Similarities - Matthew 24 & Romans 2

Similarities: Matthew 24 & Romans 2


There are similarities between Matthew 24 and Romans 2. 

The same Greek words that are used in both passages will be CAPITALIZED.

Matthew 24

Romans 2

"praying that you-may-prevail TO-FLEE-FROM all these (things) being-about to-take-place"

(Luke 21:33-36, parallel to Matthew 24:35)

"are-you-thinking this, O human — the (one) judging the (ones) practicing such (things) and doing them (yourself) — that you WILL-FLEE-FROM the judgment (of) God?"

(Romans 2:3)

The Greek word for "TO-FLEE-FROM" is only used 1 time in all the Gospels, only in Luke 21:36.

"there-will-be (a) great distress upon the land, and WRATH (against) this people"

(Luke 21:23, parallel to Matthew 24:19)


"that unexpected DAY suddenly-come-

upon you"

(Luke 21:33-34, parallel to Matthew 24:35)

"you-are-storing-up WRATH (for) yourself on (the) DAY (of) WRATH"

(Romans 2:5)

"(on) that DAY the Son (of) Man is-revealed"

(Luke 17:30-31, similar to Matthew 24:17-18)

"on (the) DAY (of) wrath and (the) revelation (of the) righteous-judgment (of) God"

(Romans 2:5))

"Gain your SOULS by your ENDURANCE"

(Luke 21:19, parallel to Matthew 24:13)

"(to) the (ones) seeking glory and honor and incorruptibility in-accordance-with ENDURANCE (in) good work, (He will render) eternal life"

(Romans 2:7)


"(There will be) affliction and distress upon every SOUL (of) the person committing bad"

(Romans 2:9)

"there-will-be 

(a) great 

distress UPON 

the land, and WRATH (against) this people"

(Luke 21:23, parallel to Matthew 24:19)

"(there will be) WRATH and fury. (There will be) affliction and distress UPON every soul (of) the person committing bad"

(Romans 2:8-9)

"there-will-be (a) great AFFLICTION"

(Matthew 24:21)

"(There will be) AFFLICTION and distress upon every soul (of) the person committing bad"

(Romans 2:9)

"if that BAD slave says in his heart, ‘My lord is-delaying’, and begins to-strike his fellow-slaves [...] he-will-cut him in-two, and assign (him) his part with the hypocrites"

(Matthew 24:48-51)

"(There will be) affliction and distress upon every soul (of) the person committing BAD"

(Romans 2:9)

"the lord (of) that slave will-come ON (a) DAY"

(Matthew 24:50)

"ON (the) DAY when God judges the hidden (things of) people according-to my good-news, through Christ Jesus"

(Romans 2:16)


You can find below the details:

Matthew 24:35: "Heaven and earth will-pass-away, but My words by-no-means will-pass-away."

The parallel account in Luke reads: 

Luke 21:33: "Heaven and earth will-pass-away, but My words by-no-means will-pass-away."

Luke 21:36: "And be-keeping-alert in every time, praying that you-may-prevail TO-FLEE-FROM all these (things) being-about to-take-place, and to-stand before the Son (of) Man”."

Romans 2:3: "But are-you-thinking this, O human — the (one) judging the (ones) practicing such (things) and doing them (yourself) — that you WILL-FLEE-FROM the judgment (of) God?"

(The Greek word for "TO-FLEE-FROM" is only used 1 time in all the Gospels, only in Luke 21:36).



Matthew 24:19: "And woe (to) the (ones) having (a child) in (the) womb, and (to) the (ones) nursing in those days."

The parallel account in Luke reads: 

Luke 21:23: "Woe (to) the (ones) having (a child) in (the) womb, and (to) the (ones) nursing in those days. For there-will-be (a) great distress upon the land, and WRATH (against) this people."

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Matthew 24:35: "Heaven and earth will-pass-away, but My words by-no-means will-pass-away."

The parallel account in Luke reads: 

Luke 21:33: "Heaven and earth will-pass-away, but My words by-no-means will-pass-away."

Luke 21:34: "“But take-heed to yourselves that your hearts may not at any time be-weighed-down with carousing and drunkenness and anxieties pertaining-to-life, and that unexpected DAY suddenly-come-upon you"

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Romans 2:5: "But in-accordance-with your hardness and (your) unrepentant heart, you-are-storing-up WRATH (for) yourself on (the) DAY (of) WRATH and (the) revelation (of the) righteous-judgment (of) God,"



Matthew 24:17: "Let the (one) upon the housetop not go-down to-take the (things) out-of his house."

Matthew 24:18: "And let the (one) in the field not turn behind to-take his cloak."

A similar account in Luke reads: 

Luke 17:30: "It-will-be the same (way on) that DAY the Son (of) Man is-revealed (apokalüptetai 601 in Greek)."

Luke 17:31: "On that DAY, let (he) who will-be on the housetop and his goods in the house not go-down to-take them. And let the (one) in (a) field likewise not turn-back to the (things) behind."

Romans 2:5: "But in-accordance-with your hardness and (your) unrepentant heart, you-are-storing-up wrath (for) yourself on (the) DAY (of) wrath and (the) revelation (apokalüpseōs 602 in Greek) (of the) righteous-judgment (of) God,"

(The Greek word for "revelation" (apokalupsis 602 in Greek, noun) used in Romans 2:5 comes from the Greek word for "is-revealed" (apokaluptó 601 in Greek, verb) used in Luke 17:30).




Matthew 24:13: "But the (one) having-endured (hüpomeinas 5278 in Greek) to (the) end — this (one) will-be-saved."

The parallel account in Luke reads:

Luke 21:19: "Gain your SOULS by your ENDURANCE."

Romans 2:7: "(to) the (ones) seeking glory and honor and incorruptibility in-accordance-with ENDURANCE (in) good work, (He will render) eternal life;"

Romans 2:9: "(There will be) affliction and distress upon every SOUL (of) the person committing evil — both (of the) Jew first and (of the) Greek."




Matthew 24:19: "And woe (to) the (ones) having (a child) in (the) womb, and (to) the (ones) nursing in those days."

The parallel account in Luke reads: 

Luke 21:23: "Woe (to) the (ones) having (a child) in (the) womb, and (to) the (ones) nursing in those days. For there-will-be (a) great distress UPON the land, and WRATH (against) this people."

Romans 2:8: "but (to) the (ones) indeed disobeying the truth and being-persuaded (about) unrighteousness out-of selfish-interest, (there will be) WRATH and fury."

Romans 2:9: "(There will be) affliction and distress UPON every soul (of) the person committing bad — both (of the) Jew first and (of the) Greek."




Matthew 24:21: "For then there-will-be (a) great AFFLICTION such-as has not taken-place since (the) beginning (of the) world until now, nor ever will-take-place."

Romans 2:9: "(There will be) AFFLICTION and distress upon every soul (of) the person committing bad — both (of the) Jew first and (of the) Greek."




Matthew 24:48: "But if that BAD slave says in his heart, ‘My lord is-delaying’,"

Matthew 24:49: "and begins to-strike his fellow-slaves, and is-eating and drinking with the (ones) being-drunk —"

Matthew 24:50: "the lord (of) that slave will-come on (a) day which he-does not expect, and at (an) hour which he-does not know."

Matthew 24:51: "And he-will-cut him in-two, and assign (him) his part with the hypocrites. In-that-place, there-will-be the weeping and the grinding (of) teeth."

Romans 2:9: "(There will be) affliction and distress upon every soul (of) the person committing BAD — both (of the) Jew first and (of the) Greek."




Matthew 24:50: "the lord (of) that slave will-come ON (a) DAY which he-does-expect not, and at (an) hour which he-does-know not."

Romans 2:16: "ON (the) DAY when God judges the hidden (things of) people according-to my good-news, through Christ Jesus."



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