‏ Romans 2:3

 And doest the same ( κα ποιων αυτα ). "And doest them occasionally."

 That thou shalt escape ( συ εκφευξη ). Emphasis on  συ, "thou conceited Jew expecting to escape God's  κριμα because thou art a Jew." Cf. Mt 3:8f. Paul justifies the bitter words of the Baptist to the Pharisees and Sadducees. The future middle of the old verb  εκφευγω (cf. 1Th 5:3). The Jew posed as immune to the ordinary laws of ethics because a Jew. Alas, some Christians affect the same immunity.

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