Romans 2:9-10

2:9 There will be ¹  affliction and distress on everyone ²  who does evil, on the Jew first and also the Greek, ³  2:10 but ⁴  glory and honor and peace for everyone who does good, for the Jew first and also the Greek.

Romans 2:17

The Condemnation of the Jew

2:17 But if you call yourself a Jew and rely on the law ⁵  and boast of your relationship to God ⁶ 

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¹ tn No verb is expressed in this verse, but the verb “to be” is implied by the Greek construction. Literally “suffering and distress on everyone…”

² tn Grk “every soul of man.”

³ sn Paul uses the term Greek here and in v. 10 to refer to non-Jews, i.e., Gentiles.

⁴ tn Grk “but even,” to emphasize the contrast. The second word has been omitted since it is somewhat redundant in English idiom.

⁵ sn The law refers to the Mosaic law, described mainly in the OT books of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.

⁶ tn Grk “boast in God.” This may be an allusion to Jer 9:24.