Romans 2:7-16

Goodspeed(i) 7 Those who by persistently doing right strive for glory, honor, and immortality will have eternal life, 8 but self-seeking people who are disloyal to the truth and responsive only to what is wrong will experience anger and fury, 9 crushing distress and anguish, every human soul of them that actually does what is wrong—the Jew first, and the Greek also; 10 but there will be glory, honor, and peace for everyone who does right, the Jew first, and the Greek also, 11 for God shows no partiality. 12 All who sin without having the Law will perish without regard to the Law, and all who sin under the Law will be judged by the Law. 13 For merely hearing the Law read does not make a man upright in the sight of God; men must obey the Law to be made upright. 14 When heathen who have no Law instinctively obey what the Law demands, even though they have no law they are a law to themselves, 15 for they show that what the Law demands is written on their hearts, and their consciences will testify for them, and with their thoughts they will either accuse or perhaps defend themselves, 16 on that Day when, as the good news I preach teaches, God through Christ Jesus judges what men have kept secret,