10 But glory and honour and peace to all whose works are good, to the Jew first and then to the Greek:
And the work of righteousness will be peace; and the effect of an upright rule will be to take away fear for ever.
So that the true metal of your faith, being of much greater value than gold (which, though it comes to an end, is tested by fire), may come to light in praise and glory and honour, at the revelation of Jesus Christ:
I will give the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace, to him who is near and to him who is far off, says the Lord; and I will make him well.
If any man is my servant, let him come after me; and where I am, there will my servant be. If any man becomes my servant, my Father will give him honour.
May peace be with you; my peace I give to you: I give it not as the world gives. Let not your heart be troubled; let it be without fear.
I have said all these things to you so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble: but take heart! I have overcome the world.
Trouble and sorrow on all whose works are evil, to the Jew first and then to the Greek;
For which reason, because we have righteousness through faith, let us be at peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;
Or has not the potter the right to make out of one part of his earth a vessel for honour, and out of another a vessel for shame?
And to make clear the wealth of his glory to vessels of mercy, which he had before made ready for glory,
Now may the God of hope make you full of joy and peace through faith, so that all hope may be yours in the power of the Holy Spirit.
Because in Christ Jesus, having circumcision or not having circumcision are equally of no profit; but only faith working through love.
And the peace of God, which is deeper than all knowledge, will keep your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
You see that his faith was helping his works and was made complete by them;
And at the coming of the chief Keeper of the sheep, you will be given the eternal crown of glory.
Lord, you will give us peace: for all our works are the outcome of your purpose.
For this reason the Lord God of Israel has said, Truly I did say that your family and your father's people would have their place before me for ever: but now the Lord says, Let it not be so; I will give honour to those by whom I am honoured, and those who have no respect for me will be of small value in my eyes.
Put yourself now in a right relation with him and be at peace: so will you do well in your undertakings.
He who goes on his way uprightly, doing righteousness, and saying what is true in his heart;
Give attention to the good man, and take note of the upright; because the end of that man is peace.
He will not ever be moved; the memory of the upright will be living for ever. He will have no fear of evil news; his heart is fixed, for his hope is in the Lord. His heart is resting safely, he will have no fear, till he sees trouble come on his haters. He has given with open hands to the poor; his righteousness is for ever; his horn will be lifted up with honour.
The first sign of wisdom is to get wisdom; go, give all you have to get true knowledge. Put her in a high place, and you will be lifted up by her; she will give you honour, when you give her your love. She will put a crown of grace on your head, giving you a head-dress of glory.
Wealth and honour are in my hands, even wealth without equal and righteousness.
May the Lord's approval be resting on you and may he give you peace.
If only you had given ear to my orders, then your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness as the waves of the sea:
For you will go out with joy, and be guided in peace: the mountains and the hills will make melody before you, and all the trees of the fields will make sounds of joy.
See, I will make it healthy and well again, I will even make them well; I will let them see peace and good faith in full measure.
To give light to those in dark places, and in the shade of death, so that our feet may be guided into the way of peace.
And said to them, Whoever gives honour to this child in my name, gives honour to me: and whoever gives honour to me, gives honour to him who sent me: for whoever is least among you all, that man is great.
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Commentary on Romans 2 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 2
The scope of the first two chapters of this epistle may be gathered from ch. 3:9, "We have before proved both Jews and Gentiles that they are all under sin.' This we have proved upon the Gentiles (ch. 1), now in this chapter he proves it upon the Jews, as appears by v. 17, "thou art called a Jew.'
Rom 2:1-16
In the former chapter the apostle had represented the state of the Gentile world to be as bad and black as the Jews were ready enough to pronounce it. And now, designing to show that the state of the Jews was very bad too, and their sin in many respects more aggravated, to prepare his way he sets himself in this part of the chapter to show that God would proceed upon equal terms of justice with Jews and Gentiles; and now with such a partial hand as the Jews were apt to think he would use in their favour.
Rom 2:17-29
In the latter part of the chapter the apostle directs his discourse more closely to the Jews, and shows what sins they were guilty of, notwithstanding their profession and vain pretensions. He had said (v. 13) that not the hearers but the doers of the law are justified; and he here applies that great truth to the Jews. Observe,