Parallel Verses
Godbey New Testament
for the hearers of the law are not righteous with God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.
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.
A Conservative Version
For the hearers of the law are not righteous with God, but the doers of the law will be made righteous.
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.
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
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References
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Word Count of 36 Translations in Romans 2:13
Images Romans 2:13
Prayers for Romans 2:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Judgment And The Law
12 For 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; 13 for the hearers of the law are not righteous with God, but the doers of the law shall be justified. 14 For 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:
Cross References
Matthew 7:21-27
Not 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 8:21
And He responding said to them, My mother and my brothers are the ones hearing the word of God, and doing it.
Luke 10:25-29
And behold, a certain lawyer stood up tempting Him, saying, Teacher, having done what shall I inherit eternal life?
Luke 18:14
I say unto you, He went down to his house justified rather than the other: because every one exalting himself shall be abased; and the one humbling himself shall be exalted.
Acts 13:39
and in him every one believing is justified from all things from which ye were not able to be justified by the law of Moses.
Romans 2:25
For circumcision indeed profits, if you do the law: but if you be a transgressor of the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.
Romans 3:20
Therefore no flesh shall be justified by works of law: for through law there is a perfect knowledge of sin.
Romans 3:23
for all sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Romans 3:30
truly there is one God, who will justify the circumcision by faith, and the uncircumcision through faith.
Romans 4:2-5
For if Abraham were justified by works, he has glorification; but not before God.
Romans 10:5
For Moses describes the righteousness which is of the law, that the man having done this shall live in it.
Galatians 2:16
knowing that a man is not justified by works of law, but through the faith of Christ Jesus, and we have believed into Christ Jesus, in order that we may be justified by faith of Christ, and not by works of law, because by works of law no flesh shall be justified.
Galatians 3:11-12
But that no one is justified by law in the sight of God, is evident: because, The just shall live by faith:
Galatians 5:4
You have been divorced from Christ, whosoever are justified by law: you have fallen from grace.
James 1:22-25
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
James 2:21-25
Was not Abraham our father justified by works, having offered up his son Isaac on the altar?
1 John 2:29
If you may know that he is righteous, know that every one doing righteousness has been born of him.
1 John 3:7
Little children, let no one deceive you. The one doing righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous.