Romans 2:13-29
Legacy Standard Bible
13 For it is (A)not the hearers [a]of the Law who are [b]just before God, but the doers [c]of the Law will be justified. 14 For when Gentiles who do not have [d]the Law (B)naturally do the things of the Law, these, not having [e]the Law, are a law to themselves, 15 in that they demonstrate (C)the work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness and their thoughts alternately accusing or else defending them, 16 on the day when, (D)according to my gospel, (E)God will judge the secrets of men through Christ Jesus.
The Jew Is Judged by the Law
17 But if you bear the name “Jew” and (F)rely [f]upon the Law and boast in God, 18 and know His will and [g](G)approve the things that are essential, being instructed out of the Law, 19 and are confident that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness, 20 a [h]corrector of the foolish, a teacher of [i]the immature, having in the Law (H)the embodiment of knowledge and of the truth, 21 you, therefore, (I)who teach another, do you not teach yourself? You who [j]preach that one shall not steal, do you steal? 22 You who say that one should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you (J)rob temples? 23 You who (K)boast [k]in the Law, through your transgression of the Law, do you dishonor God? 24 For “(L)the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles (M)because of you,” just as it is written.
25 For indeed circumcision is of value if you (N)practice [l]the Law, but if you are a transgressor [m]of the Law, (O)your circumcision has become uncircumcision. 26 (P)So if (Q)the [n]uncircumcised man (R)observes the righteous requirements of the Law, will not his uncircumcision be counted as circumcision? 27 And (S)he who is physically uncircumcised, if he [o]fulfills the Law, will he not (T)judge you who, through the letter of the Law and circumcision, are a transgressor [p]of the Law? 28 For (U)he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh. 29 But (V)he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and (W)circumcision is that which is of the heart, by the (X)Spirit, not by the letter; (Y)and his praise is not from men, but from God.
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- Romans 2:13 Or of law
- Romans 2:13 Or righteous
- Romans 2:13 Or of law
- Romans 2:14 Or law
- Romans 2:14 Or law
- Romans 2:17 Or upon law
- Romans 2:18 Or distinguish between the things which differ
- Romans 2:20 Or instructor
- Romans 2:20 Lit infants
- Romans 2:21 Or proclaim
- Romans 2:23 Or in law
- Romans 2:25 Or law
- Romans 2:25 Or of law
- Romans 2:26 Lit uncircumcision
- Romans 2:27 Or completes, cf. James 2:8
- Romans 2:27 Or of law
Romans 2:27
Legacy Standard Bible
27 And (A)he who is physically uncircumcised, if he [a]fulfills the Law, will he not (B)judge you who, through the letter of the Law and circumcision, are a transgressor [b]of the Law?
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- Romans 2:27 Or completes, cf. James 2:8
- Romans 2:27 Or of law
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