Romans 2:13-15

Expanded Bible

¹³ Hearing the law does not make people ·right with [righteous/justified before] God. It is those who obey the law who will be ·right with [justified/declared righteous before] him. ¹⁴ (·Those who are not Jews [Gentiles] do not have the law, but when they ·freely [by nature; instinctively] do what the law commands, they ·are the law for themselves [or reveal their awareness of God’s law]. This is true even though they do not have the law [^Cthe written law of Moses]. ¹⁵ They show that ·in their hearts they know what is right and wrong, just as the law commands [^Lthe requirements of the law are written on their hearts]. And they show this by their consciences [^Lbearing witness]. Sometimes their thoughts ·tell them they did wrong [^Laccuse them], and sometimes their thoughts ·tell them they did right [defend them].)