Romans 2:1

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Therefore, you have no excuse, O person, whoever you are who judges. For when you judge someone else, you condemn yourself, because you practice the same things you judge others for.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Διὸ ἀναπολόγητος εἶ, ὦ ἄνθρωπε, πᾶς ὁ κρίνων: ἐν ᾧ γὰρ κρίνεις τὸν ἕτερον, σεαυτὸν κατακρίνεις· τὰ γὰρ αὐτὰ πράσσεις ὁ κρίνων.

Transliteration

Dio anapologētos ei, O anthrōpe, every ho krinōn: for in what you krineis the heteron, seauton you katakrineis; for the same things you prasseis ho krinōn.

Grammar Details

• *Dio*: conjunction (διὸ) - therefore/wherefore (from διά + ὅ)
• *anapologētos*: adjective, nominative, masculine, singular - without excuse/defense
• *ei*: verb, present indicative, 2nd person singular - you are
• *anthrōpe*: noun, vocative, masculine, singular - man/person
• *ho krinōn*: article + participle, present active, nominative, masculine, singular - the one judging
• *krineis*: verb, present indicative, 2nd person singular - you judge
• *heteron*: adjective used as noun, accusative, masculine, singular - the other/another
• *seauton*: reflexive pronoun, accusative, masculine, singular - yourself
• *katakrineis*: verb, present indicative, 2nd person singular - you condemn
• *prasseis*: verb, present indicative, 2nd person singular - you do/practice

Word Meanings

• *Dio*: therefore/for this reason/consequently
• *anapologētos*: without excuse/indefensible/inexcusable
• *anthrōpe*: human/man/person
• *krinōn*: judging/discerning/evaluating/condemning
• *heteron*: other/another/different one
• *katakrineis*: condemn/judge against/pronounce guilty
• *prasseis*: practice/perform/do repeatedly

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Therefore you are without excuse, O man, whoever you are that judges: for in what you judge another, you condemn yourself; for you who judge do the same things.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Wherefore thou art without excuse, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein {G3739} thou judges another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest dost practise the same things.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Therfore arte thou inexcusable o man whosoever thou be yt iudgest. For in ye same wherin thou iudgest another thou condemnest thy selfe. For thou that iudgest doest eve the same selfe thinges

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Therfore canst thou not excuse thyselfe (O ma) who soeuer thou be that iudgest: for loke wherin thou iudgest another, thou condemnest thy selfe, in so moch as thou that iudgest, doest euen the same.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoeuer thou art that condemnest: for in that that thou condemnest another, thou condemnest thy selfe: for thou that condemnest, doest the same things.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Therefore art thou inexcusable, O ma, whosoeuer thou be that iudgest. For in that same wherin thou iudgest another, thou condempnest thy self. For thou that iudgest, doest euen ye selfe same thynges.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  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.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Therefore, thou art inexcusable, O man -- every one who is judging -- for in that in which thou dost judge the other, thyself thou dost condemn, for the same things thou dost practise who art judging,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Wherefore thou art without excuse, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judges another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest dost practise the same things.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Wherefore thou art without excuse, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judges another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest dost practise the same things.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So you have no reason, whoever you are, for judging: for in judging another you are judging yourself, for you do the same things.

• World English Bible (2000)

  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.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The Condemnation of the Moralist Therefore you are without excuse, whoever you are, when you judge someone else. For on whatever grounds you judge another, you condemn yourself, because you who judge practice the same things.

Referenced Verses

• Rom 2:3 : 3 Do you think this, O person who judges those who practice such things, yet does the same yourself, that you will escape God’s judgment?
• 2 Sam 12:5-7 : 5 David burned with anger against the man and said to Nathan, "As surely as the Lord lives, the man who did this deserves to die! 6 He must pay back four times the price of the lamb because he did such a thing and had no pity! 7 Then Nathan said to David, "You are the man! This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: 'I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul.
• Luke 6:37 : 37 Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
• John 8:7-9 : 7 When they kept pressing him for an answer, he straightened up and said to them, "Let anyone among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her." 8 Then he stooped down again and continued writing on the ground. 9 When they heard this, they began to leave one by one, starting with the older ones, until only Jesus was left with the woman standing there.
• Matt 7:1-5 : 1 Do not judge, so that you will not be judged. 2 For with the standard you use to judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. 3 Why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, but do not notice the beam in your own eye? 4 Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me remove the speck from your eye,' while there is a beam in your own eye? 5 Hypocrite! First remove the beam from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye.
• Ps 50:16-20 : 16 But to the wicked God says: 'What right have you to recite my statutes or take my covenant on your lips? 17 For you hate discipline, and you cast my words behind you. 18 When you see a thief, you join him, and you associate with adulterers. 19 You let your mouth speak evil, and your tongue devises deceit. 20 You sit and speak against your brother; you slander your own mother's son.
• Rom 2:21-23 : 21 You then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal? 22 You who say that people should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples? 23 You who boast in the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law?
• Rom 9:20 : 20 But who are you, O man, to answer back to God? Will what is molded say to its maker, 'Why have you made me like this?'
• Jas 4:11 : 11 Brothers and sisters, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against a brother or sister or judges them speaks against the law and judges it. When you judge the law, you are not keeping it, but sitting in judgment on it.
• 1 Cor 7:16 : 16 For how do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
• Jas 2:20 : 20 Do you want to be shown, you foolish person, that faith without works is useless?
• Matt 23:29-31 : 29 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You build the tombs of the prophets and decorate the graves of the righteous, 30 and you say, 'If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.' 31 So you testify against yourselves that you are the descendants of those who murdered the prophets.
• Luke 19:22 : 22 He said to him, 'I will judge you by your own words, you wicked servant! You knew, did you, that I am a harsh man, taking what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?'
• Rom 1:18-20 : 18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of people who suppress the truth by their unrighteousness. 19 For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. 20 For since the creation of the world, His invisible attributes—His eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse.
• Rom 2:26-27 : 26 So, if those who are uncircumcised keep the righteous requirements of the law, will their uncircumcision not be regarded as circumcision? 27 The one who is not physically circumcised but keeps the law will condemn you who, even though you have the written code and circumcision, are a lawbreaker.