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. The law (nomos) functions as the standard by which people are judged, yet it operates differently for different communities. Those without the law (choris nomou) who sin will perish without reference to Levitical statute, yet they will still face judgment. Those under the law (en nomōi) will be specifically judged according to its requirements. This verse anticipates Paul's argument that possessing the law does not convey automatic justification.

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