God's Judgment and the Law

12 For all who have sinned (A)without the law will also perish without the law, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the law. 13 For (B)it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law who will be justified. 14 For when Gentiles, who do not have the law, (C)by nature do what the law requires, they are a law to themselves, even though they do not have the law. 15 They show that the work of the law is (D)written on their hearts, while their conscience also bears witness, and their conflicting thoughts accuse or even excuse them 16 (E)on that day when, (F)according to my gospel, God judges (G)the secrets of men (H)by Christ Jesus.

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12 For all who sin without the law(A) will also perish without the law, and all who sin under[a] the law will be judged by the law. 13 For the hearers of the law(B) are not righteous before God, but the doers of the law will be justified.[b] 14 So, when Gentiles, who do not by nature have the law,(C) do[c] what the law demands, they are a law to themselves even though they do not have the law. 15 They show that the work of the law[d] is written on their hearts.(D) Their consciences confirm this. Their competing thoughts either accuse or even excuse them[e] 16 on the day when God judges(E) what people have kept secret, according to my gospel through Christ Jesus.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. 2:12 Lit in
  2. 2:13 Or acquitted
  3. 2:14 Or who do not have the law, instinctively do
  4. 2:15 The code of conduct required by the law
  5. 2:15 Internal debate, either in a person or among the pagan moralists