Romans 2:14

For when the Gentiles without the law have a natural desire to do the things in the law, they are a law to themselves;

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For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:

In Context

13For it is not the hearers of the law who will be judged as having righteousness before God, but only the doers:

15Because the work of the law is seen in their hearts, their sense of right and wrong giving witness to it, while their minds are at one time judging them and at another giving them approval;

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 4:7For what great nation has a god so near to them as the Lord our God is, whenever we are turned to him in prayer?

Acts 10:35But in every nation, the man who has fear of him and does righteousness is pleasing to him.

Acts 17:30Those times when men had no knowledge were overlooked by God; but now he gives orders to all men in every place to undergo a change of heart:

Romans 1:32Who, though they have knowledge of the law of God, that the fate of those who do these things is death, not only go on doing these things themselves, but give approval to those who do them.

Romans 2:27And they, by their keeping of the law without circumcision, will be judges of you, by whom the law is broken though you have the letter of the law and circumcision.

1 Corinthians 11:14Does it not seem natural to you that if a man has long hair, it is a cause of shame to him?

Matthew Henry on Romans 2:2-17

Equity of the Divine Government. ( a. d. 58.) 1 Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things. 2 But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things. 3 And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God? 4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and… Read the whole commentary →

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