Romans 2:13

for the hearers of the law are not righteous with God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

In The King James Version

(For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.

In Context

12For so many as sinned without law will also perish without law; and so many as sinned under the law shall be judged by the law;

14For when the Gentiles, not having the law, may by nature do the things of the law, they, not having the law, are a law unto themselves:

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Cross References

Matthew 7:21Not every one saying to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of the heavens; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in the heavens.

Luke 10:25And behold, a certain lawyer stood up tempting Him, saying, Teacher, having done what shall I inherit eternal life?

Acts 13:39and in him every one believing is justified from all things from which ye were not able to be justified by the law of Moses.

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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