Romans 2:7

7 To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give eternal life.

Romans 2:7 in Other Translations

KJV
7 To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
ESV
7 to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life;
NLT
7 He will give eternal life to those who keep on doing good, seeking after the glory and honor and immortality that God offers.
MSG
7 Real Life for those who work on God's side,
CSB
7 eternal life to those who by patiently doing good seek for glory, honor, and immortality;

Romans 2:7 In-Context

5 But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of God’s wrath, when his righteous judgment will be revealed.
6 God “will repay each person according to what they have done.”
7 To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give eternal life.
8 But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil, there will be wrath and anger.
9 There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile;

Cross References 3

  • 1. ver 10
  • 2. 1 Corinthians 15:53,54; 2 Timothy 1:10
  • 3. S Matthew 25:46
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