(for when Gentiles who don’t have the law do by nature the things of the law, these, not having the law, are a law to themselves,
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Romans 2:14 in context
Romans 2:11–17
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For there is no partiality with God.
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For as many as have sinned without the law will also perish without the law. As many as have sinned under the law will be judged by the law.
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For it isn’t the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law will be justified
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(for when Gentiles who don’t have the law do by nature the things of the law, these, not having the law, are a law to themselves,
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in that they show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience testifying with them, and their thoughts among themselves accusing or else excusing them)
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in the day when God will judge the secrets of men, according to my Good News, by Jesus Christ.
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Indeed you bear the name of a Jew, rest on the law, glory in God,
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