Romans 2:15
Good News Translation
Their conduct shows that what the Law commands is written in their hearts. Their consciences also show that this is true, since their thoughts sometimes accuse them and sometimes defend them.

New Revised Standard Version
They show that what the law requires is written on their hearts, to which their own conscience also bears witness; and their conflicting thoughts will accuse or perhaps excuse them

Contemporary English Version
This proves that the conscience is like a law written in the human heart. And it will show whether we are forgiven or condemned,

New American Bible
They show that the demands of the law are written in their hearts, while their conscience also bears witness and their conflicting thoughts accuse or even defend them

Douay-Rheims Bible
Who shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness to them: and their thoughts between themselves accusing or also defending one another,

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Who shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness to them: and their thoughts between themselves accusing or also defending one another,

written.

Romans 1:18,19 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and injustice of those men that detain the truth of God in injustice: . . .

their conscience, etc.

Romans 9:1 I speak the truth in Christ: I lie not, my conscience bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost:

John 8:9 But they hearing this, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest. And Jesus alone remained, and the woman standing in the midst.

Acts 23:1 And Paul, looking upon the council, said: Men, brethren, I have conversed with all good conscience before God until this present day.

Acts 24:16 And herein do I endeavour to have always a conscience without offence, towards God and towards men.

2 Corinthians 1:12 For our glory is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity of heart and sincerity of God, and not in carnal wisdom, but in the grace of God, we have conversed in this world: and more abundantly towards you.

2 Corinthians 5:11 Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord, we use persuasion to men: but to God we are manifest. And I trust also that in your consciences we are manifest.

1 Timothy 4:2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy and having their conscience seared,

Titus 1:15 All things are clean to the clean: but to them that are defiled and to unbelievers, nothing is clean: but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.

the mean while.

Genesis 3:8-11 And when they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in paradise at the afternoon air, Adam and his wife hid themselves from the face of the Lord God, amidst the trees of paradise. . . .

Genesis 20:5 Did not he say to me: She is my sister: and she say, He is my brother? in the simplicity of my heart, and cleanness of my hands have I done this.

Genesis 42:21,22 And they talked one to another: We deserve to suffer these things, because we have sinned against our brother, seeing the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear: therefore is this affliction come upon us. . . .

1 Kings 2:44 And the king said to Semei: Thou knowest all the evil, of which thy heart is conscious, which thou didst to David, my father: the Lord hath returned thy wickedness upon thy own head.

Job 27:6 My justification, which I have begun to hold, I will not forsake: for my heart doth not reprehend me in all my life.

Ecclesiastes 7:22 For thy conscience knoweth that thou also hast often spoken evil of others.

1 John 3:19-21 In this we know that we are of the truth and in his sight shall persuade our hearts. . . .

Context
God's Righteous Judgment
14For when the Gentiles, who have not the law, do by nature those things that are of the law; these, having not the law, are a law to themselves. 15Who shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness to them: and their thoughts between themselves accusing or also defending one another, 16In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ, according to my gospel.…
Cross References
Romans 2:14
For when the Gentiles, who have not the law, do by nature those things that are of the law; these, having not the law, are a law to themselves.

Romans 2:27
And shall not that which by nature is uncircumcision, if it fulfil the law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision art a transgressor of the law?

Romans 2:14
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