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Therefore you have no excuse, whoever you are, passing judgment; for when you judge someone else, you are passing judgment against yourself; since you who are judging do the same things he does.
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We know that God's judgment lands impartially on those who do such things;
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do you think that you, a mere man passing judgment on others who do such things, yet doing them yourself, will escape the judgment of God?
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Or perhaps you despise the riches of his kindness, forbearance and patience; because you don't realize that God's kindness is intended to lead you to turn from your sins.
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But by your stubbornness, by your unrepentant heart, you are storing up anger for yourself on the Day of Anger, when God's righteous judgment will be revealed;
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for he will pay back each one according to his deeds.
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To those who seek glory, honor and immortality by perseverance in doing good, he will pay back eternal life.
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But to those who are self-seeking, who disobey the truth and obey evil, he will pay back wrath and anger.
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Yes, he will pay back misery and anguish to every human being who does evil, to the Jew first, then to the Gentile;
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but glory and honor and shalom to everyone who keeps doing what is good, to the Jew first, then to the Gentile.
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For God does not show favoritism.