KJV King James Version
For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law;
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Romans 2:12
For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
All who sin apart from the law will also perish apart from the law, and all who sin under the law will be judged by the law.
WEB World English Bible
For as many as have sinned without law will also perish without the law. As many as have sinned under the law will be judged by the law.
ASV American Standard Version
For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without the law: and as many as have sinned under the law shall be judged by the law;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
for as many as without law did sin, without law also shall perish, and as many as did sin in law, through law shall be judged,
Surrounding context — Romans 2
9 Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;
10 But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:
11 For there is no respect of persons with God.
12 For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law;
13 (For not the hearers of the law [are] just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.
14 For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:
15 Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and [their] thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ὍσοιG3745 · hososjust as/how muchγὰρG1063 · garforἀνόμωςG460 · anomōswithout lawἥμαρτον,G264 · hamartanōto sinἀνόμωςG460 · anomōswithout lawκαὶG2532 · kaiandἀπολοῦνται·G622 · apolluōto destroyκαὶG2532 · kaiandὅσοιG3745 · hososjust as/how muchἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongνόμῳG3551 · nomoslawἥμαρτον,G264 · hamartanōto sinδιὰG1223 · diathrough/because ofνόμουG3551 · nomoslawκριθήσονται·G2919 · krinōto judge
Cross-references
1 Corinthians 9:21To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law.Galatians 3:10For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed [is] every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.Romans 2:14-16For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:Acts 17:30-31And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:Galatians 2:16-19Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.Romans 8:3For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:Romans 7:7-11What shall we say then? [Is] the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.Romans 3:19-20Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.Ezekiel 16:49-50Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.Romans 1:32Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.2 Corinthians 3:7-9But if the ministration of death, written [and] engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which [glory] was to be done away:Matthew 11:24But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.Luke 10:12-15But I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city.Luke 12:47-48And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not [himself], neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many [stripes].Romans 1:18-21For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;James 2:10For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one [point], he is guilty of all.Matthew 11:22But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.Deuteronomy 27:26Cursed [be] he that confirmeth not [all] the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen.
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