Romans 2:13 meaning and explanation

For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but it is the doers of the law who will be declared righteous.

Romans 2:13, Berean Standard Bible

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Paul is speaking to those who consider themselves morally superior, especially Jews who possess the law of Moses and hear it read. In context, he insists that merely hearing the law does not make a person righteous before God; doing it does.

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