Romans 2:9 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)9 anguish and distress. He will bring these upon every human being who does wrong, upon the Jews first, then also upon the Greeks [i.e., Gentiles]. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 17699 tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile; See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition9 [And] there will be tribulation and anguish and calamity and constraint for every soul of man who [habitually] does evil, the Jew first and also the Greek (Gentile). See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)9 tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that worketh evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Greek; See the chapterCommon English Bible9 There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version9 Tribulation and anguish are upon every soul of man that works evil: the Jew first, and also the Greek. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version9 Tribulation and anguish upon every soul of man that worketh evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Greek. See the chapter |
So, when the apostles and the brothers from Judea heard these things, they stopped arguing [See verse 2] and gave honor to God, saying, “[This means] that God has permitted the Gentiles also [as well as the Jews] to repent [i.e., change their hearts and lives] so they, too, could have [the promise of never ending] life.”
but, [instead] declared to the people of Damascus first, [then] to the people of Jerusalem, and [finally to those] throughout all of the district of Judea, as well as to the Gentiles [everywhere] that they should repent [i.e., change their hearts and lives] and turn to God, doing deeds which demonstrate their repentance.
And it happened after three days that Paul called together those who were the leading Jews, and when they assembled he said to them, “Brothers, although I had done nothing against the [Jewish] people or the customs of our forefathers, yet I was made a prisoner at Jerusalem, being placed in the custody of the Romans [while there].
[In this state] there cannot be [such distinctions as] Greek [i.e., Gentile] and Jew; circumcised people and non-circumcised people; barbarian and Scythian [Note: These last two words refer to foreigners whose language was unintelligible and who were uncivilized heathens], or slave and free person; but Christ is all [that is important] and [He is] in all [of His people].