ACC ~ Romans 2 v1

NO EXCUSE. AMBROSIASTER: Paul shows that the man who does evil and consents to others who do it is deserving of death, lest perhaps the one who does it and pretends not to approve of others who do it … might think he can be excused, because he can conceal his sin for a time. … It is not right to give in to someone who pretends to be better when in fact he is worse. Such a person appears to escape notice and to be worthy of honor, but in fact he will be punished. COMMENTARY ON PAUL’S EPISTLES.

YOU CONDEMN YOURSELVES. CHRYSOSTOM: Paul says this with the rulers of the city in mind, because at that time they ruled the entire world. He was telling them … that when they pass sentence on someone they are passing sentence on themselves as well. HOMILIES ON ROMANS 5.

JUDGED BY GOD. [PSEUDO-]CONSTANTIUS: Here it is shown that each person knows that he will be judged by God in what he judges and condemns another man for doing. THE HOLY LETTER OF ST. PAUL TO THE ROMANS.

WHOEVER YOU ARE. AUGUSTINE: Paul is speaking here of sins already committed. And when he says “O man, whoever you are,” he includes not only the Gentile but also the Jew who wanted to judge the Gentiles according to the law. AUGUSTINE ON ROMANS 7-8.

PUNISHMENT FOR WICKEDNESS. PELAGIUS: This concerns those who are in a position to pass judgment. Judges and princes are being put on trial. By a natural process everyone pronounces a sentence which fits the crime and knows that righteousness deserves reward while wickedness should be punished. PELAGIUS’S COMMENTARY ON ROMANS.

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