Romans 2:13

Romans 2:13 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

13For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous in God’s sight, but it is those who obey the law who will be declared righteous.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

13for it is not the hearers of the Law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the Law who will be justified.

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

13For it is not those who merely hear the Law [as it is read aloud] who are just or righteous before God, but it is those who [actually] obey the Law who will be justified [pronounced free of the guilt of sin and declared acceptable to Him].

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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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American Standard Version (ASV)

13for not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified;

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Geneva Bible (GNV)

13(For the hearers of the Lawe are not righteous before God: but the doers of the Lawe shalbe iustified.

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World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)

13For it isn’t the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law will be justified

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

13Hearing the law does not make a person right with God. People are considered to be right with God only when they obey the law.

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EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)

13Who does God accept as right with himself? It is those people who obey his Law. It is not the people who only know his Law but do not obey it.

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Literal Standard Version (LSV)

13for not the hearers of the Law [are] righteous before God, but the doers of the Law will be declared righteous.

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