Romans 2:12 — Compare Translations

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All who have sinned without the Law will also perish without [regard to] the Law, and all who have sinned under the Law will be judged and condemned by the Law.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

All who have sinned without the Law will also perish without [regard to] the Law, and all who have sinned under the Law will be judged and condemned by the Law.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

All who sin apart from the law will also perish apart from the law, and all who sin under the law will be judged by the law.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

All who sin without the law will also perish without the law, and all who sin under the law will be judged by the law.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

For as many as have sinned without law shall perish also without law; and as many as have sinned under law shall be judged by law,

English EASY 2024

The Gentiles do not have God's Law that he gave to Moses. If Gentiles do wrong things, God will punish them. But he will not use his Law when he judges the Gentiles. But the Jews do have God's Law. So, if Jews do wrong things, God will use his Law to judge them. The Law will show that they have done wrong things.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

People who have the law and those who have never heard of the law are all the same when they sin. People who don't have the law and are sinners will be lost. And, in the same way, those who have the law and are sinners will be judged by the law.

For all who have sinned without the law will also perish without the law, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the law.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

The Gentiles do not have the Law of Moses; they sin and are lost apart from the Law. The Jews have the Law; they sin and are judged by the Law.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Here's the reason: Whoever sins without having laws from God will still be condemned to destruction. And whoever has laws from God and sins will still be judged by them.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

All those who sinned without the law will also perish without the law, and all those who sinned under the law will be judged by the law.

English KJV 1611

For as many 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;

English LSB

For all who have sinned without the Law will also perish without the Law, and all who have sinned under the Law will be judged by the Law.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

As many as have sinned without the law will also perish without the law, and as many as have sinned under the law will be judged by the law,

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

For all who have sinned without the Law will also perish without the Law, and all who have sinned under the Law will be judged by the Law;

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

All who sin outside the law will also perish without reference to it, and all who sin under the law will be judged in accordance with it.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

For all who have sinned apart from the law will also perish apart from the law, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the law.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Some people do not know God's law when they sin. They will not be judged by the law when they die. Others do know God's law when they sin. They will be judged by the law.

English NIV

All who sin apart from the law will also perish apart from the law, and all who sin under the law will be judged by the law.

English NKJ 1982

For as many as have sinned without law will also perish without law, and as many as have sinned in the law will be judged by the law

English NLT

God will punish the Gentiles when they sin, even though they never had God's written law. And he will punish the Jews when they sin, for they do have the law.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

All who have sinned apart from the law will also perish apart from the law, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the law.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

When people who have never been exposed to the laws of Moses commit sin, they will still perish for what they do. And those who are under the law of Moses and fail to obey it are condemned by the law.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

All who have sinned without the law will also perish without the law, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the law.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

He will punish sin wherever it is found. He will punish the heathen when they sin, even though they never had God's written laws, for down in their hearts they know right from wrong.

English Tyndale 1537

But whosoever hath sinned without law, shall perish without law. And as many as have sinned under the law, shall be judged by the law.