Romans 2:2

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

God judges all who do such things, and we know his judgment is right.

Cross References

Zephaniah 3:5

But the Lord is still in that city, and he continues to be good. He does not do anything wrong. He continues to help his people. Morning after morning he makes good decisions for them. Not a day passes without his justice. He never gives a decision that is crooked or is something to be ashamed of.

Psalm 145:17

Everything the Lord does is good. Everything he does shows how loyal he is.

Jeremiah 12:1

Lord, if I argue with you, you are always right. But I want to ask you about some things that don’t seem right. Why are wicked people successful? Why do people you cannot trust have such easy lives?

Psalm 98:9

Sing before the Lord because he is coming to judge the world. He will rule the world fairly. He will rule the people with goodness.

Psalm 96:13

when they see the Lord coming! He is coming to rule the world. He will rule all the nations of the world with justice and fairness.

Revelation 19:2

His judgments are true and right. Our God has punished the prostitute. She is the one who ruined the earth with her sexual sin. God has punished the prostitute to pay her back for the death of his servants.”

Revelation 16:5

Then I heard the angel of the waters say to God, “You are the one who is and who always was. You are the Holy One. You are right in these judgments you have made.

Romans 9:14

So what does this mean? That God is not fair? We cannot say that.

Romans 2:5

But you are so stubborn! You refuse to change. So you are making your own punishment greater and greater. You will be punished on the day when God will show his anger. On that day everyone will see how right God is to judge people.

Acts 17:31

He has decided on a day when he will judge all the people in the world in a way that is fair. To do this he will use a man he chose long ago. And he has proved to everyone that this is the man to do it. He proved it by raising him from death!”

Daniel 4:37

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, give praise, honor, and glory to the King of Heaven. Everything he does is right. He is always fair, and he is able to make proud people humble!

Ezekiel 18:29

The people of Israel said, “That’s not fair! The Lord isn’t fair!” “I am fair! You are the ones who are not fair!

Ezekiel 18:25

“You people might say, ‘The Lord isn’t fair!’ But listen, family of Israel. I am fair. You are the ones who are not fair!

Isaiah 45:21

Tell them to come to me. Let them present their case and discuss these things.) “Who told you about this before it happened? Who told you this so long ago? I, the Lord, am the one who said these things. I am the only God, the one who does what is right. I am the one who saves, and there is no other!

Isaiah 45:19

I have spoken openly, not in secret. I did not hide my words in a dark and secret place. I did not tell the people of Jacob to look for me in empty places. I am the Lord, and I speak the truth. I say only what is right.

Psalm 9:4

You listened to me from your throne like a good judge, and you decided that I was right.

Job 34:23

God does not need to set a time for people to come before him and be judged.

Genesis 18:25

Surely you would not destroy the city. You would not destroy fifty good people to kill those who are evil. If that happened, those who are good would be the same as those who are evil—both would be punished. As the judge of the whole world, surely you would do the right thing!”

Romans 2:1

So do you think that you can judge those other people? You are wrong. You too are guilty of sin. You judge them, but you do the same things they do. So when you judge them, you are really condemning yourself.

Romans 2:3

And since you do the same things as those people you judge, surely you understand that God will punish you too. How could you think you would be able to escape his judgment?