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Romans 2:13

King James Version (KJV)

(For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.

Translations

Romans 2:13 - Amplified Bible

For it is not merely hearing the Law [read] that makes one righteous before God, but it is the doers of the Law who will be held guiltless {and} acquitted {and} justified.

Romans 2:13 - American Standard Version

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

Romans 2:13 - Bible in Basic English

For it is not the hearers of the law who will be judged as having righteousness before God, but only the doers:

Romans 2:13 - Darby Bible

(for not the hearers of the law [are] just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.

Romans 2:13 - English Standard Version

For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law who will be justified.

Romans 2:13 - King James Version

(For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.

Romans 2:13 - La Biblia de las Americas

porque no son los oidores de la ley los justos ante Dios, sino los que cumplen la ley, ésos serán justificados.

Romans 2:13 - The Message

Romans 2:13 - New American Standard Bible

for {it is} not the hearers of the Law {who} are just before God, but the doers of the Law will be justified.

Romans 2:13 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Porque no son los oidores de la Ley los justos ante Dios, sino los que cumplen la Ley; ésos serán justificados.

Romans 2:13 - World English Bible

For it isn`t the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law will be justified

Romans 2:13 - Young's Living Translation

for not the hearers of the law [are] righteous before God, but the doers of the law shall be declared righteous: --

Romans 2:13 - Additional Comments

Why would the doers of the law be justified? Well, they are, except that no one can ever attain to this level of righteousness (i.e. "rest on the law" - vs 17), and thus the need for Christ.
The law is like an x-ray machine that exposes our sin (disease) but cannot give us the cure. The cure is outside of the law - Christ.
2 Cor 5:21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become right with God.

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