Romans 2:15-26

¹⁵Because the work of the law is seen in their hearts, their sense of right and wrong giving witness to it, while their minds are at one time judging them and at another giving them approval;

¹⁶In the day when God will be a judge of the secrets of men, as it says in the good news of which I am a preacher, through Jesus Christ.

¹⁷But as for you who have the name of Jew, and are resting on the law, and take pride in God,

¹⁸And have knowledge of his desires, and are a judge of the things which are different, having the learning of the law,

¹⁹In the belief that you are a guide to the blind, a light to those in the dark,

²⁰A teacher of the foolish, having in the law the form of knowledge and of what is true;

²¹You who give teaching to others, do you give it to yourself? you who say that a man may not take what is not his, do you take what is not yours?

²²You who say that a man may not be untrue to his wife, are you true to yours? you who are a hater of images, do you do wrong to the house of God?

²³You who take pride in the law, are you doing wrong to the honour of God by behaviour which is against the law?

²⁴For the name of God is shamed among the Gentiles because of you, as it is said in the holy Writings.

²⁵It is true that circumcision is of use if you keep the law, but if you go against the law it is as if you had it not.

²⁶If those who have not circumcision keep the rules of the law, will it not be credited to them as circumcision?