¹⁴ (Indeed, when Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature things required by the law,^(A) they are a law for themselves, even though they do not have the law.

¹² All who sin apart from the law will also perish apart from the law, and all who sin under the law^(A) will be judged by the law.

¹⁹ since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.^{(A) 20} For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made,^(B) so that people are without excuse.^(C)

²⁷ The one who is not circumcised physically and yet obeys the law will condemn you^(A) who, even though you have the^[a] written code and circumcision, are a lawbreaker.

¹² remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners^(A) to the covenants of the promise,^(B) without hope^(C) and without God in the world.