Romans 2:12
For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law;
Cross-reference
In Romans 2:16, Paul specifies this judgment will be through Jesus Christ — directly identifying the agent of the judgment in verse 12.
Romans 2:14 expands on how Gentiles without the law can still do what the law requires, showing they are judged by conscience.
Romans 2:15 explains that the law is written on hearts, conscience bears witness — basis for judging those without law.
Romans 8:3 shows the law's weakness to save, contrasting with God sending His Son — the remedy for the judgment under law described in Romans 2:12.
In Romans 7:7-11, Paul explains how the law reveals and provokes sin, leading to death — the mechanism behind being 'judged by the law' in Romans 2:12.
In Romans 4:15, Paul states the law brings wrath and where no law is there is no transgression — directly echoing the logic of verse 12.
In Romans 3:20, Paul says works of law cannot justify because the law only brings knowledge of sin — supporting that law brings judgment not salvation.
In Romans 3:19, the law silences those under it and holds the whole world guilty — reinforcing that those under law are judged by it.
Romans 1:18-21 establishes general revelation, so all are without excuse — foundation for judging those without law.
Romans 1:32 shows that even without written law, people know God's decree that sin deserves death.
Matthew 11:22 states judgment will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon than for those who saw Jesus' miracles — degrees based on revelation.
James 2:10 declares that stumbling in one point makes one guilty of all the law — intensifying the standard by which those under law are judged in Romans 2:12.
Galatians 3:10 cites Deuteronomy 27:26 to declare that those under law are under a curse — directly echoing the judgment-by-law theme of Romans 2:12.
Galatians 2:16-19 argues that justification is not by law and that the law leads to death — expanding on why those under law are judged in Romans 2:12.
In Acts 17:30, God overlooked ignorance but now commands repentance — directly paralleling the contrast between those without law and those now accountable.
In Luke 12:48, the servant who acts unknowingly receives fewer stripes — mirroring how those without law perish without the law’s judgment.
In Luke 12:47, the servant who knows his master’s will and disobeys is severely beaten — echoing the stricter judgment for those under the law.
Matthew 11:24 says Sodom will be treated more leniently than Capernaum — reinforces principle of varying judgment based on knowledge.
Deuteronomy 27:26 pronounces a curse on anyone who fails to keep all the law — the specific penalty for those judged by the law in Romans 2:12.
1 Corinthians 9:21 uses the same 'without law' phrase, contrasting those outside law with those under Christ's law.
John 5:45 says Moses (the law) accuses those under law—reinforcing Paul's point that law judges its subjects.
In Luke 10:12-15, Jesus warns cities that saw miracles will face worse judgment than Sodom — paralleling the principle that greater revelation brings stricter accountability.
Revelation 20:12-15 depicts the final judgment by works — the eschatological outworking of the perishing or judgment mentioned in Romans 2:12.
In Acts 17:31, Paul declares God will judge the world by Jesus — aligning with the judgment framework described in Romans 2:12.
John 7:19 states none keep the law—echoing the failure that leads to judgment under the law in Romans.
2 Corinthians 3:7-9 calls the law the 'ministry of condemnation' — reinforcing the condemning role of the law that Romans 2:12 assigns to those under it.
Galatians 3:22 says Scripture imprisoned everything under sin — showing the universal scope of sin that underlies the judgment categories in Romans 2:12.