Meet God in Scripture

Meet God in Romans 2:10

“But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:”

Romans 2:10 (KJV)

Six ways to encounter God here

A passage is not only to be understood; it is to be lived with. Choose how you want to meet God in Romans 2:10, and Living Bread opens it right there.

Read itSit with the words themselves in The Word.Study itContext, cross-references, and questions in Bible Study.Be still in itLet it quiet you in the Sanctuary.Pray itTurn it into a prayer of your own.Hide it in your heartMemorize it, word by word.Encounter it togetherGather a few people to walk through it.

The passage in its setting

Meeting God in a verse begins with hearing it where it lives, in the flow of Romans 2. Read it slowly, and let the focal verse settle into its own context.

8 But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,

9 Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;

10 But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:

11 For there is no respect of persons with God.

12 For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law;

The web of Scripture around it

Where this passage echoes across the Bible, from the cross-reference graph, 14 connected Scriptures. Each one is a door to meet God there too.

  • Isaiah 32:17And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
  • Isaiah 26:12LORD, thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also hast wrought all our works in us.
  • Numbers 6:26The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.
  • 1 Peter 1:7That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Ch…
  • Romans 8:6For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
  • Romans 2:7To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
  • Job 22:21Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.
  • Luke 1:79To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
  • James 3:13Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
  • Romans 2:9Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;
  • Romans 5:1Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
  • John 16:33These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
  • Galatians 5:6For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
  • James 2:22Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?

More to meet God in Romans

Romans 8:28Romans 6:23Romans 12:2Romans 5:8Romans 8:31Romans 8:38Romans 10:9Romans 15:13Romans 3:23Romans 5:1Romans 10:13Romans 8:37Romans 12:1Romans 14:8

How it points to Christ

Every Scripture ultimately leads to Jesus. See how the whole Bible points to Him in Christ in all Scripture, then meet Him for yourself.