Romans 2:14 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹⁴ When gentiles, who do not possess the law, by nature do what the law requires, these, though not having the law, are a law to themselves.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁴ 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:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁴ When Gentiles who have not the [divine] Law do instinctively what the Law requires, they are a law to themselves, since they do not have the Law.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁴ (for when Gentiles that have not the law do by nature the things of the law, these, not having the law, are the law unto themselves;

Common English Bible

¹⁴ Gentiles don’t have the Law. But when they instinctively do what the Law requires they are a Law in themselves, though they don’t have the Law.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁴ For when the Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature those things which are of the law, such persons, not having the law, are a law unto themselves.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁴ For when the Gentiles, who have not the law, do by nature those things that are of the law; these having not the law are a law to themselves:

Romans 2:14 Cross References

Acts 10:35

but in every people anyone who fears him and practices righteousness is acceptable to him.

Acts 14:16

In past generations he allowed all peoples to follow their own ways,

Acts 17:30

While God has overlooked the times of human ignorance, now he commands all people everywhere to repent,

Romans 1:32

They know God’s decree, that those who practice such things deserve to die, yet they not only do them but even applaud others who practice them.

Romans 2:12

All who have sinned apart from the law will also perish apart from the law, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged in accordance with the law.

Romans 2:15

They show that what the law requires is written on their hearts, as their own conscience also bears witness, and their conflicting thoughts will accuse or perhaps excuse them

Romans 2:27

Then the physically uncircumcised person who keeps the law will judge you who, though having the written code and circumcision, are a transgressor of the law.

1 Corinthians 11:14

Does not nature itself teach you that, if a man wears long hair, it is dishonoring to him,

1 Corinthians 9:21

To those outside the law I became as one outside the law (though I am not outside God’s law but am within Christ’s law) so that I might gain those outside the law.

Ephesians 2:12

remember that you were at that time without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.

Ephesians 2:3

All of us once lived among them in the passions of our flesh, doing the will of flesh and senses, and we were by nature children of wrath, like everyone else,

Deuteronomy 4:7

For what other great nation has a god so near to it as the Lord our God is whenever we call to him?

Philippians 4:8

Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.