Romans 2:10-11
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What's easy to miss is that "glory and honor and peace" aren't just future rewards, but a present reality for those who do good, beginning with the Jew but extending to everyone else. This highlights that God's favor isn't exclusive, but a profound truth that justice and peace are found in alignment with His ways for all people.
but glory and honor and peace for everyone who does good, the Jew first and also the Greek. For God shows no partiality.
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Paul is contrasting God's judgment of those who do evil with His judgment of those who do good. He has just detailed the impending wrath for the ungodly, and now turns to the reward for the righteous, emphasizing that God's judgment is impartial, applying first to the Jews and then to all others.
When God speaks of reward, what comes to mind? Beyond just a lack of trouble, Paul highlights three incredible blessings waiting for those who do good.
Paul lists "glory, honor, and peace" as the ultimate reward. This isn't just about a quiet life, but a complete restoration and vindication.
Paul mentions "the Jew first and also the Greek." Does this mean God has a preference, or is there something deeper at play regarding different groups of people?
The phrase "to the Jew first and also the Greek" is crucial. It highlights that while God's plan unfolded progressively, with Israel often having a primary role, His ultimate judgment and reward are not based on ethnicity or background.
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This counters any idea of nationalistic favoritism in God's economy. The principle of rewarding good applies universally.
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eirēnē · Greek Noun
The biblical Hebrew concept of wholeness, completeness, harmony, and prosperity, resulting from being in a right relationship with God.
prosōpolēmpsia · Greek Noun
The divine attribute denoting God's lack of favoritism; He acts according to His righteous character without being influenced by external status, race, or human distinctions.
This verse echoes the sentiment of Romans 2:10 by emphasizing that in Christ, distinctions like Jew and Greek are dissolved, showing that God's favor and acceptance are not based on ethnicity or outward identity.
Deuteronomy 10:17This Old Testament passage directly states God's impartiality, 'for the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality and takes no bribe,' which undergirds Paul's assertion in Romans 2:11 that follows this verse.
Psalm 62:12This Psalm declares, 'and to you, O Lord, belongs steadfast love. For you will render to everyone according to his work,' mirroring the theme of God's just reward for actions, whether good or bad, as presented in Romans 2:6-10.
1 Peter 1:17This verse speaks of 'calling on him as Father, who judges impartially, each one according to his works,' reinforcing the universal standard of judgment and the promise of glory, honor, and peace for those who do good, regardless of their background.
pulpitRomans 2:10: "But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:"
Verses 10, 11. - But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile (literally, Greek, as before): for there is no respect of persons with God (cf. Acts 10:34). This, with what follows, is important, as bringing out in a striking way the clear doctrine of the New Testament that the Jews had no monopoly of Divine favour with…
bengelRomans 2:10: "But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:"
Romans 2:10 . Δόξα δἐ καὶ τιμὴ , but glory and honour. Glory , originating in the Divine good pleasure; honour , originating in the reward bestowed by God; and peace , for the present and for ever. For the δὲ , but , expresses the opposition between wrath , and glory; indignation , and honour; affliction and anxiety [ tribulation and anguish ], and peace . Comp. ch. Romans 3:1…
What's easy to miss is that "glory and honor and peace" aren't just future rewards, but a present reality for those who do good, beginning with the Jew but extending to everyone else. This highlights that God's favor isn't exclusive, but a profound truth that justice and peace are found in alignment with His ways for all people.
Paul is contrasting God's judgment of those who do evil with His judgment of those who do good. He has just detailed the impending wrath for the ungodly, and now turns to the reward for the righteous, emphasizing that God's judgment is impartial, applying first to the Jews and then to all others.
Paul is contrasting God's judgment of those who do evil with His judgment of those who do good. He has just detailed the impending wrath for the ungodly, and now turns to the reward for the righteous, emphasizing that God's judgment is impartial, applying first to the Jews and then to all others.
"but glory and honor and peace for everyone who does good, the Jew first and also the Greek. For God shows no partiality." — What's easy to miss is that "glory and honor and peace" aren't just future rewards, but a present reality for those who do good, beginning with the Jew but extending to everyone else. This highlights…
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