^2:12For all who have sinned apart from the law²⁴ will also perish apart from the law, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the law.

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Footnotes

24 This is the first occurrence of law (nomos) in Romans. Exactly what Paul means by the term has been the subject of much scholarly debate. According to J. A. Fitzmyer (Romans [], ; ) there are at least four different senses: (1) figurative, as a “principle”; (2) generic, meaning “a law”; (3) as a reference to the OT or some part of the OT; and (4) as a reference to the Mosaic law. This last usage constitutes the majority of Paul’s references to “law” in Romans.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For 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.

NLTNew Living Translation

When the Gentiles sin, they will be destroyed, even though they never had God’s written law. And the Jews, who do have God’s law, will be judged by that law when they fail to obey it.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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

KJV 1900King James Version

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;

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