Romans 2:7

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“To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life.”

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“To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“to them that by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and incorruption, eternal life:”

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“to those, indeed, who in continuance of a good work, do seek glory, and honour, and incorruptibility--life age-during;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Romans 2:7 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 17:9Yet a righteous one holds to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.
  2. Psalms 27:14Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!
  3. Psalms 37:3Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
  4. Psalms 37:34Wait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will raise you up to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
  5. Lamentations 3:25The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
  6. Matthew 24:12Because of the multiplication of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold.
  7. Luke 8:15But the seeds on good soil are those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, cling to it, and by persevering produce a crop.
  8. John 5:44How can you believe if you accept glory from one another, yet do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?
  9. John 6:66From that time on many of His disciples turned back and no longer walked with Him.
  10. Romans 2:10but glory, honor, and peace for everyone who does good, first for the Jew, then for the Greek.
  11. Romans 6:23For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
  12. Romans 8:18I consider that our present sufferings are not comparable to the glory that will be revealed in us.
  13. Romans 8:24For in this hope we were saved; but hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he can already see?
  14. Romans 9:23What if He did this to make the riches of His glory known to the vessels of His mercy, whom He prepared in advance for glory—
  15. 1 Corinthians 15:53For the perishable must be clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality.
  16. 1 Corinthians 15:58Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
  17. 2 Corinthians 4:16Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day.
  18. Galatians 6:9Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
  19. Colossians 1:27To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
  20. 2 Timothy 1:10And now He has revealed this grace through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has abolished death and illuminated the way to life and immortality through the gospel,
  21. 2 Timothy 4:7I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
  22. Hebrews 6:12Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.
  23. Hebrews 6:15And so Abraham, after waiting patiently, obtained the promise.
  24. Hebrews 10:35So do not throw away your confidence; it holds a great reward.

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