Romans 2:12-29 - God's Judgment And The Law
12 But whosoever hath sinned without law, shall perish without law. And as many as have sinned under the law, shall be judged by the law. 13 For before God they are not righteous which hear the law: but the doers of the law shall be justified. 14 For if the gentiles, which have no law, do of nature the things contained in the law: then they having no law, are a law unto themselves, 15 which show the deed of the law written in their hearts: While their conscience beareth witness unto them, and also their thoughts, accusing one another, or excusing, 16 at the day when God shall judge the secrets of men, by Jesus Christ according to my Gospel.
17 Behold, thou art called a Jew, and trustest in the law and rejoicest in God, 18 and knowest his will, and hast experience of good and bad, in that thou art informed by the law: 19 And believest that thou thyself art a guide unto the blind, a light to them which are in darkness, 20 an informer of them which lack discretion, a teacher of the unlearned, which hast the example of that which ought to be known, and of the truth in the law. 21 But thou which teachest another, teachest not thyself. Thou preachest, a man should not steal: and yet thou stealest. 22 Thou sayest, a man should not commit adultery: and thou breakest wedlock. 23 Thou abhorrest images: and robbest God of his honour. Thou rejoicest in the law: and through breaking the law dishonourest God. 24 For the name of God is evil spoken-of among the gentiles, through you, as it is written.
25 Circumcision verily availeth if thou keep the law: But if thou break the law thy circumcision is made uncircumcision. 26 Therefore if the uncircumcised keep the right things contained in the law: shall not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision? 27 And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it keep the law, judge thee, which being under the letter and circumcision, dost transgress the law? 28 For he is not a Jew, which is a Jew outward. Neither is that thing circumcision, which is outward in the flesh: 29 But he is a Jew which is hid within, and the circumcision of the heart is the true circumcision, which is in the spirit, and not in the letter: whose praise is not of men but of God.