Romans 2:12 “All who sin apart from the law will also perish apart from the law, an…”

Romans 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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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;

World English Bible

For as many as have sinned without the law will also perish without the law. As many as have sinned under the law will be judged by the law.

American Standard Version

For as many as have sinned without the law shall also perish without the law: and as many as have sinned under the law shall be judged by the law;

Geneva Bible 1599

For as many as haue sinned without the Lawe, shall perish also without the Lawe: and as many as haue sinned in the Lawe, shall be iudged by the Lawe,

Darby Translation

For as many as have sinned without law shall perish also without law; and as many as have sinned under law shall be judged by law,

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,

Bible in Basic English

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;

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Cross references

“For”

Romans 1:32 Matthew 11:24 Luke 10:12–15 Romans 1:18–21 Matthew 11:22 John 19:11

Romans 1:32 · BSB

Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things are worthy of death, they not only continue to do these things, but also approve of those who practice them.

Matthew 11:24 · BSB

But I tell you that it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.”

Luke 10:12–15 · BSB

I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town.

Romans 1:18–21 · BSB

The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.

Matthew 11:22 · BSB

But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you.

John 19:11 · BSB

Jesus answered, “You would have no authority over Me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed Me over to you is guilty of greater sin.”

“in the law”

Galatians 3:10 Galatians 2:16–19 Romans 7:7–11 Romans 8:3 2 Corinthians 3:7–9 Romans 4:15

Galatians 3:10 · BSB

All who rely on works of the law are under a curse. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”

Galatians 2:16–19 · BSB

know that a man is not justified by works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have believed in Christ Jesus, that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of…

Romans 7:7–11 · BSB

What then shall we say? Is the law sin? Certainly not! Indeed, I would not have been mindful of sin if not for the law. For I would not have been aware of coveting if the law had not said, “Do not covet.”

Romans 8:3 · BSB

For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin. He thus condemned sin in the flesh,

2 Corinthians 3:7–9 · BSB

Now if the ministry of death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at the face of Moses because of its fleeting glory,

Romans 4:15 · BSB

because the law brings wrath. And where there is no law, there is no transgression.

Also

1 Corinthians 9:21

1 Corinthians 9:21 · BSB

To those without the law I became like one without the law (though I am not outside the law of God but am under the law of Christ), to win those without the law.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

11For God does not show favoritism.

13For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but it is the doers of the law who will be declared righteous.

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