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Romans 2:15

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2:15They29 show that the work of the law is written30 in their hearts, as their conscience bears witness and their conflicting thoughts accuse or else defend31 them,32

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  1. 29 Grk “who.” The relative pronoun was converted to a personal pronoun and, because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
  2. 30 Grk “show the work of the law [to be] written,” with the words in brackets implied by the Greek construction.
  3. 31 Or “excuse.”
  4. 32 Grk “their conscience bearing witness and between the thoughts accusing or also defending one another.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

They show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, while their conscience also bears witness, and their conflicting thoughts accuse or even excuse them

NIVNew International Version (2011)

They show that the requirements of the law are written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts sometimes accusing them and at other times even defending them.)

CSBChristian Standard Bible

They show that the work of the law is written on their hearts. Their consciences confirm this. Their competing thoughts either accuse or even excuse them

NLTNew Living Translation

They demonstrate that God’s law is written in their hearts, for their own conscience and thoughts either accuse them or tell them they are doing right.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

who show the work of the law written on their hearts, their conscience bearing witness and their thoughts one after another accusing or even defending them

KJV 1900King James Version

Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)