Verse 6 According to his deeds; and not according to the rites and ceremonies which he may have observed or neglected. The intention of this and of the Romans 2:6-16 was to show the Jew, what is still more pointedly expressed in the Romans 2:17-29 of the chapter, that his condition in the sight of God, and his hopes of final salvation, would depend upon his personal character, and not upon any outward relations which he might sustain to the Mosaic system.