Romans 2:1-29

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Romans 2:3

When other men’s facts escape not thy censure, who art but a man; what folly and madness is it to imagine, that thine own evil deeds should escape the judgment of God! See 1 John 3:20. read more

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Romans 2:4

Here he taxeth such as thought God approved of their persons and courses, at least that he would not regard or punish their evil actions, because he had hitherto forborne them, and heaped up abundance of worldly blessings upon them, as he did upon the Romans especially, above other people. It is common for men to grow secure, and promise themselves impunity, when God forbears them, and gives them outward prosperity: see Psalms 50:21; Psalms 55:19; Ecclesiastes 8:11; Hosea 12:8. Despisest thou?... read more

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Romans 2:5

Treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath; this passage seems to respect Deuteronomy 32:34,Deuteronomy 32:35, or Job 36:13. You have a parallel place, James 5:3. The meaning is, Thou provokest more and more the wrath of God against thee; by heaping up sins, thou heapest up judgments of God upon thyself: just as men add to their treasure of wealth, so dost thou add to thy treasure of punishment. Revelation of the righteous judgment of God; this is a periphrasis of the day of... read more

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Romans 2:6

This proves what he had said, that the judgment of God, in that day, will be according to righteousness, or most righteous judgment. Parallel places you will find, Psalms 62:12; Matthew 16:27; 2 Corinthians 5:10; Revelation 22:12. The papists from hence infer the merit of works; but the reward to the godly is a reward of grace, and not of debt. The word αποδουναι imports not only a just retribution, but a free gift, as in Matthew 20:8, and elsewhere. Good works are the rule of his proceeding,... read more

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Romans 2:7

What he had laid down in general, he amplifies more particularly. Patient continuance; or perseverance in well doing, which implies patience: see Matthew 10:22; Matthew 24:13; Hebrews 10:36. Immortality; or incorruption: he adds this to show, that the glory and honour he speaks of was not such as the Gentiles usually sought, who made worldly glory the scope of their actions; but it was eternal in the heavens, and such as never fades away. Eternal life; i.e. God will render eternal life to such:... read more

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Romans 2:8

That are contentious; or, that are of contention: so, they of the circumcision, for such as are circumcised, Acts 10:45; Galatians 2:12. By contentious, understand such as are refractory and self-willed; that, from a spirit of contradiction, will not be persuaded; that strive and kick against the righteousness of God, from an opinion of their own righteousness, Hosea 4:4. Do not obey the truth: see Romans 1:18, and the note there. But obey unrighteousness; that are the servants of sin, and of... read more

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Romans 2:9

Tribulation and anguish; the word render is here again understood, he shall render tribulation and anguish. Some refer the former to the punishment of sin, the latter to the punishment of loss; or the one to the unquenchable fire, the other to the never dying worm: it seems to be a rhetorical exaggeration: see Psalms 11:6; Mark 9:43-48. Every soul of man; a double Hebraism: first, the soul is put for the person, as Genesis 12:5; Genesis 14:21; Genesis 17:14; Genesis 36:6; Genesis 46:26.... read more

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Romans 2:10

Peace; what he called immortality, Romans 2:7, he now calls peace; which word, according to the usual acceptation of it amongst the Hebrews, is comprehensive of all good and happiness, both here and hereafter. To the Jew first, and also to the Gentile; as the ungodly and unbelieving Jews shall have the first place in punishment, so those that believe and are godly amongst them shall have the first place in reward, though yet, for the reason mentioned in the next verse, the godly and believing... read more

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Romans 2:11

This seems to be borrowed from 2 Chronicles 19:7, and Deuteronomy 10:17. You have the same again, Acts 10:34; see Job 34:19; Galatians 2:6; Galatians 3:28; Ephesians 6:9; 1 Peter 1:17. Obj. God loved Jacob, and hated Esau, when they were yet unborn, and had done neither good nor evil. Answer. This was not properly a respecting of persons, because God did not this as a judge, but as an elector: so the apostle states it, Romans 9:11-13. God is gracious to whom he will be gracious, and may do what... read more

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Romans 2:12

By the former he means the Gentiles, by the latter, the Jews; the like distribution he makes, 1 Corinthians 9:20,1 Corinthians 9:21. In the law; i.e. under the law, or against it. read more

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