Romans 2:15 (WEB)
in that they show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience testifying with them, and their thoughts among themselves accusing or else excusing them)
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 · 15
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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Cyril of Jerusalem
“Out of thine own conscience shalt thou be judged, thy thoughts the meanwhile accusing or else excusing, in the day when God shall judge the secrets of men.” — editor's note: Rom. ii. 15, 16.
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John Cassian
- John Cassian, Conferences I–X VII.4Conference VII
“…says: “Their thoughts between themselves accusing or also defending one another, in the day when God shall judge the secrets of men according to my gospel.”” — editor's note: Rom. ii. 15, 16.
Read the whole comment - 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.
Read the whole comment - John Cassian, Conferences XI–XVII XVII.14Conference XVII
“…when God shall judge the secrets of men;” and this too: “But I am coming to gather together their works and thoughts together with all nations and tongues.”” — editor's note: Rom. ii. 15, 16; Is. lxvi. 18.
Read the whole comment - John Cassian, The Institutes VIII.20Book VIII
“…and tongues;” and again: “Their thoughts between themselves accusing or also defending one another, in the day when God shall judge the secrets of men.”” — editor's note: Rom. ii. 15, 16.
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Origen
- Origen, De Principiis II.10Book II
“And this, I think, was the opinion of the Apostle Paul himself, when he said, “Their thoughts mutually accusing or excusing them in the day when God will judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ, according to my Gospel.”” — editor's note: Rom. ii. 15, 16.
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Augustine of Hippo
““Let them,” therefore, “fall from their own thoughts,” is, let them fall by their self-accusing thoughts, “their own conscience also bearing witness,” as the Apostle says, “and their thoughts accusing or excusing, in the revelation of the just judgment of God.”” — editor's note: Rom. ii. 15, 16.
Read the whole comment“Not as men judge who see not the heart, by whom very often worse men are acquitted than are condemned: but “in equity” and “with justice” shall the Lord judge, “conscience bearing witness, and thoughts accusing, or else excusing.”” — editor's note: Rom. ii. 15.
Read the whole comment““Return ye transgressors to the heart.”” — editor's note: Rom. ii. 15.
Read the whole comment“…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“And the apostle says, “The thoughts accusing or else excusing, in the day in which God shall judge the hidden things of men, according to my gospel in Jesus Christ.”” — editor's note: Rom. ii. 15, 16.
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Tertullian
“…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.
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Cross-references · 14
Cited together in The Instructor III.2.
Cited together in The Instructor III.2.
Cited together in The City of God XX.26.
Cited together in The City of God XX.26.
Cited together in The Instructor III.2.
Cited together in Conferences I–X VII.4.
Cited together in The City of God XX.26.
Cited together in The City of God XX.26.
Cited together in The Institutes VIII.20 and 2 other places.
Cited together in Conferences I–X VII.4.
Cited together in The Instructor III.2.
Cited together in The Instructor III.2.
Cited together in The City of God XX.26.
Cited together in Catechism §1777.