Romans 2:6-8

2:6 He ¹  will reward ²  each one according to his works: ³  2:7 eternal life to those who by perseverance in good works seek glory and honor and immortality, 2:8 but ⁴  wrath and anger to those who live in selfish ambition ⁵  and do not obey the truth but follow ⁶  unrighteousness.

Romans 2:13

2:13 For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous before God, but those who do the law will be declared righteous. ⁷ 

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¹ tn Grk “who.” The relative pronoun was converted to a personal pronoun and, because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

² tn Or “will render,” “will recompense.” In this context Paul is setting up a hypothetical situation, not stating that salvation is by works.

³ sn A quotation from Ps 62:12; Prov 24:12; a close approximation to Matt 16:27.

⁴ tn This contrast is clearer and stronger in Greek than can be easily expressed in English.

⁵ tn Grk “those who [are] from selfish ambition.”

⁶ tn Grk “are persuaded by, obey.”

⁷ tn The Greek sentence expresses this contrast more succinctly than is possible in English. Grk “For not the hearers of the law are righteous before God, but the doers of the law will be declared righteous.”