Romans 2:13

New International Reader's Version

Hearing the law does not make a person right with God. People are considered to be right with God only when they obey the law.

Cross References

Psalm 143:2

Don’t take me to court and judge me, because in your eyes no living person does what is right.

Jeremiah 11:6

The Lord said to me, “Here is what I want you to announce in the towns of Judah. Say it also in the streets of Jerusalem. Tell the people, ‘Listen to the terms of my covenant. Obey them.

Ezekiel 20:11

I gave them my rules. I made my laws known to them. The person who obeys them will live by them.

Luke 18:14

“I tell you, the tax collector went home accepted by God. But not the Pharisee. All those who lift themselves up will be made humble. And those who make themselves humble will be lifted up.”

Luke 8:21

He replied, “My mother and brothers are those who hear God’s word and do what it says.”

John 13:17

Now you know these things. So you will be blessed if you do them.

Acts 13:39

Through him everyone who believes is set free from every sin. Moses’ law could not make you right in God’s eyes.

Romans 10:5

Moses writes about how the law could help a person do what God requires. He writes, “The person who does these things will live by them.” (Leviticus 18:5)

Romans 2:25

Circumcision has value if you obey the law. But if you break the law, it is just as if you hadn’t been circumcised.

Romans 3:20

So no one will be considered right with God by obeying the law. Instead, the law makes us more aware of our sin.

Romans 3:23

Everyone has sinned. No one measures up to God’s glory.

Romans 3:30

There is only one God. When those who are circumcised believe in him, he makes them right with himself. Suppose those who are not circumcised believe in him. Then God also will make them right with himself.

1 Corinthians 4:4

I don’t feel I have done anything wrong. But that doesn’t mean I’m not guilty. The Lord judges me.

Galatians 2:16

Here is what we know. No one is made right with God by obeying the law. It is by believing in Jesus Christ. So we too have put our faith in Christ Jesus. This is so we can be made right with God by believing in Christ. We are not made right by obeying the law. That’s because no one can be made right with God by obeying the law.

Galatians 5:4

Some of you are trying to be made right with God by obeying the law. You have been separated from Christ. You have fallen away from God’s grace.

Deuteronomy 4:1

Now, Israel, listen to the rules and laws I’m going to teach you. Obey them and you will live. You will go in and take over the land. The Lord was the God of your people of long ago. He’s giving you the land.

Deuteronomy 5:1

Moses sent for all the Israelites. Here is what he said to them. Israel, listen to me. Here are the rules and laws I’m announcing to you today. Learn them well. Be sure to obey them.

Deuteronomy 6:3

Israel, listen to me. Make sure you obey me. Then things will go well with you. The number of your people will increase greatly in a land that has plenty of milk and honey. That’s what the Lord, the God of your parents, promised you.

James 1:27

Here are the beliefs and way of life that God our Father accepts as pure and without fault. When widows are in trouble, take care of them. Do the same for children who have no parents. And don’t let the world make you impure.

1 John 2:29

You know that God is right and always does what is right. And you know that everyone who does what is right is God’s child.

1 John 3:7

Dear children, don’t let anyone lead you astray. The person who does what is right is holy, just as Christ is holy.