KJV King James Version
To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Romans 2:7
To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life.
WEB World English Bible
to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory, honor, and incorruptibility, eternal life;
ASV American Standard Version
to them that by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and incorruption, eternal life:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
to those, indeed, who in continuance of a good work, do seek glory, and honour, and incorruptibility—life age-during;
Surrounding context — Romans 2
4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
5 But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;
6 Who will render to every man according to his deeds:
7 To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
8 But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
9 Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;
10 But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:
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τοῖςG3588 · hothe/this/whoμὲνG3303 · menon the other handκαθ᾽G2596 · kataaccording toὑπομονὴνG5281 · hupomonēperseveranceἔργουG2041 · ergonworkἀγαθοῦG18 · agathosgoodδόξανG1391 · doxagloryκαὶG2532 · kaiandτιμὴνG5092 · timēhonorκαὶG2532 · kaiandἀφθαρσίανG861 · aphtharsiaincorruptibilityζητοῦσινG2212 · zēteōto seekζωὴνG2222 · zōēlifeαἰώνιον·G166 · aiōnioseternal
Cross-references
2 Timothy 4:7-8I have fought a good fight, I have finished [my] course, I have kept the faith:Luke 8:15But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep [it], and bring forth fruit with patience.2 Timothy 1:10But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:1 Corinthians 15:58Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.Revelation 2:10-11Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast [some] of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.1 Peter 1:7-8That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:Romans 6:23For the wages of sin [is] death; but the gift of God [is] eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.Hebrews 10:35-36Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.2 Corinthians 4:16-18For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward [man] is renewed day by day.James 5:7-8Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.Job 17:9The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.Galatians 6:9And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.Romans 8:18For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time [are] not worthy [to be compared] with the glory which shall be revealed in us.Colossians 1:27To whom God would make known what [is] the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:Lamentations 3:25-26The LORD [is] good unto them that wait for him, to the soul [that] seeketh him.Romans 2:10But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:1 Corinthians 15:53-54For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal [must] put on immortality.Matthew 24:12-13And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
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