Parallel Verses
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.
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.
Godbey New Testament
for the hearers of the law are not righteous with God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.
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
Interlinear
References
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Fausets
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 All who sin without having the Law will perish without regard to the Law, and all who sin under the Law will be judged by the Law. 13 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. 14 When heathen who have no Law instinctively obey what the Law demands, even though they have no law they are a law to themselves,
Cross References
Matthew 7:21-27
It is not everyone who says to me 'Lord! Lord!' who will get into the Kingdom of Heaven, but only those who do the will of my Father in heaven.
Luke 8:21
He answered, "My mother and my brothers are those who listen to God's message and obey it!"
Luke 10:25-29
Then an expert in the Law got up to test him and said, "Master, what must I do to make sure of eternal life?"
Luke 18:14
I tell you, it was he who went back to his house with God's approval, and not the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the man who humbles himself will be exalted."
Acts 13:39
and that through union with him everyone who believes is cleared of every charge of which the Law of Moses could not clear you.
Romans 2:25
Circumcision will help you only if you observe the Law; but if you are a lawbreaker, you might as well be uncircumcised.
Romans 3:20
For no human being can be made upright in the sight of God by observing the Law. All that the Law can do is to make man conscious of sin.
Romans 3:23
For all men sin and come short of the glory of God,
Romans 3:30
there is but one God, and he will make the circumcised upright on the ground of their faith and the uncircumcised upright because of theirs."
Romans 4:2-5
For if he was made upright by what he did, it is something to be proud of. But not to be proud of before God,
Romans 10:5
Moses said that anyone who carried out the uprightness the Law prescribed would find life through it.
Galatians 2:16
but who know that a man is not made upright by doing what the Law commands, but by faith in Christ Jesus??ven we believed in Christ Jesus, so as to be made upright by faith in Christ and not by doing what the Law commands??or by doing what the Law commands no one can be made upright.
Galatians 3:11-12
That no one is accepted as upright by God for obeying the Law is evident because the upright will have life because of his faith,
Galatians 5:4
You people who propose to be made upright by law have finished with Christ; you have lost your hold upon God's favor.
James 1:22-25
Obey the message; do not merely listen to it, and deceive yourselves.
James 2:21-25
Was not our forefather Abraham made upright for his good deeds, for offering his son Isaac on the altar?
1 John 2:29
If you know that he is upright, you may be sure that everyone who acts uprightly is his child.
1 John 3:7
Dear children, let no one mislead you; whoever acts uprightly is upright, just as he is upright.