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Romans 2:13 — King James Version← Study notes

(For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.


Romans 2:13Greek Interlinear

Greek · Romans 2:1314 words
GreekMeaning
οὐou
notadverbG3756
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
οἱhoi
thearticleG3588
ἀκροαταὶakroatai
hearersnounG202
νόμουnomou
of the law arenounG3551
δίκαιοιdikaioi
righteousadjectiveG1342
παρὰpara
withprepositionG3844
τῷ
thearticleG3588
θεῷtheō
GodnounG2316
ἀλλ’all’
butwordG235
οἱhoi
thearticleG3588
ποιηταὶpoiētai
doersnounG4163
νόμουnomou
of the lawnounG3551
δικαιωθήσονταιdikaiōthēsontai
will be justifiedverbG1344
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Romans 2:13

“For as many,” he says, “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.” For here, as I said before, he shows not only the equality of the Jew and the Gentile, but that the Jew was even much burdened by the gift of the Law. For the Gentile is judged without law. But this “without law” (Gr. lawlessly) here expresses not the worse plight but the easier, that is, he has not the Law to accuse him. For…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 5 on Romans
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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