Verse Comparison: Romans 2:13
American Standard Version
for not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified:
Amplified® Bible
For it is not merely hearing the Law [read] that makes one righteous before God, but it is the doers of the Law who will be held guiltless {and} acquitted {and} justified.
Contemporary English Version
God accepts those who obey his Law, but not those who simply hear it.
Darby English Version
(for not the hearers of the law [are] just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.
Good News Bible
For it is not by hearing the Law that people are put right with God, but by doing what the Law commands.
International Standard Version
For it is not merely those who hear the law who are righteous in God's sight. No, it is those who do the law, who will be justified.
King James Version
(For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.
New American Standard Bible
for {it is} not the hearers of the Law {who} are just before God, but the doers of the Law will be justified.
New International Version
For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous in God's sight, but it is those who obey the law who will be declared righteous.
New King James Version
(for not the hearers of the law are just in the sight of God, but the doers of the law will be justified;
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
for God does not justify the hearers of the Law, but justifies the doers of the Law .
Young's Literal Translation
for not the hearers of the law `are' righteous before God, but the doers of the law shall be declared righteous: --