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Forγὰρwhenὅτανthe nations,ἔθνηwhichτὰdo notμὴhaveἔχονταlaw,νόμονdoποιῶσινby natureφύσειthe thingsτὰof the law,τοῦ νόμουthese,οὗτοιthough notμὴhavingἔχοντεςlaw,νόμονareεἰσινa lawνόμοςto themselves.ἑαυτοῖς
Romans 2:14
Study it in the app“For when the nations, which do not have law, do by nature the things of the law, these, though not having law, are a law to themselves.”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 2:14, word by word
- whenὅτανhotan
when, whenever
When, whenever.
Where else “hotan” appears- the nationsἔθνηethnē
Gentile
The peoples who are not Israel.
Where else “ethnē” appears- haveἔχονταechonta
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echonta” appears- lawνόμονnomon
law
The instructions God gave Israel through Moses; also, the whole of Scripture.
Where else “nomon” appears- doποιῶσινpoiōsin
practice
To put into practice, like God's will.
Where else “poiōsin” appears- by natureφύσειphysei
nature
What someone is by birth.
Where else “physei” appears- areεἰσινeisin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “eisin” appears
The context
13For it is not the hearers of law who are righteous before God, but the doers of law will be declared righteous.
14 · This verse (above)
15They show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness with it, and their thoughts accusing or even defending them between one another,
To study Romans 2 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul say to the person who judges others, and what does he say about God's kindness? (vv. 1-4)
2. What it means
Why do you think Paul insists that God shows no partiality? (vv. 9-11)
3. How I live it
When have you judged someone for something you also do? How can you look at others with more compassion?