Romans 2:14 (WEB)
(for when Gentiles who don’t have the law do by nature the things of the law, these, not having the law, are a law to themselves,
Catechism · 1
Moral conscience, present at the heart of the person, enjoins him at the appropriate moment to do good and to avoid evil. It also judges particular choices, approving those that are good and denouncing those that are evil.
Fathers and councils · 11
Irenaeus of Lyons
“As I have heard from a certain presbyter, who had heard it from those who had seen the apostles, and from those who had been their disciples, the punishment [declared] in Scripture was sufficient for the ancients in regard to what they did without the Spirit’s guidance.” — editor's note: Polycarp, Papias, Pothinus, and others, have been suggested as probably here referred to, but the point is involved in utter uncertainty. [Surely this…
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John Cassian
- John Cassian, Conferences XI–XVII XIII.12Conference XIII
“…bearing witness to these, and their thoughts within them either accusing or else excusing them, in the day in which God shall judge the secrets of men.”” — editor's note: Rom. ii. 14–16.
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Catena Aurea on Matthew
- Faustus of RiezCatena Aurea on Matthew
“The first that of the Hebrews, called the “law of sin and death,” [Rom 8:2] by Paul; the second that of the Gentiles, which he calls the law of nature, saying, “By nature the Gentiles do the deeds of the law;” [Rom 2:14] the third, the law of truth, which he means, “The law of the Spirit of life.”” — the author cites it
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“By the good here we may understand simply the more humble and upright of those who come to the worship of God, to whom agreed what the Apostle says, “When the Gentile which have not the Law do by nature the things contained in the Law, they are a law unto themselves.” [Rom 2:14]” — the author cites it
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Augustine of Hippo
“…also bearing them witness, and their thoughts the meanwhile accusing or else excusing one another, in the day when the Lord shall judge the secrets of men.”” — editor's note: Rom. ii. 14–16.
Read the whole comment“There were not then indeed the same forms of law as now, but the choice of the will was taken for the rule of law, as the Apostle saith also in another place, “The Gentiles which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law.”” — editor's note: Rom. ii. 14.
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Tertullian
“…the woman’s veil he says, “Does not even Nature teach you?”—as when to the Romans, affirming that the heathen do by nature those things which the law requires, he suggests both natural law and a law-revealing nature.” — editor's note: Rom. ii. 14.
Read the whole comment“…who have sinned in the law, and of those who have sinned without law (inasmuch as they who know not the law yet do by nature the things contained in the law)—surely the God who shall judge is He to whom belong both the law, and that nature which is the rule to them who know not the law.” — editor's note: Rom. ii. 12–16.
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Clement of Alexandria
“They had no instructor to restrain their lusts, nor one to say, “Do not commit adultery;” nor, “Lust not;” or, “Travel not by lust into adultery;” or further, “Influence not thy passions by desire of adornment.”” — editor's note: [The law was the pædagogue of the Jews (Gal. iii. 24); and therefore, as to Gentiles, they were a law unto themselves (Rom. ii. 14, 15), with some truth in…
Read the whole comment““For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves; uncircumcision observing the precepts of the law,” according to the apostle, both before the law and before the advent.” — editor's note: Rom. ii. 14, 15.
Read the whole comment““For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things of the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves,” according to the apostle.” — editor's note: Rom. ii. 14.
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Cross-references · 17
Cited together in Faustus of Riez on Matthew 5:17–19 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies II.9.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies II.9.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies II.9.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies II.9.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies II.9.
Cited together in The Chaplet, or De Corona Chapter 6.
Cited together in The Instructor III.2.
Cited together in The Instructor III.2.
Cited together in Faustus of Riez on Matthew 5:17–19 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in The Instructor III.2.
Cited together in The Instructor III.2.
Cited together in Origen on Matthew 22:1–14 (8) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Faustus of Riez on Matthew 5:17–19 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in The Instructor III.2.
Cited together in The Chaplet, or De Corona Chapter 6.
Cited together in Catechism §1777.