Romans 2:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 2:5

But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God. The "day of wrath" is the day of judgment, the final display of eternal righteousness, when the "forbearance" will be over; ever represented, notwithstanding the world's redemption, under a terrible aspect for the persistently impenitent (cf. 2 Thessalonians 1:9 ). It may be here observed again that it is ὁ κρίνων against whom these indignant... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Romans 2:5-16

"The righteous judgment of God." In the previous verses we saw how the goodness of God is too often received; how there are many who despise the riches of his goodness and forbearance and long-suffering. It is especially to such persons that St. Paul addresses his account of God's righteous judgment from the fifth verse to the sixteenth. Those who despise God's goodness have a great fact to face. Those who live as if there was no God, who evade his commandments, who evade his offer of... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Romans 2:5

But after thy hardness - The word “after” here κατά kata means in respect to, or you act according to the direct tendency of a hard heart in treasuring up wrath. The word “hardness” is used to denote insensibility of mind. It properly means what is insensible to the touch, or on which no impression is made by contact, as a stone, etc. Hence, it is applied to the mind, to denote a state where no motives make an impression; which is insensible to all the appeals made to it; see Matthew 25:24;... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Romans 2:5-7

Romans 2:5-7. But after thy hardness Greek, κατα τηυ σκληροτητα , according to thy obduracy, or insensibility of mind; and impenitent Αμετανοητον , inconsiderate, unreflecting, and unrelenting heart, by reason of that stubbornness and obstinacy in sin which thou hast contracted; treasurest up wrath Although thou thinkest thou art treasuring up all good things; unto thyself Not to him whom thou judgest: that is, Thou provokest God more and more to aggravate thy punishment. In our... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Romans 2:1-29

The Jewish world (2:1-29)Not only are pagan Gentiles under God’s condemnation, Jews are also. Jews find fault with their Gentile neighbours, yet they do the same things themselves (2:1). They know that God is just and that he punishes sin. Therefore, when they suffer no immediate punishment for their behaviour, they think that God approves of them and will not punish them. They do not realize that in his kindness and patience he is giving them time to repent (2-4).Those who increase their sin... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Romans 2:5

after. Greek. kata. App-104 . hardness . Greek. sklerotes. Only here. impenitent . Greek. ametanoetos. Only here. Compare App-111 . treasurest up . Greek. thesaurizo. Here, Matthew 6:19 , Matthew 6:20 . Luk 12:21 . 1 Corinthians 16:2 . 2 Corinthians 12:14 . Jam 5:3 . 2 Peter 3:7 . unto = to. the day of wrath . Compare Revelation 6:17 ; Revelation 19:15 .Isaiah 61:2 ; Isaiah 63:4 . revelation . Greek. apokalupsis. App-106 . righteous judgment . Greek. dikaiokrisia. Only here.... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Romans 2:5

But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up for thyself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God.The day of ... Thus Paul followed the teaching of the Saviour who made repeated reference to "the day of judgment" (Matthew 7:22; 11:22-24, etc.).Impenitent heart ... shows the wrong response to God's goodness, the purpose of which was to lead men to repent, but which had been perverted by some who had accepted it as tacit approval of THEIR wickedness,... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Romans 2:5

5. treasurest up unto thyself wrath against—rather "in." the day of wrath—that is wrath to come on thee in the day of wrath. What an awful idea is here expressed—that the sinner himself is amassing, like hoarded treasure, an ever accumulating stock of divine wrath, to burst upon him in "the day of the revelation of the righteous judgment of God!" And this is said not of the reckless, but of those who boasted of their purity of faith and life. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Romans 2:1-8

B. The need of good people 2:1-3:8In the previous section (Romans 1:18-32), Paul showed mankind condemned for its refusal to respond appropriately to natural (general) revelation. In this one (Romans 2:1 to Romans 3:8), his subject is more man’s failure to respond to special revelation. Since the Jews had more knowledge of this revelation than the Gentiles, they are primarily in view. As in the previous section, specific accusations follow general terms for sin (cf. Romans 1:18 with Romans... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Romans 2:1-16

1. God’s principles of judgment 2:1-16Before showing the guilt of moral and religious people before God (Romans 2:17-29), Paul set forth the principles by which God will judge everyone (Romans 2:1-16). By so doing, he warned the self-righteous. read more

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