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For: This conjunction introduces the reason why God will judge Jew and non-Jew in the same way.

God does not show favoritism: This clause indicates that God treats one person or group in the same way as any other person or group. He does not look at their family, wealth, name, language, culture, or nationality and say “I like them better.” Here are other ways to translate this clause:

God shows no partiality. (English Standard Version)
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God judges everyone by the same standard. (Good News Translation)
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When God judges people, he looks at all of them as equal.
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When God judges a person, he does not think, “I will not punish that person because he comes from an important family/tribe.”

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