JMNT(i)
12 For you see, as many as (or: however many)
miss the goal (or: sin; fail; or: erred; missed the target due to lack of ability or through distraction)
without (a)
law [= Torah?],
without (a)
law will progressively lose and continue destroying themselves; and as many as (or: however many)
within law (or: within [the] Law [= Torah])
miss the goal (sin; sinned; fail; deviated),
through law (or: [the] Law)
will be judged (separated, evaluated and decided upon),
13 for [
it is]
not the hearers of [
the]
Law (= the ones instructed in the Law, or who listen to the Torah)
[
that are]
just ones (rightwised folks who are in right relationships in accord with the Way pointed out; fair and equitable ones)
by God’s side (= with God and in His sight and presence),
but rather the doers of [
the]
Law (= the folks performing deeds of the Torah, and producing the character and qualities of the Law) [
who]
will continue being made right and just (constituted in the Way pointed out; or: pronounced as being fair, equitable and in right relationship).
14 You see, whenever ethnic multitudes (or: [certain] Gentiles; or: [some] non-Israelite nations; = pagans) –
those not having a law (or: [the] Law)
by nature – may normally do the things of the Law (= Torah),
these, [
although]
not having a law (or: [the] Law),
are in and among themselves a law (or: continuously exist being a principle, or custom, for or to themselves),
15 which very ones continuously display (exhibit; show outward proof by demonstration)
the work of the Law (or: action and conduct of that law and principle)
written within their hearts, their conscience (the knowing with themselves; awareness; integrated recognition from what has been seen)
continually bearing joint-testimony (giving confirming witness and evidence, together),
and, in between each other’s calculations (or: logical thoughts),
also constantly accusing (speaking down [against] in the assembly)
or defending themselves (or: and in the mean time one another’s reasonings and reckonings constantly accusing, or even repeatedly excusing themselves),
16 within a day, when God is presently judging (or: continues deciding and is progressively separating off and evaluating; [some MSS: in which day God will continue judging])
hidden things of humanity (or: concealed things pertaining to people) –
commensurate with my good news (or: according to and following the pattern of my message of goodness, ease and well-being) –
through Jesus Christ [with other MSS: by means of Jesus [the] Anointed [= Messiah]).