Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
For the hearers of the law are not righteous with God, but the doers of the law will be made righteous.
New American Standard Bible
for it is
King James Version
(For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.
Holman Bible
For the hearers of the law
International Standard Version
For it is not merely those who hear the Law who are righteous in God's sight. No, it is those who follow the Law, who will be justified.
American Standard Version
for not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified:
Amplified
For it is not those who merely hear the Law [as it is read aloud] who are just or righteous before God, but it is those who [actually] obey the Law who will be
An Understandable Version
For [it is] not those who hear the law of Moses who are right with God, but [it is] those who obey [the requirements of] that law [perfectly] who will be considered right with God.
Anderson New Testament
in the day when God shall judge the secret works of men by Jesus Christ, according to my gospel.
Bible in Basic English
For it is not the hearers of the law who will be judged as having righteousness before God, but only the doers:
Common New Testament
For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous in the sight of God, but the doers of the law who will be justified.
Daniel Mace New Testament
for not the bare hearers of the law, but they who observe the law, are such as shall be justified, before God.
Darby Translation
(for not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.
Godbey New Testament
for the hearers of the law are not righteous with God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.
Goodspeed New Testament
For merely hearing the Law read does not make a man upright in the sight of God; men must obey the Law to be made upright.
John Wesley New Testament
For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.
Julia Smith Translation
(For not hearers of the law just with God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.
King James 2000
(For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For it is not the hearers of the law [who are] righteous in the sight of God, but the doers of the law will be declared righteous.
Modern King James verseion
For it is not the hearers of the Law who are just before God, but the doers of the Law will be justified.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For before God they are not righteous which hear the law: but the doers of the law shall be justified.
Moffatt New Testament
For it is not the hearers of the Law who are just in the eyes of God, it is those who obey the Law who will be acquitted,
Montgomery New Testament
For it is not the hearers of law who are righteous in the eyes of God; nay, it is the doers of law who will be accounted righteous.
NET Bible
For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous before God, but those who do the law will be declared righteous.
New Heart English Bible
For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law will be justified
Noyes New Testament
for it is not the hearers of a law who are righteous before God, but the doers of a law will be accounted righteous;
The Emphasized Bible
For, not the hearers of law, are righteous with God, but, the doers of law, shall be declared righteous;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
for the hearers of the law are not righteous before God, but the doers of the law shall be counted righteous;
Twentieth Century New Testament
It is not those who hear the words of a Law that are righteous before God, but it is those who obey it that will be pronounced righteous.
Webster
(For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.
Weymouth New Testament
It is not those that merely hear the Law read who are righteous in the sight of God, but it is those that obey the Law who will be pronounced righteous.
Williams New Testament
For merely hearing the law read does not make men upright with God, but men who practice the law will be recognized as upright.
World English Bible
For it isn't the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law will be justified
Worrell New Testament
for not the hearers of law are righteous before God, but the doers shall be justified;
Worsley New Testament
(for not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified:
Youngs Literal Translation
for not the hearers of the law are righteous before God, but the doers of the law shall be declared righteous: --
Themes
Gentiles » Unclassified sciptures relating to
the Heathen » God » Will finally judge
Justification » Who shall be justified
Justification » Who shall not be justified
Justification before God » Under the law » Requires perfect obedience
Topics
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References
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Word Count of 36 Translations in Romans 2:13
Prayers for Romans 2:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Judgment And The Law
12 For as many as have sinned without law will also be destroyed without law, and as many as have sinned in law will be judged by law. 13 For the hearers of the law are not righteous with God, but the doers of the law will be made righteous. 14 For when the Gentiles who have no law do by nature the things of the law, these men, not having law, are a law to themselves.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:1
And now, O Israel, hearken to the statutes and to the ordinances, which I teach you, to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which LORD, the God of your fathers, gives you.
Deuteronomy 5:1
And Moses called to all Israel, and said to them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and the ordinances which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and observe to do them.
Deuteronomy 6:3
Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it, that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as LORD, the God of thy fathers, has promised to thee, in a land flowing with milk and honey.
Deuteronomy 30:12-14
It is not in heaven, that thou should say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it to us, and make us to hear it, that we may do it?
Psalm 143:2
And enter not into judgment with thy servant. For in thy sight no man living is righteous.
Ezekiel 20:11
And I gave them my statutes, and showed them my ordinances, which if a man does, he shall live in them.
Ezekiel 33:30-33
And as for thee, son of man, the sons of thy people talk of thee by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, each one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word that comes forth f
Matthew 7:21-27
Not every man who says to me, Lord, Lord, will enter into the kingdom of the heavens, but he who does the will of my Father in the heavens.
Luke 8:21
But having answered, he said to them, My mother and my brothers are these who hear the word of God and do it.
Luke 10:25-29
And behold, a certain lawyer stood up testing him, and saying, Teacher, having done what, would I inherit eternal life?
Luke 18:14
I say to you, this man went down to his house justified rather than that man. Because every man who lifts himself up will be made lower, and he who makes himself lower will be lifted up.
Acts 13:39
And from all things of which ye could not be make righteous by the Law of Moses, in this man every man who believes is made righteous.
Romans 2:25
For circumcision is indeed beneficial if thou perform law, but if thou are a transgressor of law, thy circumcision has become uncircumcision.
Romans 3:20
Because from works of law no flesh will be made right before him, for through law is knowledge of sin.
Romans 3:23
For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God,
Romans 3:30
since God is one, who will make the man of circumcision righteous from faith, and the man of uncircumcision through faith.
Romans 4:2-5
For if Abraham was made righteous from works, he has a boast, but not before God.
Romans 10:5
For Moses writes in the righteousness from the law, that the man that does them will live in them.
Galatians 2:16
knowing that a man is not made righteous from works of law, instead through faith of Jesus Christ. And we believed in Christ Jesus, so that we might be made righteous from faith of Christ, and not from works of law, because no fles
Galatians 3:11-12
But that no man is made righteous by law before God, is evident, because, The righteous man will live from faith.
Galatians 5:4
Ye were discharged from the Christ, ye who are made righteous by law. Ye have fallen from grace.
James 1:22-25
But become ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
James 2:21-25
Was not Abraham our father made righteous from works, having offered up Isaac his son upon the altar?
1 John 2:29
If ye know that he is righteous, know ye that every man doing righteousness has been begotten of him.
1 John 3:7
Little children, let no man lead you astray. He who is doing righteousness is righteous, just as that man is righteous.