Romans 2

“Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things.” The verse names God rather than leaving the action without a source. Watch whether the next line continues, answers, or contrasts that action.

“And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the…” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God…” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation…” The verse names God rather than leaving the action without a source. Watch whether the next line continues, answers, or contrasts that action.

“Who will render to every man according to his deeds:” The line’s distinctive content terms include deeds, render. Its relationship to verses 5 and 7 shows what work it does in this passage.

“To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:” The line’s distinctive content terms include continuance, doing, eternal. Its relationship to verses 6 and 8 shows what work it does in this passage.

“But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,” The line’s distinctive content terms include obey, contentious, indignation. Its relationship to verses 7 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;” Naming Gentile and Jew keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:” Naming Gentile and Jew keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“For there is no respect of persons with God.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“(For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the…” The number one makes the report concrete. Ask whether it measures time, people, distance, repetition, or completeness before deciding what weight it carries.

“In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God,” Naming Jew keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;” The line’s distinctive content terms include approvest, excellent, instructed. Its relationship to verses 17 and 19 shows what work it does in this passage.

“And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness,” The line’s distinctive content terms include blind, confident, darkness. Its relationship to verses 18 and 20 shows what work it does in this passage.

“An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.” The line’s distinctive content terms include babes, foolish, form. Its relationship to verses 19 and 21 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost…” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou…” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God?” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“For circumcision verily profiteth, if thou keep the law: but if thou be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“Therefore if the uncircumcision keep the righteousness of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for…” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfil the law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision…” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter…” The number one makes the report concrete. Ask whether it measures time, people, distance, repetition, or completeness before deciding what weight it carries.