Romans 2:12

For all who have sinned apart from the law ¹  will also perish apart from the law, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the law.

biblegateway Rom 2:12

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.

biblegateway Rom 2:12

For all who have sinned without the Law will also perish without the Law, and all who have sinned under the Law will be judged by the Law;

biblegateway Rom 2:12

God will punish the Gentiles when they sin, even though they never had God’s written law. And he will punish the Jews when they sin, for they do have the law.

biblegateway Rom 2:12

If you sin without knowing what you're doing, God takes that into account. But if you sin knowing full well what you're doing, that's a different story entirely.

SABDAweb Rom 2:12

All those who have done wrong without the law will get destruction without the law: and those who have done wrong under the law will have their punishment by the law;

bibleoremus Rom 2:12

All who have sinned apart from the law will also perish apart from the law, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the law.

biblegateway Rom 2:12

For as many as have sinned without law will also perish without law, and as many as have sinned in the law will be judged by the law

biblegateway Rom 2:12

For all who have sinned apart from the law ¹  will also perish apart from the law, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the law.

¹ sn This is the first occurrence of law (nomos) in Romans. Exactly what Paul means by the term has been the subject of much scholarly debate. According to J. A. Fitzmyer (Romans [AB], 131-35; 305-6) there are at least four different senses: (1) figurative, as a “principle”; (2) generic, meaning “a law”; (3) as a reference to the OT or some part of the OT; and (4) as a reference to the Mosaic law. This last usage constitutes the majority of Paul’s references to “law” in Romans.