Romans 2:14–22

¹⁴For, when nations that have not a law, by nature may do the things of the law, these not having a law—to themselves are a law; ¹⁵who do shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also witnessing with them, and between one another the thoughts accusing or else defending, ¹⁶in the day when God shall judge the secrets of men, according to my good news, through Jesus Christ.

¹⁷Lo, thou art named a Jew, and dost rest upon the law, and dost boast in God, ¹⁸and dost know the will, and dost approve the distinctions, being instructed out of the law, ¹⁹and hast confidence that thou thyself art a leader of blind ones, a light of those in darkness, ²⁰an instructor of foolish ones, a teacher of babes, having the form of the knowledge and of the truth in the law. ²¹Thou, then, who art teaching another, thyself dost thou not teach? ²²thou who art preaching not to steal, dost thou steal? thou who art saying not to commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou who art abhorring the idols, dost thou rob temples?