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Romans 2:14-15 KJV
Romans · chapter 2 · verses 14–15 · King James Version
14For 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: 15Which 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;)Romans 2:14-15 · King James Version
Romans 2:14-15 in context
12For 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.
14For 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:
15Which 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;)
16In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.
17Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God,
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Key words (Strong's)
- consciencesyneidēsisthe consciousness of anything, the soul as distinguishing between what is morally good…G4893 →
- Gentilesethnosa multitude associated or living together, a company, troop, swarm, a multitude of…G1484 →
- thoughtslogismosa reckoning, computation, a reasoning such as is hostile to the Christian faith, a…G3053 →
- accusingkatēgoreōto accuse, before a judge to make an accusation, of an extra-judicial accusationG2723 →
- writtengraptoswrittenG1123 →
- witnesssymmartyreōto bear witness with, bear joint witnessG4828 →
- naturephysisnature, the nature of things, the force, laws, order of nature, as opposed to what is…G5449 →
- havingechōto haveG2192 →
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In the former chapter the apostle had represented the state of the Gentile world to be as bad and black as the Jews were ready enough to pronounce it.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-16