Commentaries:
People's Commentary (NT)
Romans 2:14
When Gentiles, which have not the law. No revelation, such as the
Jews had. They had a law of nature (Romans 1:18).
Do by nature the things contained in the law. Paul has shown how
the general principle that "God will render to every man according to
his works" (Proverbs 24:12 Mt 16:27 2Ti 4:14) applies to the Jews; they
will be judged by law, and only law-doers will be justified. He now
shows that the same principle applies to the Gentiles. They have no
revealed and written law like the Jews, but in case Gentiles, without
it, should keep the things contained in the law, the moral principles
of the law of Moses, they
are a law to themselves. Their consciences and moral sense are a
law. The apostle does not say that this was the rule among the
Gentiles, but applies the principle to the very rare instances of
Gentiles of pure character.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Romans 2:14
Romans 2:17
Ephesians 2:3
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