Romans 2:15 - Forerunner Commentary

Romans 2:15

13 (for ^anot the hearers of the law are just in the sight of God, but the doers of the law will be justified;

14 for when Gentiles, who do not have the law, by nature do the things in the law, these, although not having the law, are a law to themselves,

15 who show the ^awork of the law written in their hearts, their ^bconscience also bearing witness, and between themselves their thoughts accusing or else excusing them)

16 ^ain the day when God will judge the secrets of men ^bby Jesus Christ, ^caccording to my gospel.

The Jews Guilty as the Gentiles

17 Indeed ^ayou are called a Jew, and ^brest on the law, ^cand make your boast in God,

18 and ^aknow His will, and ^bapprove the things that are excellent, being instructed out of the law,

19 and ^aare confident that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,

20 an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, ^ahaving the form of knowledge and truth in the law.

21 ^aYou, therefore, who teach another, do you not teach yourself? You who preach that a man should not steal, do you steal?

22 You who say, “Do not commit adultery,” do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, ^ado you rob temples?

23 You who ^amake your boast in the law, do you dishonor God through breaking the law?

24 For ^a“the name of God is ^bblasphemed among the Gentiles because of you,” as it is written.

Circumcision of No Avail

25 ^aFor circumcision is indeed profitable if you keep the law; but if you are a breaker of the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.

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American Standard Version
in that they show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness therewith, and their thoughts one with another accusing or else excusing `them');

Amplified® Bible
They show that the essential requirements of the Law are written in their hearts {and} are operating there, with which their consciences (sense of right and wrong) also bear witness; and their [moral] decisions (their arguments of reason, their condemning or approving thoughts) will accuse or perhaps defend {and} excuse [them]

Contemporary English Version
This proves that the conscience is like a law written in the human heart. And it will show whether we are forgiven or condemned,

Darby English Version
who shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts accusing or else excusing themselves between themselves;)

Good News Bible
Their conduct shows that what the Law commands is written in their hearts. Their consciences also show that this is true, since their thoughts sometimes accuse them and sometimes defend them.

International Standard Version
They show that what the law requires is written in their hearts, a fact to which their own consciences testify, and their thoughts will either accuse or excuse them

King James Version
Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)

New American Standard Bible
in that they show the work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness and their thoughts alternately accusing or else defending them,

New International Version
since they show that the requirements of the law are written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts now accusing, now even defending them.)

New King James Version
who show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and between themselves their thoughts accusing or else excusing them)

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
in that they show the work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness and their thoughts alternately accusing or else defending them,

Young's Literal Translation
who do shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also witnessing with them, and between one another the thoughts accusing or else defending,

New English Translation
They¹ show that the work of the law is written² in their hearts, as their conscience bears witness and their conflicting thoughts accuse or else defend³ them,⁴

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