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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.  
Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
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Romans 2:15

Which show the work of the law - In acting according to justice, mercy, temperance, and truth, they show that the great object of the law, which was to bring men from injustice, cruelty, intemperance, and falsity, is accomplished so far in them: their conscience also bearing witness - that faculty of the soul, where that Divine light dwells and works, shows them that they are right; and thus they have a comfortable testimony in their own souls of their own integrity: their thoughts, the mean while, accusing, or else excusing one another; or rather, their reasonings between one another accusing or answering for themselves. As if the apostle had said: - And this point, that they have a law and act according to it, is farther proved from their conduct in civil affairs; and from that correct sense which they have of natural justice in their debates, either in their courts of law, or in their treatises on morality. All these are ample proofs that God has not left them without light; and that, seeing they have such correct notions of right and wrong, they are accountable to God for their conduct in reference to these notions and principles. These seems to be the true meaning of this difficult clause. See below.




Other Adam Clarke entries containing Romans 2:15:

Romans 1:18
Romans 2:16
Romans 5:21
Romans 11:32
1 Corinthians 9:21

 

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