practiced" the things to which Paul had just referred (Romans 1:29-32). The apostle now warned them that they had indeed "practiced" the same things (Romans 2:1). He seems to have been thinking as Jesus did when our Lord corrected His hearers’ superficial view of sin (e.g., Matthew 5-7). Evil desires... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Romans 2:1-8

B. The need of good people 2:1-3:8In the previous section (Romans 1:18-32), Paul showed mankind condemned for its refusal to respond appropriately to natural (general) revelation. In this one (Romans 2:1 to Romans 3:8), his subject is more man’s failure to respond to special revelation. Since the Jews had more knowledge of this revelation than the Gentiles, they are primarily in view. As in the previous section, specific accusations follow general terms for sin (cf. Romans 1:18 with Romans... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Romans 2:1-16

1. God’s principles of judgment 2:1-16Before showing the guilt of moral and religious people before God (Romans 2:17-29), Paul set forth the principles by which God will judge everyone (Romans 2:1-16). By so doing, he warned the self-righteous. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Romans 2:5-11

God’s wrath is increasing against sinners while He waits (Romans 2:5). Each day that the self-righteous person persists in his self-righteousness God adds more guilt to his record. God will judge him one day (cf. Revelation 20:11-15). That day will be the day when God pours out His wrath on every sinner and the day when people will perceive His judgment as righteous. This judgment is in contrast to the judgment that the self-righteous person passes on himself when he considers himself guiltless... read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Romans 2:1

2:1 condemnest (m-20) A play on words in Greek, strengthening the sense. The words for 'judgment' and 'condemnest' are from the same root. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 2:1-29

The Failure of the JewsIn 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 impartially upon all sinners (Romans 2:1-11). Each man will be judged by the light which he has (Romans 2:12-16). The privileges and knowledge of the Jews only aggravated the guilt of their flagrant disobedience (Romans 2:17-24); and circumcision would not protect them, for God looks at the heart... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Romans 2:1

(1) Therefore.—The description just given of the state of one section of the human race contains implicitly the condemnation of the other; for it is equally applicable to both.Wherein thou judgest another.—By the very act of sitting in judgment upon your fellow-man, you pass sentence upon yourself. You declare those acts to be criminal of which you are yourself guilty.The words in the Greek, translated by “judge” and “condemn,” are related to each other much the same as the summing up of a... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Romans 2:2

(2) We are sure.—St. Paul assumes that this will be acknowledged as a general principle by his readers, whether Jew or Gentile, as well as by himself. There is still a strong under-current of allusion to the way in which the Jew was apt to fall back upon his privileges. “Do not think that they will save you from standing before precisely the same tribunal as the Gentiles.” The Jews, it seems, had an idea that the Gentiles only would be judged, while they would be able to claim admission into... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Romans 2:3

(3) That thou shalt escape.—Emphatic. “Are you—because you are a Jew—to be the only exception to this rule?” read more

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Romans 2:5

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Romans 2:1-4

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Romans 2:1-8

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Romans 2:1-16

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Romans 2:5-11

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Romans 2:1

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 2:1-29

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Romans 2:1

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Romans 2:2

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Romans 2:3

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