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Romans 2:7
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KJ21
to those who by patient continuance in welldoing seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life;
ASV
to them that by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and incorruption, eternal life:
AMP
to those who by persistence in doing good seek [unseen but certain heavenly] glory, honor, and immortality, [He will give the gift of] eternal life.
AMPC
To those who by patient persistence in well-doing [springing from piety] seek [unseen but sure] glory and honor and [the eternal blessedness of] immortality, He will give eternal life.
BRG
To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
CSB
eternal life to those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality;
CSBA
eternal life to those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honour, and immortality;
CEB
On the one hand, he will give eternal life to those who look for glory, honor, and immortality based on their patient good work.
CJB
To those who seek glory, honor and immortality by perseverance in doing good, he will pay back eternal life.
CEV
He will give eternal life to everyone who has patiently done what is good in the hope of receiving glory, honor, and life that lasts forever.
DARBY
to them who, in patient continuance of good works, seek for glory and honour and incorruptibility, life eternal.
DLNT
to the ones seeking glory and honor and immortality in accordance with endurance in good work, He will render eternal life;
DRA
To them indeed, who according to patience in good work, seek glory and honour and incorruption, eternal life:
ERV
Some people live for God’s glory, for honor, and for life that cannot be destroyed. They live for those things by always continuing to do good. God will give eternal life to them.
EASY
Some people continue patiently to do good things. They want to do what is right so that God will praise them. They want to live the kind of life which death will not spoil. God will cause people like that to live with him always.
EHV
eternal life to those who seek glory, honor, and immortality by persisting in doing what is good,
ESV
to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life;
ESVUK
to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, he will give eternal life;
EXB
Some people, by ·always continuing [persevering] to do good, ·live for [seek after; aim for] ·God’s glory [L glory], for honor, and for ·life that has no end [immortality]. God will give them ·life forever [eternal life].
GNV
That is, to them which through patience in well doing, seek glory, and honor, and immortality, everlasting life:
GW
He will give everlasting life to those who search for glory, honor, and immortality by persisting in doing what is good. But he will bring
GNT
Some people keep on doing good, and seek glory, honor, and immortal life; to them God will give eternal life.
HCSB
eternal life to those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality;
ICB
Some people live for God’s glory, for honor, and for life that has no end. They live for those things by always continuing to do good. God will give life forever to them.
ISV
eternal life to those who strive for glory, honor, and immortality by patiently doing good;
PHILLIPS
There is no doubt at all that he will ‘render to every man according to his works’, and that means eternal life to those who, in patiently doing good, aim at the unseen (but real) glory and honour of the eternal world. It also means anger and wrath for those who rebel against God’s plan of life, and refuse to obey his rules, and who, in so doing, make themselves the very servants of evil. Yes, it means bitter pain and a fearful undoing for every human soul who works on the side of evil, for the Jew first and then the Greek.
JUB
to those who persevered in well doing, glory and honour and incorruption, to those who seek eternal life;
KJV
To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
AKJV
to them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
LSB
to those who by perseverance in doing good seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life;
LEB
to those who, by perseverance in good work, seek glory and honor and immortality, eternal life,
TLB
He will give eternal life to those who patiently do the will of God, seeking for the unseen glory and honor and eternal life that he offers.
MSG
You’re not getting by with anything. Every refusal and avoidance of God adds fuel to the fire. The day is coming when it’s going to blaze hot and high, God’s fiery and righteous judgment. Make no mistake: In the end you get what’s coming to you—Real Life for those who work on God’s side, but to those who insist on getting their own way and take the path of least resistance, Fire!
MEV
To those who by patiently doing good seek for glory and honor and immortality will be eternal life.
MOUNCE
to those who by patiently doing good works seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life;
NOG
He will give everlasting life to those who search for glory, honor, and immortality by persisting in doing what is good. But he will bring
NABRE
eternal life to those who seek glory, honor, and immortality through perseverance in good works,
NASB
to those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life;
NASB1995
to those who by perseverance in doing good seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life;
NCB
To those who seek after glory and honor and immortality by persevering in good works, he will grant eternal life.
NCV
Some people, by always continuing to do good, live for God’s glory, for honor, and for life that has no end. God will give them life forever.
NET
eternal life to those who by perseverance in good works seek glory and honor and immortality,
NIRV
God will give eternal life to those who keep on doing good. They want glory, honor, and life that never ends.
NIV
To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give eternal life.
NIVUK
To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honour and immortality, he will give eternal life.
NKJV
eternal life to those who by patient continuance in doing good seek for glory, honor, and immortality;
NLV
Those who keep on doing good and are looking for His greatness and honor will receive life that lasts forever.
NLT
He will give eternal life to those who keep on doing good, seeking after the glory and honor and immortality that God offers.
NMB
that is to say, praise, honour, and immortality to those who continue in doing good and seek eternal life;
NRSVA
to those who by patiently doing good seek for glory and honour and immortality, he will give eternal life;
NRSVACE
to those who by patiently doing good seek for glory and honour and immortality, he will give eternal life;
NRSVCE
to those who by patiently doing good seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life;
NRSVUE
to those who by patiently doing good seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life,
NTFE
When people patiently do what is good, and so pursue the quest for glory and honor and immortality, God will give them the life of the age to come.
OJB
To those who, by zitzfleisch (patience), persevere in doing ma’asim tovim, seek for kavod (glory) and honor and incorruptibility (TEHILLIM 16:10), He will give Chayyei Olam (Eternal Life).
RGT
(indeed, everlasting life to those who, through patience in well-doing, seek glory and honor and immortality,
RSV
to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life;
RSVCE
to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life;
TLV
To those who by perseverance in doing good are seeking glory, honor, and immortality—eternal life.
VOICE
Whoever has labored diligently and patiently to do what is right—seeking glory, honor, and immortality—God will grant him endless joy in life eternal.
WEB
to those who by perseverance in well-doing seek for glory, honor, and incorruptibility, eternal life;
WE
He will give life for ever to people who keep on doing good. These people want to have glory and honour from God, and to live for ever.
WYC
soothly to them that be by patience of good work, glory, and honour, and uncorruption, to them that seek everlasting life;
YLT
to those, indeed, who in continuance of a good work, do seek glory, and honour, and incorruptibility -- life age-during;
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