2:1 [] Dia touto anapologhtoV eisai, w anqrwpe, paV ostiV krineiV× dioti eiV o, ti krineiV ton allon, seauton katakrineiV× epeidh ta auta pratteiV su o krinwn.
2:2 Exeuromen de oti h krisiV tou Qeou einai kata alhqeian enantion twn prattontwn ta toiauta.
2:3 Kai nomizeiV touto, w anqrwpe, su o krinwn touV prattontaV ta toiauta kai prattwn auta, oti qeleiV ekfugei thn krisin tou Qeou;
2:4 H katafroneiV ton plouton thV crhstothtoV autou kai thV upomonhV kai thV makroqumiaV, agnown oti h crhstothV tou Qeou se ferei eiV metanoian;
2:5 dia de thn sklhrothta sou kai ametanohton kardian qhsaurizeiV eiV seauton orghn en th hmera thV orghV kai thV apokaluyewV thV dikaiokrisiaV tou Qeou,
2:6 ostiV qelei apodwsei eiV ekaston kata ta erga autou,
2:7 eiV men touV zhtountaV di' upomonhV ergou agaqou, doxan kai timhn kai afqarsian zwhn aiwnion,
2:8 eiV de touV filoneikouV kai apeiqountaV men eiV thn alhqeian, peiqomenouV de eiV thn adikian qelei eisqai qumoV kai orgh,
2:9 qliyiV kai stenocwria epi pasan yuchn anqrwpou tou ergazomenou to kakon, Ioudaiou te prwton kai EllhnoV×
2:10 doxa de kai timh kai eirhnh eiV panta ton ergazomenon to agaqon, Ioudaion te prwton kai Ellhna×
2:11 epeidh den einai proswpolhyia para tw Qew.
2:12 Dioti osoi hmarthsan cwriV nomou, qelousi kai apolesqh cwriV nomou× kai osoi hmarthsan upo nomon, qelousi kriqh dia nomou.
2:13 Dioti den einai dikaioi para tw Qew oi akroatai tou nomou, all' oi ektelestai tou nomou qelousi dikaiwqh.
2:14 Epeidh otan oi eqnikoi oi mh econteV nomon prattwsin ek fusewV ta tou nomou, outoi nomon mh econteV einai nomoV eiV eautouV,
2:15 oitineV deiknuousi to ergon tou nomou gegrammenon en taiV kardiaiV autwn, econteV summarturousan thn suneidhsin autwn kai touV logismouV kathgorountaV h kai apologoumenouV metaxu allhlwn,
2:16 en th hmera ote qelei krinei o QeoV ta krupta twn anqrwpwn dia tou Ihsou Cristou kata to euaggelion mou.
2:17 [] Idou, su eponomazesai IoudaioV kai epanapauesai eiV ton nomon kai kaucasai eiV ton Qeon,
2:18 kai gnwrizeiV to qelhma autou kai diakrineiV ta diaferonta, didaskomenoV upo tou nomou,
2:19 kai eceiV pepoiqhsin eiV seauton oti eisai odhgoV tuflwn, fwV twn en skotei,
2:20 paideuthV afronwn, didaskaloV nhpiwn, ecwn ton tupon thV gnwsewV kai thV alhqeiaV en tw nomw.
2:21 O didaskwn loipon allon seauton den didaskeiV; o khruttwn na mh kleptwsi klepteiV;
2:22 o legwn na mh moiceuwsi moiceueiV; o bdeluttomenoV ta eidwla ierosuleiV;
2:23 o kaucwmenoV eiV ton nomon, atimazeiV ton Qeon dia thV parabasewV tou nomou;
2:24 Dioti to onoma tou Qeou ex aitiaV saV blasfhmeitai metaxu twn eqnwn, kaqwV einai gegrammenon.
2:25 Epeidh wfelei men h peritomh, ean ektelhV ton nomon× ean omwV hsai parabathV tou nomou, h peritomh sou egeinen akrobustia.
2:26 Ean loipon o aperitmhtoV fulatth ta diatagmata tou nomou, h akrobustia autou den qelei logisqh anti peritomhV;
2:27 kai o ek fusewV aperitmhtoV, ektelwn ton nomon, qelei krinei se ostiV, ecwn to gramma tou nomou kai thn peritomhn, eisai parabathV tou nomou.
2:28 Dioti IoudaioV den einai o en tw fanerw IoudaioV, oude peritomh h en tw fanerw h ginomenh en sarki,
2:29 all ' IoudaioV einai o en tw kruptw IoudaioV, kai peritomh h thV kardiaV kata pneuma, ouci kata gramma, tou opoiou o epainoV einai ouci ex anqrwpwn, all' ek tou Qeou.