10 but glory and honour and peace to every one that works good, both to Jew first and to Greek:
And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance for ever.
that the proving of your faith, much more precious than of gold which perishes, though it be proved by fire, be found to praise and glory and honour in [the] revelation of Jesus Christ:
I create the fruit of the lips: peace, peace to him [that is] afar off, and to him [that is] nigh, saith Jehovah; and I will heal him.
If any one serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there also shall be *my* servant. [And] if any one serve me, him shall the Father honour.
I leave peace with you; I give *my* peace to you: not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it fear.
These things have I spoken to you that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye have tribulation; but be of good courage: I have overcome the world.
tribulation and distress, on every soul of man that works evil, both of Jew first, and of Greek;
Therefore having been justified on the principle of faith, we have peace towards God through our Lord Jesus Christ;
Or has not the potter authority over the clay, out of the same lump to make one vessel to honour, and another to dishonour?
and that he might make known the riches of his glory upon vessels of mercy, which he had before prepared for glory,
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that ye should abound in hope by [the] power of [the] Holy Spirit.
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision has any force, nor uncircumcision; but faith working through love.
and the peace of God, which surpasses every understanding, shall guard your hearts and your thoughts by Christ Jesus.
Thou seest that faith wrought with his works, and that by works faith was perfected.
And when the chief shepherd is manifested ye shall receive the unfading crown of glory.
Jehovah, thou wilt ordain peace for us; for thou also hast wrought all our works for us.
Wherefore Jehovah the God of Israel saith, I said indeed, Thy house and the house of thy father should walk before me for ever. But now Jehovah saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.
Reconcile thyself now with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.
He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth from his heart.
Mark the perfect, and behold the upright, for the end of [that] man is peace;
For he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance. He shall not be afraid of evil tidings; his heart is fixed confiding in Jehovah; His heart is maintained, he is not afraid, until he see [his desire] upon his oppressors. He scattereth abroad, he giveth to the needy; his righteousness abideth for ever: his horn shall be exalted with honour.
The beginning of wisdom [is], Get wisdom; and with all thy getting get intelligence. Exalt her, and she shall promote thee; she shall bring thee to honour when thou dost embrace her. She shall give to thy head a garland of grace; a crown of glory will she bestow upon thee.
Riches and honour are with me; durable wealth and righteousness.
Jehovah lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.
Oh that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! Then would thy peace have been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea;
For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace; the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
Behold, I will apply a healing dressing to it and cure, and I will heal them, and will reveal unto them an abundance of peace and truth.
to shine upon them who were sitting in darkness and in [the] shadow of death, to guide our feet into [the] way of peace.
and said to them, Whosoever shall receive this little child in my name receives me, and whosoever shall receive me receives him that sent me. For he who is the least among you all, *he* 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,